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.

Fire in Norwalk

12:02pm--#Norwalk CT--Firefighters battled a fire in the basement of 43 East Avenue.  Primary searches for humans turn up negative, they did got back in for a bird and a cat.  They are still finding hot spots that extended into the building an hour later.  Power secured to the building but now challenged with solar panels on the roof.

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Notice from Mayor Finch on Monday commute

City to Shift Its Staff Start Time up One Hour; Mayor Finch Urging Employers to Follow City’s Lead Water Street Closed Until Further Notice for Bus Staging BRIDGEPORT, CT (May 19, 2013) – Mayor Bill Finch announced today that the City of Bridgeport is asking its office staff to report to work an hour earlier on Monday in an effort to help alleviate the road congestion that is expected as a result of the train derailment that occurred on May 17.  “The roads in the Bridgeport metro area are some of the most congested in the country. Following Friday night’s train incident, we can expect an even greater number of cars on these roads. We know that Monday morning’s commute…

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