Bridgeport News: Large Power Outage
2020-04-09@3:07 PM -- #Bridgeport CT -- There are several reports of a large scale power outage on the east side of Bridgeport. This report is brought to you by:
I-95 Crash
2020-04-09@2:25pm--#Stratford CT-- #cttraffic-- A crash on I-95 northbound near exit 32 in the left lane breakdown lane. Radio reports say there are two injuries. Expect delays.
Fairfield News: Transformer Explosion
2020-04-09@1:01pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a transformer explosion on Barlow Road near the university. No word if there is any widespread power outage. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Fight Over A Woman At The Hospital
2020-04-09@12:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police were called to Bridgeport Hospital for two males fight over a woman at the circle. This news report is made possible by:
Worker Protections During Covid
#WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) called on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to utilize its emergency enforcement mechanism to require employers to develop and implement comprehensive plans to keep all essential workers who continue to perform their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic safe. The lawmakers asked OSHA to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which would provide employers with a consistent roadmap of standards to follow to ensure all employees who continue to come into work across the country are protected, and eventually develop a permanent standard should another such emergency…
Flags At Half Staff
#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff statewide effective immediately in recognition and mourning of all those who have lost their lives and been affected by COVID-19. The flags will remain lowered throughout the emergency. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time. “This global pandemic is impacting the lives of so many families, friends, and loved ones in Connecticut, and we mourn for those who have been impacted,” Governor Lamont said. “This is an incredibly trying time and a…
CT City Mayors Submit Letter in Support of Eviction Legislation
Mayors from cities across Connecticut will submit a letter in support of state legislation to protect tenants from eviction until 30 days after the end of a declared state of emergency, such as the current COVID-19 public health crisis. Please find the letter, the proposed bill language: (Note, this is not law yet) Proposed Sec. 47a-15b. Nonpayment of rent by tenant: Landlord’s remedy during declared public health emergency or public health-related school closure. (1) Whenever a landlord would be entitled to terminate a rental agreement or tenancy due to unpaid rent pursuant to section 47a-15a, and (a) a public health emergency was declared, pursuant to section 19a-131a, for the town or region where the rental premises is located during…
Stratford To Enforce Social Distancing
#Stratford CT – As the spread of COVID-19 continues to surge across the region and the state, Mayor Laura Hoydick is directing the Stratford Police Department to issue infractions to those who are warned to observe social distancing directives at Town recreational areas per Governor Ned Lamont’s Executive Orders that are aimed at reducing the spread of the Coronavirus. The guideline in the Governor’s orders require residents to maintain a distance from one another of at least six feet apart, and to gather in groups no larger than 5 people at a time. Recreational areas include Town parks, beaches, ponds, forests and other areas used for recreational purposes, including playgrounds, ballfields and docks, as well as the parking facilities adjacent…
I-95 Crash
2020-04-08@5:40pm--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic-- A crash between a car and box truck on I-95 southbound near exit 18 is causing a big backup. Detour if you can. No word on any injuries.
Frontier Communications Complaints
#Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull today announced an investigation into Frontier Communications following consumer complaints regarding excessive charges, poor service quality and unsatisfactory customer service that began after Frontier acquired Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET) in 2014. Since June 2015, the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Consumer Protection have jointly received over 1,000 consumer complaints regarding Frontier. Those include complaints involving charges for equipment already returned, poor voice, video and internet quality, unsatisfactory customer service, charges that exceeded promised rates, and charges that continued after services had been cancelled. The Office of the Attorney General and DCP have issued a civil investigative demand seeking comprehensive records regarding…