Fairfield’s Black Rock Turnpike’s ShopRite owned by the Cigngari Family’s Grade A Markets opens Wednesday, September 14th at 9am. Offering delivered daily freshness Fairfield, Easton and the surrounding areas will enjoy a bigger, brighter and cleaner store with competitive prices.
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) advised candidates seeking a congressional nomination for 2012 admission into one of the nation’s four military academies that applications are due to his office by 4:00pm on Friday, December 2nd. Applications are available on the Congressman’s website and from high school guidance counselors throughout the 4th District.
“One of my favorite duties as a Member of Congress is nominating the best and brightest young men and women of Connecticut’s 4th District to our nation’s service academies,” said Himes. “If you are a highly motivated, well-rounded, successful student, I invite you to consider the unique opportunity to develop physically, ethically, and intellectually while building a foundation for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career as a military officer in the service of our nation.”
A panel of judges will review submitted applications and conduct interviews with candidates in mid-December. Candidates must be at least 17 years old, but not have passed their 23rd birthday by July 1 of the year of admission and live in the 4th Congressional district.
More information on the academy nomination process is available by calling the Congressman’s office at 866-453-0028 or by visiting the Academy Nominations page here.
To download an application, click here.
2011 Service Academy Day
Congressman Himes also reminded students that the Connecticut Congressional delegation’s 2011 Military Service Academy Day is scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 9:00am – 12:00pm at Middlesex Community College. Students should attend Academy Day if they are interested in applying to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, and Coast Guard Academy. This event provides candidates an opportunity to have their questions answered by staff from the Congressional delegation and academies, and gain a better understanding of each academy’s admission process.
What: 2011 Connecticut Military Service Academy Day
When: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Who: Academy Applicants, Family, Congressional Staff and Academy Admissions Officers
Time: 9 AM – 12 PM
Place: Middlesex Community College
Address: 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, Connecticut
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of U.S. poor swelled to nearly 1 in 6 people last year, reaching a new high as long-term unemployment woes left millions of Americans struggling and out of work. The number of uninsured edged up to 49.9 million, the biggest in over two decades. Read more……
Elvis Santiago of 984 Hancock Avenue Bridgeport, CT was charged with 2 counts of Reckless Endangerment 
Degree. He was held on a $100,000 bond.
Initial reports early Saturday morning were vandalism to a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on Barry Scott Drive. The investigation conducted jointly by Patrol Officers and Detectives, quickly determined the damage was caused by gun fire. Detectives through investigative efforts interviewed residents and searched the area for evidence of a shooting. They recovered several spent shell casings in the driveway and also determined three shots had been fired at the home as well. One of those gun shots penetrated the exterior of the home and was located in a room on a second floor.
The investigation continued throughout the morning taking Officers to Hancock Avenue in Bridgeport. Santiago was developed as a suspect through interviews and he is known to a resident of Barry Scott Dr., he later admitted to the shooting.
It should be known to residents that the shooting was done in retaliation to an ongoing dispute and was a targeted shooting, not a random act. Officers and Detectives worked methodically and with great accuracy to make this custodial arrest and to alleviate any concerns of the residents in the Barry Scott Drive area.
Lieutenant William Tuttle from Local Union 1426 shares his thoughts on supporting first responders.
[SlideDeck id=’494′ width=’100%’ height=’400px’]
6:53pm#Fairfield–If you are traveling on Mill Plain Road don’t hit the man laying in the road near Matilda Place.
12:18am–#Bridgeport–Another report of a shooting at Main and Lumber Street. Suspect fled into a backyard and fire department has been called to cut a hole into fence for their access.
12:15am–#Bridgeport–Report of a gunshot victim at 62 Maple Street.
10:10pm–#Bridgeport–Report of a resident at 1450 Main Street purposefully ingesting batteries. Not sure if this is the same person but we had a similar call a couple months ago.
1:44pm–#Fairfield–Fairfield University Girls Rugby Game–Second ambulance requested for injuries sustained during the game. One is a nineteen year old with a shoulder injury. No word on the second injury.
On Friday, September 9th at 10:00am the Fairfield Fire Department formally dedicated a memorial to the first responders lost on September 11th, 2001. The simple ceremony will take place in front of Fire Headquarters, 140 Reef Road in Fairfield, where Chief Richard Felner acknowledged receipt of the steel obtained from the debris recovered from the World Trade Center site. A plaque commemorating the events has been placed at the base of the memorial alongside a small flower garden.
“The process of obtaining this piece of history started over a year ago when the Port Authority of NY/NJ, the owners of the World Trade Center, announced that they would offer items to departments that wished to have them,” explained Lt. John Cronin, who with the help of Fire Fighter Joe Rainis and Chief Felner made the necessary arrangements. “The application process included a request for the steel, verification of the department intent, a contract authorizing the transfer of the artifact and a certificate of insurance to obtain the steel. Each step in this process required considerable work by both the department and the Port Authority culminating in the steel’s retrieval from a Port Authority hanger at JFK in New York in late May. This piece of steel is a 1 inch thick I-beam about 24 inches high, 48 inches long and weighs over 600 lbs.”
Between 9/5/2011 and 9/8/2011, Fire and Police Department personnel responded to six, late night, residential arson fires. These included:
9/5/2011 – 2318hrs: 349 Stratfield Road
9/5/2011 – 0423hrs: 50 Chatham Road
9/5/2011 – 2345hrs: 50 Chatham Road
9/8/2011 – 0219hrs: 1300 North Benson Road
9/8/2011 – 0259hrs: 321 Woodridge Avenue
9/8/2011 – 0340hrs: 53 Cornell Road
The homes appeared to have been targeted because they were vacant and/or were for sale. Several of the homes were extensively damaged, and in one case, a firefighter was hospitalized with burns he suffered while battling the blaze.
These arson cases were made the top priority of the police department, which ultimately involved the extensive investigative efforts of every detective, along with key support from patrol personnel.
These efforts culminated in the 9/8/2011 arrest of Christopher Message, age 34, of Valley Road, Fairfield, CT by detectives from the Fairfield Police Department. He is being charged with three (3) counts of Arson 1st Degree, and one (1) count of Burglary 1st Degree. Additional charges will be forthcoming. His bond has not been set as of the time of this release. Message is also a suspect in several fires in nearby municipalities, and we are currently notifying those agencies.
The Fairfield Police Department would like to express its gratitude for the extensive assistance provided by the Fairfield Fire Department, the Fairfield and State of CT Fire Marshall’s Office, and the CT State Police Major Crime Squad.
The Fairfield Police Department is confident that Message’s arrest will end this spree of serial residential arson fires.
