Stratford News: Rollover Accident
10:30am--#Stratford CT-- major rollover accident on Nichols Ave. in Stratford at the intersection of Nichols Ave. & Barbara Lane/Second Hill Lane. Thanks to David Adams for the pictures!
GOV. MALLOY, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS, ANNOUNCE BUDGET AGREEMENT Budget is Balanced, Under the Spending Cap and Contains No New Taxes (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr., Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz, and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly today announced a budget agreement that continues to fund top priorities such as universal access to pre-kindergarten, making college more affordable, continuing to make year over year increases in local public education funding, and the Earned Income Tax Credit. It does all of this with no new taxes, and in fact provides modest tax relief for working families. The budget,…
Man Charged With Making False Report
(Bridgeport, CT -- April 30, 2014) – A Fairfield man was arrested after he falsely reported that he was stabbed and poisoned Tuesday. Police responded to Seaver Circle at 2 a.m. and encountered the 911 caller. The man, Ardit Fejzaj, 26, of Fairfield, told police that he had, in fact, not been stabbed and he stated that he said that he had been stabbed expecting police response would be faster. He went on to state that he had been poisoned by his friends and identified a supposed suspect. Police went to the nearby address of the “suspect” and explained why they were there. A family member called the man and he arrived home a short time later. He explained to police that…
Himes Helps Lead Bill to Establish Federal Green Bank
Modeled after Connecticut’s Green Bank, bank will assist in financing of clean energy, energy efficiency projects WASHINGTON, DC – Along with lead author Congressman Chris Van Hollen (MD-8) and other House Democrats, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) introduced legislation today to establish a Federal Green Bank, modeled after Connecticut’s Green Bank, to help finance the development of clean energy and energy efficiency projects. The Green Bank Act of 2014 will increase deployment of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies by providing financing in partnership with private investors for projects that use commercialized technology but cannot deploy at scale due to lack of reasonably priced financing. “The cheapest and cleanest energy is the energy we don’t use at all. We have…
GOV. MALLOY, DMV COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCE NEW APPOINTMENT CENTERS AND UPGRADES AS PART OF AGENCY MODERNIZATION EFFORTS
(WETHERSFIELD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is now accepting appointments for learner's permit tests in the Old Saybrook office as part of the department's major computer upgrade so that businesses and customers can do more transactions online without coming into a DMV office. Old Saybrook now joins Waterbury, Danbury, Bridgeport, Cheshire, Norwalk, Wethersfield, Hamden and Willimantic in offering learner's permit testing by appointment. This test-by-appointment system is part of a new and growing service DMV started in 2012 to help customers avoid waiting in line. It captures DMV's efforts to better integrate technology that produces taxpayer savings and makes government more responsive. The first available appointments start May 13. “From the start, our goal has been…
First Selectman Marpe Welcomes BRIGHTLIGHT CAPITAL to Westport on May 13
First Selectman Jim Marpe will conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony and extend an official welcome on May 13 at 2 pm, as Brightlight Capital Management, a long/short small cap value manager, opens its new office at Sconset Square on Myrtle Avenue in Westport. Mr. Marpe welcomes the growing hedge fund to town, saying “Westport is a great environment for financial services businesses like Brightlight Capital. We wish them great success.” “This is a very exciting and important time for Brightlight Capital,” said Dima Rubinchik, founder and portfolio manager of the three year old firm. “Two of our three partners live in Westport, so the decision to move here from New York was an easy one. We have…
Bridgeport News: Car Rollover
12:51pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a two car motor vehicle accident at Madison Avenue and Eckart Street. One of the cars has rolled over.
Bridgeport News: Fire at Washington Park.
11:08am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a fire in the bathroom at Washington Park. Firefighters are on the way. Firefighters have arrived and are reporting that it is a trash fire in the bathroom.
Bridgeport News: Purse Snatching on Boston Avenue
3:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a purse snatching on the 1400 block of Boston Avenue. The snatcher is wearing a green hoodie fled between two houses on this street.
Two Men Arrested in Heroin Investigations
(Bridgeport, CT – April 25, 2014) -- The Statewide Urban Violence Task Force Thursday executed two search and seizure warrants and arrested two people in connection with an investigation into the sale of heroin. Members of the Bridgeport Police Emergency Services Unit executed the warrants at two addresses. The first location was the third-floor apartment at 215 Sheridan St. The second location was a second-floor apartment at 357 Nichols St. Authorities seized from the Sheridan Street residence 302 baggies of heroin, about 4,500 empty, new and unused heroin baggies, grinders, scales and about 100 grams of cutting agents. Also seized was $5,900. Seized from the Nichols Street residence were 50 baggies of heroin and $102 in cash. The heroin seized from Sheridan…