Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.
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Westport News: House Fire

Feb 16, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

Westport Fire Department UPDATE: On February 16 th 2018 the Westport Fire Department was alerted to a building fire on Remlin Ct. The Westport Fire Department responded with four engines, one truck, and the shift commander. Mutual aid was also dispatched on receipt of the call. The first fire department unit arrived and reported a fully involved structure. The main fire building was a large garage with a single apartment located above it. Incident command was established and the fire department began extinguishment. The building was verified to be unoccupied at the time of the fire and the surrounding structures were evacuated. Due to the level of fire involvement, the neighboring buildings were of concern. Fire began to extend to the…

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Senator Murphy Votes For “Dreamers”

Feb 16, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

#WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Thursday after voting for bipartisan legislation that protects Dreamers and provides them a path to citizenship. The McCain-Coons legislation failed by a vote of 52 to 47. The bipartisan Schumer legislation failed by a vote of 54 to 45. “Today the president blew up the only compromise on immigration that had a chance to pass. It’s unfortunate, but not surprising. His candidacy and presidency have been premised on anti-immigrant grandstanding, and he won’t sign anything that makes things better,” said Murphy.   This press release is made possible by:  

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Stratford News: Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing

Feb 16, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

2:49pm--#Stratford CT-- Just before 3pm, police say Mark Febres age 22 of Bridgeport was arrested following a domestic incident at 1417 West Broad Street. He went into the home of his ex-girlfriend and attacked the woman stabbing her several times. He fled on foot down Knowlton Street and was captured by police a short time later on Vernon Street. He was charged with Criminal Attempt at Murder, Assault in the First Degree, three counts of Risk of Injury to a Minor, Home Invasion and Violation of a Protective Order. Febres was held on a $1,500,000 dollar bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Court on February 16th.

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Bumper Cars In Black Rock

Feb 15, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

10:39pm--#Bridgeport CT--It was bumper cars in Black Rock on Fairfield Avenue. The action started when a car hit the infamous Smitty (Smitty's Bar) had parked at the corner of Brewster Avenue. The car snapped the axel on the car Smitty had parked, the blow snapped his back axle. The car continued crashing into 4 additional parked cars. There were no reported injuries. Fairfield Avenue southbound is closed while they sort this out and tow the cars.  

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Bridgeport News: Structure Fire

Feb 15, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

5:05pm--#Bridgeport CT-- There is a fire in the 200 block that started in the basement and extended to the first floor.  Initial reports said there was a worker in the basement.  Firefighters just said on the radio they search all the floors and no one was located and they believe everyone made it out safely.  The fire is out on the first floor but it is still burning in the basement.  Animal control and the fire marshal was called to the scene. Our sponsor can make it Like It Never Even Happened.  

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Bridgeport News: Attempted Abduction

Feb 15, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

2:02pm--#Bridgeport CT-- There was an attempted abduction in the 400 block of Beechwood Avenue.  A seventeen-year-old male told me and police that he did get in a car to help a middle-aged woman locate an address.  When he attempted to get out of the car the woman tried holding him back, ripping his shirt and scratching up his chest.  Police are looking for an older silver Honda with a white or Hispanic female who spoke with an accent.  She was about 45-50 years of age, with white/gray hair, about 170 pounds wearing glasses, a pink blouse and light blue pants.  The victim said he didn't think much about getting in the car because of age.  He refused medical treatment.   Of…

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Three things for CT residents to do on CT Clean Energy Day

Feb 15, 2018 Stephen Krauchick

There are a few ways to make your home high-performing – and one you’ll truly fall in love with. High-performance homes are airtight, comfortable, and healthy. Assess these three areas to get started. Make sure your home is air-tight with proper insulation. You wouldn’t wear a jacket with holes in it when you go out in the cold, so why allow gaps and poorly-insulated areas to let the frosty air into your home? Sealing cracks and gaps in walls, attics, and crawl spaces as well as around wires, pipes, windows and door frames will help solve that, keeping the warm inside air from escaping. Don’t forget about properly insulating those same walls, attics, crawl spaces and around your ducts too.…

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