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Fairfield

Love Local this February!

Feb 10, 2026 Alex

Fairfield, CT - The Town of Fairfield’s Office of Community & Economic Development is pleased to announce that the Love Local Fairfield Heart Program has returned for the third consecutive year. In partnership with Fairfield schools and businesses, students from kindergarten through 5th grade, have decorated over 700 hearts that are on display in participating store windows from February 9 through February 27 all throughout the Town of Fairfield. The program is intended to spread the love throughout Fairfield and to showcase the Town‘s many small businesses as well as what students love best about Fairfield. Residents are encouraged to support our participating businesses and check out the students’ artwork! Thank you to the schools who took part in this…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES CONNECTICUT STUDENT LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW GRANT ROUND

Feb 10, 2026 Alex

Program Providing Direct Financial Relief for Student Loan Payments Made in 2025 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Office of Higher Education today announced that the Connecticut Student Loan Reimbursement Program has opened a new grant round and is now accepting applications for student loan payments that were made during the 2025 calendar year. Established in 2024, this program was created to provide direct financial relief to Connecticut residents burdened by student loan debt. Eligible applicants can apply for reimbursement grants of up to $5,000 per year, with a maximum reimbursement of $20,000 over four years. Under the program, a new grant round launches each year, providing reimbursements for payments made during the preceding calendar year. “The…

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State News

GOVERNOR LAMONT EXTENDS DURATION OF SEVERE COLD WEATHER PROTOCOL FOR SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DAYS

Feb 10, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is extending the duration of the state’s currently activated Severe Cold Weather Protocol to remain in effect through at least noon on Sunday, February 15, 2026, as this long-duration stretch of brutally frigid temperatures in Connecticut continues. The protocol was initially activated on Friday, January 23, 2026, and was most recently set to expire today at noon. However, the updated forecast now indicates that below seasonal averages with single-digit wind chills will remain for several additional mornings and evenings through this coming weekend. This is the longest stretch of consecutive days Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol has been activated since 2015, when it was in effect for a 34-day period from January 26, 2015,…

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Bridgeport

Update: Pedestrian Struck on East Washington Ave Remains in Critical Condition

Feb 10, 2026 Alex

https://youtube.com/shorts/dWQwez--dAw On February 9, 2026, at approximately 7:29 p.m., the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received multiple calls reporting that a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle near the 100 block of East Washington Avenue. Bridgeport Police Officers responded to the scene and observed a pedestrian trapped underneath a gray vehicle in the eastbound lane. Bridgeport Fire Engine 1 arrived and extricated the pedestrian from beneath the vehicle. The pedestrian was transported to Bridgeport Hospital via AMR. The scene was secured, and the Bridgeport Police Accident Reconstruction Team responded to conduct an on-scene reconstruction. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 63-year-old Bridgeport male pedestrian was walking westbound on East Washington Avenue within the eastbound lane when he stumbled and fell…

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Trumbull

Teen Arrested After Gunfire Inside Trumbull Mall

Feb 9, 2026 Alex

https://youtube.com/shorts/wHuN-3Tqh4k Trumbull Police arrested a thirteen (13) year-old Bridgeport resident for firing a handgun during a dispute at the Trumbull Mall in December. The youth was apprehended just after 8:00 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2026, near his home after he ran from detectives who approached him to serve the active arrest warrant. He was charged with Attempted Assault 1st Degree, and Illegal Discharge of a Firearm, Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree, as well as other related crimes.  The boy was one of several teenagers who were involved in a dispute inside the shopping mall on December 26, 2025, and was identified as the shooter following the police investigation. No one was injured as a result of the gunfire.  Following the apprehension…

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Bridgeport Fairfield

Town of Fairfield Applauds Siting Council Vote to Reject United Illuminating’s Monopole Plan

Feb 7, 2026 Alex

The members of the Connecticut Siting Council once again took up United Illuminating’s application in Docket 516R and in a vote of six to one, approved a written opinion denying the application. The Siting Council’s vote today reaffirms its earlier decision denying UI’s application and concludes the latest chapter in a lengthy review process concerning the utility company’s proposed monopole project along the southern route of the Metro-North Railroad tracks. “We appreciate the Connecticut Siting Council’s thorough review and its decision to deny UI’s application in Docket 516R. Throughout this process, our community has consistently expressed strong concerns, and we are grateful that the voices of residents, local leaders, religious institutions, businesses and preservationists were heard,” said First Selectperson Christine…

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State News

GOVERNOR LAMONT PROPOSES FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST FOR ALL K-12 STUDENTS

Feb 6, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the state budget proposal he presented to the Connecticut General Assembly yesterday includes the funding necessary to provide all K-12 public school students in the state with breakfast at no cost to them or their families at the start of each school day. Additionally, it includes funding to eliminate reduced-price lunch charges, making lunch free for students who currently qualify for reduced-price lunches. Governor Lamont said that this $12.5 million investment is important in ensuring that all children have access to healthy meals, especially at the start of each school day. The proposal is currently being considered by the legislature’s Appropriations Committee. “A healthy breakfast provides kids with the opportunity to…

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG RELEASES UPDATED REPORT ON CONNECTICUT DATA PRIVACY ACT, DISCLOSES ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND TEENS ONLINE

Feb 6, 2026 Alex

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today released a new report under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), detailing the Office’s actions in 2025 to enforce compliance with Connecticut’s data privacy law. The report discloses for the first time multiple active and ongoing investigations related to the safety of children and teens online across numerous platforms, including online messaging, gaming and chat bots. The CTDPA, which took effect in July 2023, grants important data rights to Connecticut residents and solidifies critical privacy requirements for covered businesses. This is the Office’s third annual CTDPA report, and the first to reflect enforcement of the law’s expanded minors’ privacy protections that took effect October 1, 2024. This report provides updates on (1) the Office’s broader privacy…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT SIGNS DECLARATION ENABLING CONNECTICUT TO CONTINUE RESPONDING TO FEDERAL CUTS ON ESSENTIAL SERVICES

Feb 4, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed a declaration that will enable the Connecticut General Assembly to adopt legislation allowing the recently created Emergency State Response Reserve to continue functioning through the end of the 2027 fiscal year. Established in November 2025, this reserve was created by Governor Lamont in collaboration with the General Assembly to quickly respond to millions of dollars in ongoing cuts toward essential services that are being made by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans. This includes through the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other federal legislation and federal administrative actions. The approved legislation authorizing the reserve’s establishment, Special Act 25-1, appropriated $500 million in state surplus funding for this purpose and…

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