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.
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GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION

Nov 16, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today is urging high school students in Connecticut to participate in CyberStart America, an innovative, national cybersecurity competition that encourages young adults to explore their aptitude for the exciting, lucrative, postsecondary pathways available in cybersecurity and computer science. The program, sponsored by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation and the SANS Institute, is free to enter, and all schools and students in grades 9 to 12 are invited enter the challenge to compete for the chance to win scholarships, prizes and recognition for themselves and their schools. The 2020 CyberStart America program is a series of online challenges that allow students to act as cyber protection agents to solve cybersecurity-related puzzles and explore related topics such…

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Fairfield News: Mail Investigation Leads To Other Charges

Nov 16, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#Fairfield CT-- On 11/13/2020, at approximately 1100 hours, Fairfield Police were called to the area of Taunton Rd after a mail carrier observed an individual tampering with a mailbox.  Police responded to the area and conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle.  The operator was identified as Shawn Belounis (DOB 01/10/1997), of Bridgeport.  A subsequent investigation revealed Belounis was allegedly involved in the sale of narcotics in the area, and a search of Belounis and his vehicle revealed nearly $600 cash in assorted denominations, marijuana edibles, marijuana cartridges, packaging material, and over 2 ounces marijuana.  Also located in Belounis’ vehicle, was a large machete and an oversized hunting knife.  Belounis was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance…

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NO-SAIL ORDER FOR CRUISE SHIPS

Nov 14, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling on the agency to reinstate the no-sail order for cruise ships and reverse course on recent efforts to restart cruise line operations after multiple positive COVID-19 cases were reported aboard the first cruise ship to set sail in the Caribbean since March.  “In light of these disturbing reports, we feel strongly that you should reverse course on the recent decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take a phased approach to restarting cruise line operations in the United States,” wrote the Members of Congress to CDC Director Dr.…

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MEMBER OF GOVERNOR’S SENIOR STAFF TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Nov 14, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#HARTFORD, CT – Office of the Governor Chief of Staff Paul Mounds today announced that a member of Governor Ned Lamont’s staff has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This is the first known case of coronavirus within the Office of the Governor. The individual who tested positive has not exhibited any symptoms and is home in isolation. The administration’s senior staff and Governor Lamont continue to be tested twice weekly and there are no known additional positive cases at this time. Contact tracing is underway, and all members of the Lamont administration who have been in close contact (within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more per CDC guidelines) with the senior staff member will self-quarantine for fourteen…

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