Bridgeport News: Senator Gomes Calls for Fair Chance Employment
HARTFORD, CT - Today, Senator Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport) joined advocates in support of House Bill 5237: An Act Concerning Fair Chance Employment. The bill is a set of hiring policies for private employers, designed to ensure that applicants with criminal records are evaluated on the merits of their qualifications, not on their criminal records. “We have too many hard-working people trying to find jobs that are being disqualified,” said Sen. Gomes. “We need to give everyone that is looking for a job a fair shot. I will continue to fight for an employment system that is fair to all our communities.” The bill would incorporate “ban the box” policies, which remove the criminal history question from job applications…
Easton News: 2 House Break Ins Reported
3:00pm--#Easton CT-- Homeowners on Pond Road and Morning Glory Driver are reporting break ins to their homes. The homeowner on Pond Road said she was in the house at the time the suspect was in her home according to radio reports. Police are on the scene. This report is made possible by:
Small Business Development Center Opens In Fairfield
#Fairfield CT--The Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CTSBDC) and The Town of Fairfield are hosting a grand opening reception to celebrate the newest CTSBDC office located at the Old Town Hall, 611 Post Road, Fairfield, Connecticut. Business Consultant Valeria Bisceglia said the service if free whether you are a start up, thinking of opening a business or need help with capital, marketing efforts or human resources. You can schedule an appointment by calling 1-855-4CT-SBDC.
Bridgeport News: Dual Accidents On North Avenue…..AGAIN!
UPDATE: Two car crash at North and Wood Avenue with two on the way to the hospital. The crash at Norman Street wasn't a crash but a car that ran up on a front lawn. 11:24pm--#Bridgeport CT-- For the second time today there are two accidents at the same time on North Avenue, but this time they are not related. One accident at North and Wood Avenue. The second crash is a car into a utility pole at North and Norman Street. This report is made possible by:
K-9 Graduation
A graduation for K-9 was recently held at Fairfield Police Department for Fairfield, Trumbull, Derby and Seymour. Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara said K-9's make our department better. First Selectman Michael Tetreau agreed, citing K-9 Ruger's at his retirement ceremony a few months back. K-9 Ruger had to retire over health issues. Frank Reda from Superior K-9 said the benefit is teamwork, that each town will share the dogs and the same training allows police K-9 to "plug and play", that is each officer and K-9 knows what is expected. The graduates were Fairfield Officer Kevin Wells with K-9 Jager, Fairfield Officer Evan Kaesmann with Maverick, Trumbull Officer Richard Carlson with Cyrus, Trumbull Officer Gregory Lee with Storm, Seymour Officer…
Bridgeport Crash
4:49pm--UPDATE: Police report that the cars have been removed and traffic is flowing on North Avenue once more. 3:49pm--#Bridgeport CT--Two people were seriously injured in the green Subaru after being rear ended by a silver SUV. Witnesses told me they thought the driver of the silver SUV either was intoxicated or had a medical condition, they said the driver was swerving prior to hitting the green Subaru at the interseciton of North Avenue and Dewy/Briarwood Avenue. The silver SUV continued south on North Avenue near the Fairfield town line and came to a stop after hitting a tree in the median.
Bridgeport News: School Bus Accident
12:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of an accident between a car and school bus at Alpine and East Main Street with children on board. The striking car fled the scene. Someone did get the plate number and police will be visiting them. This report is made possible by:
Learn How to Win Your Oscar Pool from the Fairfield Public Library
#Fairfield, CT--Wondering which films will win at the Oscars? Join us in the Rotary Room of the Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Road on Wednesday, February 24 at noon for a light-hearted hour of sparring about everything Find out which films should win and more importantly which films will probably win. Diverse topics including the return of the Star Wars franchise, women’s pay equity through nominated films and those films that were passed over for nomination will be topics of conversation. The presenters for this hour are Nicole Scherer, Teen Librarian and Philip Bahr, Reference Librarian. They both consume a lot of media and have strong opinions on the topic of film they love to share. Advanced registration is required due to the limited space. All…
Fairfield News: Defective Outdoor Outlet
12:14pm--#Fairifeld CT--Firefighters on the way to 481 Stratfield Road for a defective outdoor outlet that has scorched the siding and causing a smell of smoke indoors according to radio reports. This report is made possible by: