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Senator Bradley On Upcoming Legislative Session

Hold on to your wallet, the Connecticut legislators are back in session. Senator Dennis Bradley took time to tell the DoingItLocal viewers what he finds to be important items in the upcoming session. He’s excited that there is a solid proposal to bring a casino and sports betting to Bridgeport. As a pastor’s son he believes that adults can make up their own minds on whether to immunize their children. He also thinks that tolls is just another way to tax the middle class. Before you comment, make sure you watch the video on why he thinks this way!

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Milford News: Car Crashes Into Garage

UPDATE: According to radio reports the car hit a parked car sending it into the garage. The car came to a stop on Lyda Drive. Firefighters also report that a guy line snapped and flew up over the primary electrical wires. 2020-01-12@9:27pm--#Milford CT-- A car crashed into a fence, the into a garage on Anderson Avenue.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Red Cross Corporate Sponsors

FARMINGTON, Conn. [December 30, 2019] — The spirit of giving continued all throughout 2019 by American Red Cross corporate sponsors across Connecticut.  Pledging towards our Disaster Responder and Ready 365 programs, their generosity helped fulfill the values that make the Red Cross the foremost global humanitarian organization.  Our donors stand with the Red Cross to power our organization with strong infrastructure, trained volunteers, innovative technology and critical resources necessary to our neighbors in need. On the ground, our local response is powered by nearly 1,900 volunteers who responded to 700 local incidents, provided immediate disaster assistance to nearly 1,300 families, installed nearly 6,200 free smoke alarms, held more than 3,400 blood drives and collected more than 101,000 units of blood, taught nearly 70,000…

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Land Conservation

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the state is set to approve $5 million in funding that will permit a new round of grants to begin under Connecticut’s Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Program. The initiative, administered by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, provides grants to municipalities, nonprofit land conservation organizations, and water companies to acquire land and have it designated as open space.   The allocation has been placed on the agenda to be approved during next week’s meeting of the State Bond Commission. Governor Lamont serves as chairman of the commission.   “Our administration has set high goals to mitigate the effects of climate change and implement policies that better preserve our air,…

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Milford News: Smoke From Macy’s

3:50pm--UPDATE: Firefighters say the source was a burnt out belt.  No mention what it was a belt to.  Sounds like my belt after Thanksgiving dinner! 2019-11-29@3:40pm--#Milford CT-- Report of smoking coming from the sitting room on the first floor at Macy's at the Connecticut Post Mall.  They are closing that area off to prevent smoke from going inside the mall.   This news report is made possible by:  

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