6:18pm--#cttraffic--#Trumbull CT--Today's vehicle fire is a car on the Merritt Parkway northbound at on the ramp at exit 51. The ramp is shut down State Police on scene report the car is fully involved, firefighters on the way. This report sponsored by: Hoy vehículo fuego es un coche en el norte de Merritt Parkway en en la rampa en la salida 51. La rampa se cierra la Policía del Estado en el informe de la escena del coche es participar plenamente, los bomberos en el camino.
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5:15pm--#Fairfield CT--Police are investigating a garage break in at Newton Street (off Riverside Drive). Radio reports say the cars were rummage through. This report sponsored by:
UPDATE: The skiers got back on the jet skis and took off. No rescuing needed. 4:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Two jet skis have collided at Seaside Park West Beach near the lighthouse and both skiers are in the water. The marine unit has been dispatched. This report sponsored by:
6:11pm--#cttraffic--#Monroe CT--A report of a car accident at Route 25 southbound between exit 9 and Route 111. Radio reports say a woman is slumped over the wheel and not conscious. This report made possible by our sponsor:
Multiple online sources say the term "cool" was said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young in 1933. The Laborde-Gelman Co. Store at 1138-1144 Main Street in Bridgeport may have this first honor. Here is an advertisement in the Bridgeport Farmer newspaper dated June 20, 1910 saying the store is cool. Air conditioning was invented but did not go into commercial use until 1922 when Carrier made the units small enough to be practical.
5:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A car crashed into a strip mall at the intersection of Suburban and Brooklawn Avenue. Fortunately it was an empty store being converted into a liquor store. I briefly saw the driver, she appeared to be in her thirties, there were no reported injuries. Firefighters can be seen in the photograph removing shards of glass to the frame of the window.
Westport CT--Screening of the film THE GOOD LIE with Screenwriter Margaret Nagle, June 24 at 6:30 pm at Westport Woman’s Club A screening of the film, The Good Lie about the “Lost Boys” of Sudan will take place on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30 pm at The Westport Woman’s Club, located at 44 Imperial Avenue in Westport. It will be followed by a talkback with the screenwriter, Margaret Nagle. The program is free and open to the public, presented in partnership with The Westport Library, TEAM Westport and The Westport Woman’s Club. Starring Reese Witherspoon, the film was released theatrically in 2014. It tells the true story of five Sudanese children orphaned following a massacre in their village during the second Sudanese civil war. After an arduous and dangerous trek they reach safety in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Years later, the four surviving youths finally are selected for resettlement in the United States but they are separated, with the one girl among them sent to Boston,…
2:45pm--Stratford CT--What was thought to be a boat or car on the rocks turned out to be a two car accident on the docks at Long Beach. The building inspector was requested to the scene as one car is partially hanging off the docks. This report sponsored by:
Under a new law passed during the 2015 Legislative Session, municipalities and local residents will no longer have to foot the bill to hold a public information meeting on a proposed cell tower – the applicant will. Sen. Tony Hwang (R-28), a leading proponent of greater local control, accountability and transparency in cell tower decisions, was a co-sponsor of the legislation (Public Act No. 15-186). “It is absolutely essential that residents who live near a proposed cell tower are engaged in the process early and in a meaningful way that is open, inclusive and respectful,” Sen. Hwang said. “I am thankful this law provides a funding mechanism that helps achieve that for our neighborhoods without placing a financial burden…
