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INFANT FORMULA SHORTAGE, SCAMS & PRICE GOUGING

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, wrote to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) demanding urgent action to address the nationwide infant formula shortage. “Families are feeling the impact,” the members wrote in letters to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf and FTC Commissioner Lina Khan. “Raising an infant is a stressful enough experience without wondering whether or not you will be able to find—or afford—the food your child desperately needs to grow, thrive, and stay healthy.”  A February FDA recall from a major producer’s plant and continued global…

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Westport News: Riverside Avenue Road Closure

Westport, CT - Public Works Director Peter Ratkiewich announced that, due to recent weather conditions, Riverside Avenue between Charles Street and Railroad Place will be closed to traffic between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 11 and between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM on Thursday, May 12 in order to facilitate final paving of the roadway after a long reconstruction project.  All persons wishing to drop off passengers on either side of the Saugatuck Train Station are advised to enter the station through Ferry Lane on the south side of the station.  Those that wish to drop off on the North (Westbound) side of the Station are advised to continue driving on Ferry Lane past the Eastbound platform, go under…

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2020 U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY. CAMPAIGN

Fairfield, CT — Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes on our nation’s roads. Fairfield Police are encouraging drivers to put down the phone and remember: U Drive. U Text. U Pay. Fairfield Police will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from October 8-12, 2020, for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement effort. The goal of the campaign is to step up enforcement efforts to catch distracted, texting drivers and enforce distracted-driving laws. According to NHTSA, between 2012 and 2018, nearly 23,000 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. In fact, there were 2,841 people killed in motor vehicle…

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AG Warns Of Utility Scams

Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today urged Connecticut residents to be on alert for utility scams after multiple reports of consumers receiving calls purporting to be from Eversource and threatening imminent shut-off of electricity if a payment was not made. The scammers have called Eversource and UI customers pretending to be from the utility company and demanding payments in the form of prepaid gift cards. Eversource does not demand immediate payment by phone, particularly via a prepaid gift card. These scams are not new, but they have become increasingly sophisticated. The scammers have sensitive information, including the customer’s account numbers and personal details, leading several consumers to believe they are speaking with an employee of Eversource. “Our office…

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Stratford News: Boat Hits Sandbar

[caption id="attachment_85834" align="aligncenter" width="352"] Rescue underway[/caption]   UPDATE: Now reported 4 children, 5 adults onboard one adult "significantly" injured.  The boat is reported to be taking on water.  Milford has been added to the assignment.   2020-9-18@7:07pm--#Stratford CT-- Fireboat dispatched to the mouth of the Housatonic River for a 30 foot boat that struck the sandbar and now aground.  3 people reported onboard.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Milford News: Commercial Fire

11:30pm--UPDATE: Second alarm called, roof in the back just collapsed.     2020-09-14@10:19pm--#Milford CT-- #ctfire-- Firefighters were called to a commercial building on Roses Mill Road which is between Walmart and Taco Bell.  Firefighters were greeted with heavy fire on their arrival.  My travel time was 16 minutes and the bulk of the fire was knocked down when I got there.  Firefighters are still chasing hot spots an hour later.  

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