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.

Bridgeport Cooling Stations

BRIDGEPORT, CT (July 15, 2013) – Mayor Bill Finch and Greater Bridgeport Transit officials have announced that the Greater Bridgeport Transit Main Bus Terminal at 710 Water St., will be open as a cooling station from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Friday, July 19. Mayor Finch urged residents to take precautions during this period of high heat and humidity by staying hydrated and staying indoors in air conditioned environments as much as possible. “The cooling station at the bus station, our senior centers and libraries are available, air conditioned and accessible to all residents offering relief from these very high temperatures.  I urge all those who do not have access to air conditioning to please take advantage of these…

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6pm-ish--#Waterbury CT--I caught a disturbing state police call that an infant had been strangled, I did not catch the location where the happened.  I did contact other media sources that cover the Waterbury area for more info.  The child was taken Waterbury Hospital and I did hear a follow up call that the child is ok and conscious.

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The #Westport Police Department Non-Emergency phone line (203-341-6000) which is down because Verizon has a higher-level outage on their fiber network. It is not an equipment malfunction at the Westport Police Department.

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