Bridgeport News: Rollover Accident
2023-05-22@12:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Norman Street is currently closed in the 1200 block for a rollover accident with injuries.
$2.9 MILLION TO TRAIN NURSES
Federal funding will help close nursing shortage in Connecticut [HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Jim Himes (D-CT) announced $2,997,368 million in federal funding for The WorkPlace in Bridgeport to train nurses and create equitable opportunities for frontline healthcare professionals. The funding is awarded through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Nursing Expansion Grant Program, designed to create equitable pathways to careers in nursing. Over the next five years, The WorkPlace will train 200 entry-level nursing professionals through both classroom instruction and on-site experience. Participants can pursue either an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and be eligible to pursue a high-skilled nursing career…
STRATFORD LIBRARY HOLDS ANNUAL BOOK SALE JUNE 1-4
Board Fund-Raiser Begins June 1st with “Preview" The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford, Connecticut will return with its annual book sale Thursday, June 1 through Sunday. June 4, 2023. The sale, which is a major fund-raiser for the library, is being organized this year by the Board of Trustees under Chairman Shelley Hall of Stratford. Browsers at this year’s sale will find thousands of books, CDs, LPs, DVDs, autographed books and much more in over 50 categories at bargain prices covering every conceivable subject from religion, business, music and art to philosophy, science fiction, biography, non-fiction and best-sellers. The sale will commence with a “Preview” on Thursday, June 1 from 5:30-8:30 pm. The evening is open to everyone…
CRASHES
8:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- One person appeared to be injured at a crash on Asyulum Street 8:21pm--#Fairfield CT-- A two car crash with injuries at Chambers and Commerce Drive.
Bridgeport News: Person Shot
2023-05-21@8:07pm--#Bridgeport CT--The Bridgeport ECC received several 911 calls reporting a party shot in the 500th block of Boston Avenue. Bridgeport Police and AMR dispatched and on-scene reports indicated a gunshot victim with an injury to their leg. Medics transported the party to BPT Hospital. Uncertain extent of injured at this time. Bridgeport Police actively investigating the incident.
Bridgeport News: Crash
2023-05-21@7:04pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a crash on Madison Avenue near Center Street Extension and Fairmont Avenue near the jail. Witnesses told me the driver of the car got scared and allegedly drove from the scene to Fairmont Avenue.
EXTINCTION PREVENTION ACT TO PROTECT AT-RISK WILDLIFE
Blumenthal announced the legislation today at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo on the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) reintroduced the Extinction Prevention Act, legislation to provide much-needed funding for some of the country’s most imperiled yet vastly underfunded wildlife species, including threatened and endangered North American butterflies, various Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish. Blumenthal announced the measure today during an event at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo to mark the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. “This legislation recognizes that saving wildlife from extinction requires more than just rhetoric—real resources are essential,” said Blumenthal. “Endangered species and their habitats can be sustained,…
Fairfield News: Pedestrian Struck
2023-05-21@12:03pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a pedestrian being struck in the parking lot of Russell Speeder Car Wash at 620 Villa Avenue.
Shelton News: Cat Burglary
Cat Taken during Burglary Located On 1-22-23, Shelton Police took a report of a burglary from a hotel room. There wereno apparent signs of forced entry to the room. Several items were reported missingincluding the victim’s hairless cat Princess. Detectives conducted a thorough investigation which resulted in the arrest of 20-year-old Zyair Lopez and 24-year-old Toni Douglas-Alves in February. They were chargedwith Burglary 3 rd Degree, Larceny 3 rd Degree, Conspiracy to commit Burglary 3 rd Degree, and Conspiracy to commit Larceny 3 rd Degree. However, detectives were unable to locatethe cat. This week detectives received a call from a female in Massachusetts. The femalestated that she bought a hairless cat a few months ago in Bridgeport. She learned the…