Jackknifed Tractor Trailer
1:54pm--#cttraffic #Ansonia #Derby--Jackknifed tractor trailer Route 8 northbound between exits 18 and 19 unknown injuries. Hazmat team called to the scene.
Westport Parenting Workshops Forming Now
Positive Directions and the Westport Human Services Department are teaming up to offer the award winning Creating Lasting Family Connections Program to elementary and middle school parents on Tuesdays or Thursdays beginning March 18 or March 20. Classes will be held at Positive Directions 420 Post Road West and Westport Town Hall. Many parents have discovered that their child’s transitions from grade school to middle school and beyond can be a challenging and sometimes traumatic event for both parent and child. Children are asked to adapt to a new environment, increased expectations, and develop a new set of peer relationships. While many succeed effortlessly, most children need the support and active involvement of a parent to help ease the transition…
Bridgeport News: Odor of gas
1:56am--#Bridgeport CT--Report of an odor of gas at 4005 Main Street. Here come a bunch of firetruck to wake you!
Bridgeport News: Steam from a dryer-no fire
1:11am--#Bridgeport CT--What was first reported to be smoke and fire 2612 North Avenue, then 80 Cartwright Street turned out to be steam from a dryer vent. Nothing more to see, go back to sleep!
Bridgeport Accident
11:59pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a two car accident Boston Avenue and Chopsey Hill Road and Boston Avenue. EMS on scene reporting two cars involved, fluids in the road from the crash. Police on the way.
Stratford News: Smoke condition after lamp fire
5:44pm--#Stratford CT--Firefighters on scene at Reed Street where a teen put a t-shirt on a lamp and it caught fire. The fire is out but there is a smoke condition on the second floor which firefighters are now ventilating.
Bridgeport News: Odor of smoke indoors
3:18pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters are on scene at 170 Lincoln Avenue for an odor of smoke in the the apartment complex. Turns out to be food burning on a stove.
Look who is DoingItLocal!
Its a pleasure to welcome Silvano and David from S. Cruz Construction LLC to DoingItLocal.com! They are a hard working family owned business in Bridgeport for the last 10 years. They specialize in roofing, siding, doors, carpentry, windows and gutters. With all the damage the ice dams have caused to roofs and gutters you will want to keep their number handy! They also do general repairs, so if you need handyman give them a call at 203-685-2548. [caption id="attachment_23689" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The S. Cruz Construction Team. Left is Silvan , right is David and yours truly.[/caption]
WEDNESDAY: GOV. MALLOY HOLDS EVENT WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA ON MINIMUM WAGE; HOSTS COMMUNITY FORUM IN MILFORD; ATTENDS EVENTS IN HARTFORD
(HARTFORD, CT) – On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will keynote the Connecticut Business and Industry Association’s “2014 Connecticut Business Day,” where he will speak with the state’s business leaders about his agenda for Connecticut’s future. Following that, Governor Malloy will speak at the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education’s “Day on the Hill,” where he will speak about his efforts to ensure that the state’s children receive a high quality education, including his plan to achieve universal access to pre-kindergarten and make college more affordable. In the afternoon, Governor Malloy will hold an event with President Barack Obama in New Britain on the minimum wage and the importance of giving hardworking Americans the raise they deserve. …
Fairfield News: Gas leak in science lab at Tomlinson Middle School
11:17am--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a strong odor of natural gas in Tomlinson Middle School due to a student who turned on a gas hose in a science lab. The hose has been shut off, but a strong odor remains. Firefighters are on the scene.