With two trials of his family’s killers now behind him, Dr. William Petit Jr., the lone survivor of the 2007 deadly Cheshire home invasion, plans to marry again.
In an email Wednesday, Petit, 55, said no date has been set for his marriage to Christine Paluf. Petit’s mother, Barbara Petit, said the couple became engaged after Christmas.
ATLANTA —More U.S. women are having twins these days. The reason? Older moms and fertility treatments.
One in every 30 babies born in the U.S. is a twin — an astounding increase over the last three decades, according to a government report issued Wednesday. In 1980, only 1 in every 53 babies was a twin.
With politicians stuck on a partisan tug of war over Bridgeport and New Britain, the redrawing of Connecticut’s congressional districts — constitutionally mandated to follow each federal census — has fallen to the Connecticut Supreme Court to resolve.
On Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, the court appointed Professor Nathaniel Persily as the “special master” who will assist the court in resolving the redistricting issue. He is the Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law and Political Science at Columbia University Law School.
FAIRFIELD — After eight months on the job as the state’s executive director of special revenue and gaming, former First Selectman Kenneth Flatto has resigned to take a position with the Jewish Home for the Elderly. Read full story…
Two families at 33 Orange Street in Bridgeport are left out in the cold as a fire swept through the two family home around 10pm Tuesday night. Occupants told me they thought a tenant on the 2nd floor put a cigarette into the trash that may not have been fully extinguished. Assistant Fire Chief Dominick Carfi could not verify this being so early in the investigation but said there was a trash can in the back and that it was in fact fully involved. Fire fighters did rescue a dog and reunited him with his owner. It was not determined how many were left homeless from the fire. No firefighters were injured. Icing conditions were a concern, I noticed it was 17 degrees when I returned to my car.
Although this is not a local to Connecticut story this commercial has been playing almost non stop on Connecticut air waves during the holidays….it was bugging me…..I’ve seen this pretty face before. I sometimes meet hundreds of people a week so I had to investigate. Turns out I was right I’ve seen her on the the video that went viral this year called the People of Walmart. The video pokes fun of photos taken of customers of Walmart in all sorts of interesting outfits. There is an actual website called the People of Walmart. If you haven’t been here before you will be stunned at how people will leave their home to go shopping! You will probably spend a lot of time with wide eyes!
Her name is Jessica Frech and she has had over 12 million views on her YouTube account last year. All though she has that “girl next door” look, put a little makeup and a wig and she looks totally different. Look closely at the Walmart video and Hyundai commercial. Jessica is currently a college student trying to gather enough funds to produce an album of her songs. See here website here. The Hyundai commercial was her first professional video, all the other video she produced herself with the help of her family. Her Youtube channel is worth a look at her talent. She parodies not only Walmart but airport security, Harry Potter even to a deep desire to use the restroom on the freeway! As a professional video producer I find her creativity well above average.
Magazine/Website Adweek was not so kind in their opinion with the ad: “It’s basically an old-school FreeCreditReport.com-style jingle, but without the addictive hook. You can’t really blame the agency, Innocean, because Frech says she was in charge creatively from beginning to end. ” I’m sure the bottom line will be how many people went to a Hyundai dealership as a result of the commercial. I’m certain this won’t be the last time we see Jessica online or on TV.
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1:20pm–#Fairfield–Report of a 16 year old son attacking his mother with scissors at 238 Mill Hill Road. Police were at this address last night for a verbal argument. There has been previous domestic calls here as well. Parties are separated and son is now in the backyard. One in custody.
12:28–#Fairfield–A man has just been assaulted at Bill’s Crossroads Cafe- 12 Tunxis Hill Rd. He was unconscious but has come to. He was assaulted by a white male who fled in a white pickup truck which fled on Brookfield Avenue the wrong way. The truck may have the word “rat” on it. Police canvassing the area.
3:28pm–#Westport–Fire officials were called to Bank Of America on Post Road East for a natural gas leak in the
2:25pm–#Norwalk #ctfire–Power is out on Main Avenue due to a transformer explosion. Central Kitchen(352 Main Ave.) is now filling with smoke an upgrading to structure fire. No fire or smoke was found.
2:21pm–#Stratford–Call to fire department of two men on the ice on on the river on River Road just south of Sikorsky. Fire department is conducting an ice rescue on Peck’s Mill Pond and believes this is what the caller called in. Fire department double checking the river, there is no ice formed yet.
We will be producing a category and videos for houses of worship for at no charge. It is intended to give people in the community a chance to see what your service is like and what is offered (i.e. kids program, bible study). If you think your church would like to be featured please have a church leader contact us at doingitlocal.com@gmail.com or call 203-769-6961….Steve
1:12pm–#Bridgeport–Report of heavy smoke at 60 Hawthorne Street. UPDATE–Turns out to be a wood burning stove at the rear of the structure, no fire no hazard.
12:46pm–#Bridgeport–Report of a car crashing into a tree Atlantic St. and Iranistan Ave.
10:55am–#Fairfield–Police are investigating counterfeit bills passed at Sweet Rexie’s candy store located at 1552 Post Road over the weekend.
5:15pm–#Fairfield–Fire department has been at 68 South Street for over an hour due to an activated carbon monoxide detector. Additional ladder truck was sent. Gas company has arrived and EMTs requested at normal travel to the location.–UPDATE–6:22pm–Fire department still on scene with a second gas company representative. EMTs checked the children out and they are fine.
4:14pm–#Bridgeport–A silver Mercedes struck a boy on his bike at Hazelwood Avenue and Wood Avenue. Witnesses say the boy seemed badly hurt. The driver put the child and his bicycle in his car and sped off. It is unknown if he took the child to a hospital. Police are investigating.
