State Parks Closed Due To Filled Lots
#CTStateParks-- Here is a brief list of parks closed today due to parking lots filled to capacity. Here is a list from CTState Parks Twitter page. Was the prepaid parking through DMV such a great idea?
Stratford News: 2 Sick After Gas Leak
2020-06-13@2:05pm--#Stratford CT-- #ctfire--There are 2 people feeling sick after a gas leak at the concession stand at Short Beach. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_80764" align="aligncenter" width="1656"] Visit Jack's website at:http://johnrodicanhomes.com/[/caption]
Fairfield Town Update
#Fairfield CT-- The rate of new positive COVID-19 cases in Fairfield continues to trend downward. With this positive news, I hope our residents will continue to remain cautious. As we open more locations and allow for more gatherings, we are all taking on more risk of potentially reversing those trend lines. Those who are at high risk should continue to take precautions and strictly follow the CDC guidelines. All residents should continue to wear face coverings in public per the CDC and Governor's executive order. We have seen many other states across the nation experience spikes as a result of reopening and we have to anticipate the possibility that it could happen here too. The Town of Fairfield has 637 residents who…
SENATORS WANT ANSWERS ON BOP’S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK AT FCI DANBURY
WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Michael Carvajal seeking an explanation for BOP’s failed response to the spread of COVID-19 at FCI Danbury. The letter follows a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing “Examining Best Practices for Incarceration and Detention During COVID-19,” during which Blumenthal questioned Carvajal on BOP’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak at FCI Danbury. As of June 5, 2020, 98 inmates and 61 staff members at FCI Danbury have tested positive and one inmate has died. “In your testimony, you repeatedly told Senator Blumenthal that you would “get” or “look into” the information that you did not know then. Sadly, BOP provided minimal additional information…
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2020-06-12-@6:56pm--There is a T-bone crash at Arctic at Park Street with injuries. Avoid the area. This news report is made possible by:
Trumbull News: Fight At The Westfield Mall
2020-06-12@4:18pm--#Trumbull CT-- Multiple reports of a fight at the Westfield Mall at 5065 Main Street near the Cheesecake Factory. This news report is made possible by:
Norwalk Shooting UPDATE (Pursuit To Central HS)
Update: On June 11, 2020 at approximately 10:00am officers were called to Roodner Court at 261 Ely Avenue for a report of a person shot. Officers arrived and found one victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. A description of the suspect vehicle was broadcast to area law enforcement agencies. Bridgeport Police located the suspect in the area of Central High School where he was detained and subsequently arrested. A firearm was recovered after it was thrown from the suspect vehicle on Kings Highway East in Fairfield. Both parties are known to each other. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective John Sura at 203- 854-3039. Arrested: Marcus Bonaparte (23 years old) Charges: Assault in the First…
I-95 Crash
2020-06-12 @ 10:43pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A crash on I-95 northbound near exit 31 Honeyspot Road has traffic backed up to exit 25. No word on any injuries.
Senator Wants More Money For Schools Amid Covid-19
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday questioned education officials on safely reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. During today’s hearing, Murphy pressed former Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. and Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova on the need for more emergency funding for education and supporting students with disabilities as well as questioning the need for law enforcement in schools. Murphy has previously questioned college presidents on safely reopening on how athletes and fans are going to practice proper health precautions in sports arenas during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the need to appropriate additional funding to schools, Murphy said: “…let me express alarm at the prospect of…
Investigation Sought On Unemployment Schemes
WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, in a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Associate Deputy Attorney General William Hughes and United States Secret Service Assistant Director Michael D’Ambrosio, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) urged the DOJ and Secret Service to open an investigation into the large-scale “impostor fraud” schemes originating from abroad targeting unemployment insurance, as well as provide assistance to states grappling with a recent siege of scams. The letter follows a June 9 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Covid-19 related fraud, during which Blumenthal questioned D’Ambrosio on investigations into scams targeted to unemployment insurance. D’Ambrosio acknowledged that state agencies are facing a massive campaign from international criminal organizations specifically targeting COVID-19 relief payments, though he declined…