#Stratford News: In a story, we first reported to you at the scene of a homicide on Braid Court in Stratford. Police said:
On 09-18-2020 Thomas Walker age 31 of Stratford was arrested and charged with the stabbing death of his mother at her home on 26 Baird Court. Officers responded to the residence at approximately 7:14 am after Walker came to the Stratford Police Department to report the incident.
Upon investigation, officers found the victim unresponsive in her home.
Walker was charged with Murder. He was held on a $1,000,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Court on 09-21-2020.
The investigation is ongoing and there are no further updates or information at this time.
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.
#Stratford CT– On 09-18-2020 Calvin Williams age 31 of Bridgeport was arrested and charged with the shooting that occurred at 90 Birch Drive earlier this month. On 09-03-2020 at approximately 8:30pm Officers from the Stratford Police Department responded to 90 Birch Drive to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon arrival one female gun shot victim was located. She was transported to the hospital for treatment and is in stable condition. Stratford Detectives arrested Williams by warrant in Bridgeport with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police ESU and Gang Unit. Recovered at the time of arrest was ammunition, a large amount of cash and narcotics (Ecstasy). Williams was charged with Assault in the First Degree, Carrying a Pistol without a Permit, Robbery in the First Degree, Home Invasion, Threatening in the First Degree, Possession of Narcotics with Intent to Sell, Reckless Endangerment and Risk of Injury to a Minor. Williams was held on a $750,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on 09-25-2020.
2020-09-16@2:44pm–#Stratford CT– A basement fire on Th0mpson Street. Firefighters were called for smoke in the building which turned out to be flames coming from the ceiling in the basement.
#Stratford CT– The Stratford Library continues to offer stimulating online programs for area adults. In response to the current job crisis that has been a major result of the pandemic, the library offers Career Reboot Workshop, an online Zoom advice program set for Thursday, September 24 from 7-8 pm. It is free and open to the public.
Join Stratford native and career coach Ann Kaiser for a webinar about rebooting your career no matter what stage you’re at. In this workshop viewers will learn tips on exploring new fields, reworking a cover letter and resume and putting your best foot forward in interviews.
A graduate of Fordham University where she holds a BS in Psychology, Kaiser is currently based in New York City. She worked as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor before leading PR strategies for clients like The Hollywood Reporter, Telemundo and HuffPost. Kaiser works with clients all over the country helping them with career exploration and transition, resume writing, crafting cover letters, interview prep and salary negotiation.
The Stratford Library has announced its selections for the Fall/Winter 2020 series of “Books Over Coffee”, the monthly book discussion program that has been a popular staple at the library for over 30 years. The library continues to offer this lively forum even during unusual times by utilizing the Zoom platform. “Books Over Coffee”, which is free and open to the public, is offered on monthly Wednesday afternoons from 12-1 pm and is hosted on Zoom by Stratford Library staffer Linda LiDestri.
Opening the new series on Wednesday, September 30 will be The Women with Silver Wings by Katherine Sharp Landdeck. This is the thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II–only to be forgotten by the country they served is explored in The Women with Silver Wings. Historian Landdeck introduces these young women as they meet the trailblazing pilots who first envisioned sending American women into the air, and whose rivalry would define the Women Air Force Service Pilots. For women, it was a chance to serve their country–and to prove that women aviators were just as skilled and able as men.
An additional event will occur in October with a “Meet-the-Author” discussion of Being Lolita, a memoir by former Stratford resident Alisson Wood. A dark romance evolves between Bunnell High School junior Alisson Wood and her charismatic English teacher in Wood’s breathtakingly powerful and honest memoir relating the journey of a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. Alisson Wood will be the special guest at the book discussion on October 7. Other titles for 2020 will be Stuart Truton’s 71/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle on October 28, The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline (November 18) and Dear Edward by Jane Napolitano (December 16).
Copies of all books are currently available for loan at the library’s Circulation Desk. The titles are also available for loan on Kindle and Nook eReaders. Participants are invited to register for “Books Over Coffee” online at: https://stratfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/7073364?hs=a.
For further information visit the Stratford Library at 2203 Main Street in Stratford, Connecticut or call its Public Relations and Programming Office at: 203.385.4162. Timely information is also available on the library’s website at: www.stratfordlibrary.org.
#Strattford CT– The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford will present a special 4-part series about the American Old West of “Sunday Afternoon Talks”, its monthly series of informative and entertaining talks hosted by Charles Lautier and featuring prominent local guest speakers, beginning Sunday, September 13 at 2 pm. The series, which serves as the kick-off for “Sunday Afternoon Talks” on the Zoom format, features guest speaker Hamish Lutris. The schedule is:
Sunday, September 13, 2020:
Men to Match My Mountains: Mountain Men and the Opening of the West
Beginning in 1803, Americans explored the West, looking for freedom, space, and money. They found all three, often in deadly quantities. This talk will center on the first people to explore the Rocky Mountains, seeking out the fur-bearing wealth of the wilderness. It will explore the mountains themselves, the hold they had on the imaginations of America, and the fate of many of the ‘mountain men’ who blazed the trails that made today’s highways.
Sunday, October 18, 2020:
“The One Immediate Vital Need of the Entire Republic”
The transcontinental railroad was considered the greatest engineering, financial feat in the world at the time of its completion. Yet thousands of bodies marked its route, hundreds went bankrupt on the railroads, and many decried their power and influence. This talk will discuss the history of the railroad, from its beginnings in the 1820s in the US to May 10, 1869, when the transcontinental railroad was finished. The talk will also explore the vast power and influence that railroads exerted over the United States, altering the country’s customs and making us a nation of travelers.
Sunday, November 8, 2020:
Hell on Wheels: The Wild West
From the 1850s until the 1890s, the West was a dangerous place, one that took a high human toll before it was ‘civilized’ in the 1880s and 90s. This talk will focus on three aspects of that danger: cattle, which drew cowboys and big business out west; Indians, who contested that expansion doggedly; and the railroad, which served to draw the nation together and subjugate Native Americans. Each contributed to the reality and mythology of the West, and remain powerful images today.
Sunday, November 22, 2020:
Sodbusters and Colleges: The Winning of the West
In 1860, most of the western plains were uninhabited by Americans; the 1890 census revealed that the frontier, where US law did not hold sway, had disappeared. Civilization had come to the entire West in only 40 years. How? This talk will focus on the immigration, technologies, and political actions that made possible the taming of the vast land that we call the West.
Guest speaker Hamish Lutris is an Associate Professor of History, Political Science, and Geography at Capital Community College in Hartford, Connecticut. He has worked in some of America’s premier natural and historical sites, leading hiking and historical programs. He has also lectured extensively in the United States, Europe, and Canada, presenting programs on wide-ranging historical topics, including Native American history, the Civil War, Scientific History, Social and Cultural History, World War I, World War II and the American West.
The series, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 2-3:30 pm on the Zoom format. For further information call the Library at: 203.385-4162 or register for the first talk online at: https://stratfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/7073153.
Officers from the Stratford Police Department responded to 90 Birch Drive to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, one female gunshot victim was located. She was transported to the hospital for treatment and is in stable condition. Several witnesses were spoken to at the scene and the investigation is ongoing at this time. This was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the general public. The suspect is an unknown male last seen wearing all dark clothing.
If anyone has information call 203-385-4119, 203-385-4125 or the TIP line at 203-375-8477.
