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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

Bridgeport News: Free Grab and Go Lunches

Jul 29, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#Bridgeport CT-- The city has been providing free breakfast for the children at all city schools this year. The program runs until August 14th. Today I went to interview Harry Bell about free produce give away on August 1st at Wade's Dairy at 1316 Barnum Avenue between 9am and 12pm. Harry Bell's enthusiasm for his programs at Curiale School he wanted to also share the free school breakfast lunch program. All Bridgeport Public Schools Are Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools. Your Child is eligible for meals at no cost at the school where he/she is enrolled. You can visit the city's website for more details at: https://www.bridgeportedu.net/nutrition#:~:text=Breakfast%20and%20lunch%20are%20available,where%20he%2Fshe%20is%20enrolled

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State News

Everybody Learns Initiative

Jul 29, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont announced today that his administration is launching the Everybody Learns initiative: a $43.5 million investment in remote learning solutions to close the digital divide in Connecticut and empower students across the state to learn from home, especially as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues impacting the country. The governor said that the funding – which comes from the state’s portion of the federal CARES Act, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund – will be used to purchase 50,000 laptops for students, 12 months of access to at-home internet for 60,000 students, create public hotspots free to the public at 200 community sites across the state, and offer…

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State News

Bill Would Prevent Drastic Measures to Recoup Medical Debt

Jul 29, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the COVID-19 Medical Debt Collection Relief Act, legislation to prevent health care providers from taking drastic steps to collect medical debts from patients – including seizing bank accounts and garnishing wages.   Nearly one in four working-age American adults report having problems paying their medical bills. As our nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial and health consequences of medical debt are even more troubling. Reporting across the country has shown that some hospitals continue to seize bank accounts and garnish wages in order to collect medical debts, preventing Americans from using these funds to meet basic needs, like buying food or paying rent. The COVID-19 pandemic has also underscored longstanding racial inequities in our health care system. Data shows…

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State News

Red Cross Needs Volunteers

Jul 28, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Experts say we are in for a busy hurricane season this summer and the American Red Cross needs volunteers to help in our community. “The coronavirus pandemic will make it challenging to deploy trained disaster volunteers from other parts of the country should an emergency occur. In light of this, the Red Cross is asking you to be ready to help your community,” said Mario Bruno, CEO, American Red Cross in Connecticut and Rhode Island. “Train now to be a Red Cross volunteer and answer the call to help if the need arises here in our region.” Full information on volunteer opportunities is available here.  SHELTER HELP NEEDED There is a special need for volunteers to support sheltering efforts. Because of…

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Bridgeport

I-95 Shutdown At 28

Jul 28, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

UPDATE: Tara texted me to tell us there was a pedestrian hit on the highway and it is the southbound side that is closed.   2020-07-28@7:35pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- I-95 at exit 28 is closed by state police for unknown reasons.  The traffic cams are turned off in that area and nothing mention on any of the radios other than the Bridgeport Fire Department mentioning the closing.  Nothing reported on #cttraffic nor at @CT_STATE_POLICE.  Expect delays if headed that way.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Fairfield

Work At Home

Jul 28, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

We've all heard that people are working from home since the COVID pandemic.   And we've heard on individual social media posts that New York is a ghost town on social media.  I didn't realize quite how many are either not working or working from home when I drove to the train station at downtown Fairfield.  This photo was taken at ten minutes afternoon on a Tuesday.  This place would normally be packed with cars as well as cars parked on the side streets.   This put things into perspective for me.  I'm sure if you commute from here you are as shocked as I.  

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Westport

Westport News: U Drive. U Text. U Pay

Jul 28, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#Westport, CT — Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes on our nation’s roads. The Westport Police Department is encouraging drivers to put down the phone and remember: U Drive. U Text. U Pay. In support of August’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Westport Police Department will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from August 1 to August 30, 2020, for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement effort. The goal of the campaign is to step up enforcement efforts to catch distracted, texting drivers, and enforce distracted-driving laws.   According to NHTSA, between 2012 and 2018, nearly 23,000 people died…

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