Bridgeport News: Crash!
2020-09-17@11:14am--#Bridgeport CT-- Reports of a crash with injuries at Madison and North Avenue. Avoid the area if you can! This news report is made possible by:
$249,032 Cyber Security Workforce Development Grant for Sacred Heart University
Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that Sacred Heart University received a $249,032 Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will address the shortages in cybersecurity staff by creating a vocational training in cyberinfrastructure security for community college students. “While our economy adapts to growing technology trends, it is critical that we provide students with the training and resources to be successful in the 21st century,” said Congressman Jim Himes. “As a member of the Intelligence Committee and a former member of the Homeland Security Committee, I know that building a well-trained cyberinfrastructure security workforce is essential to the country’s competitiveness and security. Sacred Heart University’s program will be an incredible asset to Connecticut’s economy and community college students.” “This project uses problem-based learning, an innovative approach…
SENATORS DEMAND BIG PHARMA ALLOW LOW-INCOME PATIENTS TO ACCESS LIFESAVING, DISCOUNTED 340B DRUGS AND CARE
WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of 22 senators, including U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), in demanding that pharmaceutical manufacturers stop withholding medications discounted under the 340B Drug Pricing Program from qualified providers that use contract pharmacies – locking out low-income patients from accessing lifesaving drugs and care. In a letter to the drug industry trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the senators pointed to multiple retaliatory, burdensome, and likely unlawful efforts by its member drug companies to prevent 340B-covered providers from receiving discounted drugs, including denials to providers using contract pharmacies and excessive claims data requests. “By improperly limiting access to 340B drugs, manufacturers will sever a lifeline to treatment for…
Bridgeport News: Stabbing
2020-09-17@12:00am--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders on the scene of Gem Avenue for a stabbing of a roommate. This news report is made possible by:
Merritt Crash
2020-09-16@7:36pm--#Fairfield CT-' #cttraffic-- A one car crash into a tree requiring extrication on the Merritt Parkway northbound near exit 41. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Woman Locked In Library Bathroom
2020-09-16@6:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on the way to the Madison Avenue Library at 3455 Madison Avenue for a woman locked in a bathroom. The library closed a half-hour ago. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Police Involved Shooting
Video Report (click on the video to view) 2020-09-16@1:10am--#Bridgeport CT--State police are investigating a shooting involving a Bridgeport Police Officer. This afternoon during a press conference, Police Chief Rebecca Garcia said that at 1:10am police were called to a stabbing at 351 Clinton Avenue. The chief said the suspect was “making stabbing motions toward the victim,” Garcia said. Police attempted to de-escalate the incident without success. Police officers Elioz Henry and Sean Curran used a taser in an attempt to stop the suspect 27-year-old Juan Villa. Officer Henry fired his service weapon striking the suspect on the right side. Garcia said the victim thanked the officer for saving his life. Bridgeport Captian Brian Fitzgerald who is in charge of the…
Stratford News: Basement Fire
2020-09-16@2:44pm--#Stratford CT-- A basement fire on Th0mpson Street. Firefighters were called for smoke in the building which turned out to be flames coming from the ceiling in the basement. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Police Involved Shooting
2020-09-16@1:34am-- #Bridgeport CT-- There was a police-involved shooting in the 300 block Clinton Avenue overnight where two people were shot according to my sources. Police have not confirmed this at this time. State Police have taken over the investigation. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_66365" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Visit Interstate's website at: https://ctbattery.com/[/caption]
At Home Learning Tools Arriving Ahead Of Schedule
#HARTFORD, CT– Governor Ned Lamont announced today that nearly 25 percent of the 81,000 devices purchased through his administration’s Everybody Learns initiative is scheduled to arrive earlier than anticipated, with some districts seeing deliveries this week. Taken together with the 60,000 Dell laptops provided by the Partnership for Connecticut, the State of Connecticut has now provided more than 141,000 devices targeted primarily to high-need districts and their students. The state has also made substantial progress on its delivery of 60,000 at-home internet connections in the way of personal hotspots and broadband service. All of the 12,744 personal hotspots that were ordered have been delivered, and fulfillment of broadband service is underway for approximately 40,000 students. “From the beginning…