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.

Hey! Fairfield has no reason not to give police a contract now!

A Stamford Superior Court judge entered a $2.88 million judgment today in favor of the Town of Fairfield against an investment firm that had placed the Town’s retirement funds with Bernard Madoff. Fairfield Police have been without a contract for over two years.  Maybe the RTM can pass their contract this week.  Fairfield has a track record of being anti-union dragging its feet on the firefighters and even the nurses contract.  Oh yea, this is an editorial.

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Shots fired- Bridgeport teen arrested

Police investigating a report of shots fired Thursday arrested  a 19-year-old with a loaded gun. At about 3 p.m. Thursday, Officers Anthony Caiazzo and Alfred Cesar were on patrol in the area of Bassick High School when they heard four or five gunshots. They heard from a witness that after the loud bangs a man in a black hooded sweatshirt ran down Colorado Street. They also learned from a Bassick security guard that the shots happened in the area of Wentfield Park. As they checked the area, they observed a Pontiac Grand Prix occupied by three males with a fourth standing at the driver’s window. When the fourth man saw police, he walked off briskly. He didn’t get far. Officer…

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