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Missing Dog Was Never Stolen

“My wife had given her away, unbeknownst to me,”said husband/owner William Novotny said.  The family had recently moved to a condo from a single-family home. His wife has some health problems and felt the family could no longer properly care for Bella.  Novotny said his wife knew he would oppose giving the animal away — so she secretly placed an ad on Craigslist and offered the dog for free.  She then concocted the Home Depot story as a cover, he said.  Once he found out, he contacted the family who had Bella and said he gave them $750 for the dog’s return.  The Valley Indy Sentinel has the full story here…….

Jobs Program For Developmentally Disabled

State Rep. Tony Hwang – ranking leader of the Government Administration & Elections (GA&E) Committee support proposed Senate Bill 761 recently during the GA&E public hearing.  SB 761 is an act that calls for making the Janitorial Work Pilot Program, for persons with a disability or a disadvantage, permanent.  http://1.usa.gov/ZJuHJg

Rep. Tony Hwang, a passionate advocate of developmentally disabled non-profit entities in our community and added, “The Kennedy Center serves as an amazing advocate for people in our community and this bill will help their clients greatly,” said Rep. Hwang.  “Their collaborative effort helps so many realize their dreams of working and earning a wage, especially when that dream seemed so far away. I thank the Center for the amazing work they do on a day to day basis.”   http://bit.ly/165xeOJ

Providing testimony for the bill was Bill Gill, the director of marketing for the Kennedy Center of Trumbull. The Kennedy Center provides individually designed person-centered planning for disabled citizens.  “The Kennedy Center has been supporting citizens with disabilities for the last 60+ years,” said Gill. “But it has been a lot more difficult to support them in the last 5 years due to the state of the economy.”

Connecticut Job Numbers Fall By 5,700 In February

The number of jobs in Connecticut fell by 5,700 in February, according to the monthly jobs report released Thursday, although the state’s job level is still in positive territory for the year.   Ed Deak, an economist who does forecasts of the Connecticut economy for the New England Economic Partnership, said the big swings in monthly data suggest it’s not reliable.  But he said the big picture is clear: Connecticut is not adding jobs as quickly as the nation.  “We seem to be slogging along somewhere at 40 to 60 percent of the recovery of the U.S.,” he said.  The Hartford Courant has the full story here…….

Cold sores may be tied to memory loss, study suggests

Researchers have found that the virus that causes cold sores, along with other viral or bacterial infections, might be associated with memory loss, and if further studies establish such a link, it could eventually prove helpful in preventing strokes or Alzheimer’s disease.  NBC News has the full story here…..

Retired Chief now police officer in Bridgewater

Former Chief of Police for the town of Fairfield recently changed his LinkedIn status to police officer in the town of Bridgewater Connecticut.  I message him and he confirmed it.    Bridgewater is a small community of about 1,800 residents according to the  2000 census and is the last dry town in the state.   Bridgewater is served by one resident state police officer and two other town police officers.  David Peck was the chief in Fairfield from

Police receive numerous calls on disturbing video on Facebook

12:02am–#Bridgeport CT–There is a very disturbing video on Facebook of a very small child being sexually assaulted by an adult.  This video has triggered a large number of calls to police departments in the area.   Bridgeport and Stratford Police received many calls.    Police said that unless the caller can identify the person, child or area where the video is originating there is nothing they can do other than report it to the FBI.  There is no way of identifying if it happened in Connecticut.     A viewer told us that her mother called Stratford Police and said they have the link and an investigator is investigating.  Police said not to forward the video but to immediately report it to Facebook.  Last summer Facebook faced an onslaught of disturbing photo images , but no video that we are aware of.  When we first asked our viewers if they knew anything about this we quickly received many comments and shares.  There were many angry and emotional comments as could be expected.

Again, if you know any of the people in the video or can identify the surroundings call the police immediately. Otherwise please report it to Facebook and do NOT forward it.

Sad day for Westport

Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff today issued the following statement on the death of Staples High School graduate Roger W. Muchnick in a U.S. Marine Corps training accident in Nevada:  “This is a sad day for Westport where Roger grew up. At Staples, he was well known as a popular football and lacrosse player and was well liked by his friends, teachers, and coaches.

“He is the second Staples graduate on active duty with the Marines to die in an accident in little more than three years, and our community once again is in shock  “Our hearts go out to the Muchnick family and friends. We deeply share their loss.”

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