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Milford News: Crash With Extrication

11:54am--#cttraffic--#Milford CT--Report of a crash requiring extrication in front of Napoli Motors at 688 Bridgeport Avenue.  First responders on the way, expect delays in the area.   This report sponsored by: Informe de un accidente que requiere la extricación frente a Napoli Motors a 688 Bridgeport Avenue. Los primeros en responder en el camino, esperan retrasos en la zona. Relatório de um acidente exigindo desencarceramento na frente de Napoli Motors na 688 Bridgeport Avenue. Socorristas no caminho, esperar por transito na área.

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I-95 Rollover

12:20pm--#cttraffic--#Norwalk CT--I-95 northbound near exit 15 a rollover accident in the right lane causing heavy delays in both directions.  Only minor injuries reported.   I-95 hacia el norte cerca de la salida 15 el vuelco del vehículo accidente en el carril derecho causando retrasos pesados en ambas direcciones. Sólo lesiones menores reportadas.

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Today’s Vehicle Fire

12:00pm--#cttraffic--#New Haven CT--Today's vehicle fire is an open bed tractor trailer with its back end on fire on I-95 northbound near exit 51.  The truck drove quite a few miles no knowing he was on fire.  It was discovered by state police monitoring the traffic cameras.  Firefighters just arriving on scene.  Traffic is going to back up further than it already was. Hoy vehículo fuego es un remolque de tractor cama abierta con su parte trasera en el fuego por la I-95 hacia el norte cerca de la salida 51. El camión llevó un buen número de millas en saber que estaba en llamas. Fue descubierto por la policía estatal de monitoreo de las cámaras de tráfico. Los bomberos acaba…

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UB Has Won An Award

If ideas are the currency of trade in academia, then conferences are its central banks where researchers, scholars, and other experts can exchange invaluable information on vital topics that shape our world. Yet all too often, conferences are prohibitively expensive or time-consuming, so the exchange of ideas and research, however great, gets mired in logistics. UB School of Engineering Associate Dean Dr. Khaled M. Elleithy and Dean/Senior Vice President for Graduate Studies Dr. Tarek Sobh set out to change that. And now, thanks to their success in bringing engineers together, UB has won a Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Competition (CQIA) Gold Innovation Prize. CQIA awards recognize organizations from manufacturing, service, education, government agencies, and other not-for-profits that develop products, services,…

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Bridgeport Announces New Safety Initiatives

#Bridgeport CT (June 30, 2015 Press Release) – Mayor Bill Finch today announced the Police Department is instituting walking beats in the city’s four public housing complexes and expanding its Safe Corridors program in the area of Trumbull Gardens to enhance safety for kids and families. “Bridgeport today is safer than it has been in about 40 years, but we can and must do more,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “That’s why we are initiating walking beats in our public housing complexes. Our officers will be out there every day -- talking with residents, building better relationships and keeping our kids safe. It’s not just community policing. This is smart policing.” In addition, the city is expanding its Safe Corridors program…

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