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Bridgeport News: Body Found In Car

2021-12-06@10:16pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Last night I began receiving a number of messages of a body being found on Kossuth Street across from Washington Park. Police said: "reported by 3rd party caller as a male in vehicle possibly sleeping. Officers responded but did not mention how party passed away. Waiting on finalized report". Calls like this are usually overdoses which I don't normally report on. They happen in EVERY town and sadly too frequently. However, if the call becomes criminal I will report on it. This news report is made possible by:

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Stratford News: Grant award will fund a hearing impaired smoke alarm

Fire Prevention & Safety GrantThe Stratford Fire Marshal’s Office is proud to announce winning approval for a 2020Fire Prevention and Safety Grant of $60,891.43 from FEMA and the Department ofHomeland Security. The Fire Prevention and Safety Grant award will fund a Hearing impaired smoke alarmprogram for the citizens of Stratford. The Flash, Shake and Awake program will allow the Fire Marshal office to installspecial bed shaker smoke alarm devices specifically designed to wake and alert deaf andhearing impaired individuals of smoke and fire inside the home.Residents of Stratford should contact the Stratford Fire Marshal’s Office 203-385-4073for information. This press release was made possible by: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/

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Orange News: 6,400 Gallons Of Dirty Water Down A Town Strom Drain

2021-12-06@12:22am--#Orange CT-- #cttraffic-- A tractor trailer carrying dirty water from a landfill in Rochester, New Hampshire rolled over on I-95 southbound at exit 41 (no traffic cameras there). According to radio reports dirty water from a landfill the was in the tractor trailer now emptying in a sewer drain. Officials from Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has been requested to the scene. This news report is made possible by: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/new-vehicles/

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Norwalk News: Vaping Products Sicken Students

#Norwalk CT---On December 3, 2021 at approximately 12:08 p.m., Norwalk Police Officers were dispatched to Brien McMahon High School on the report of a student requiring emergency medical attention. Officers on scene determined that more than one student had used a tainted vaping product, and that those students immediately became very ill, requiring medical treatment. The investigation has led to evidence, which is now being examined, and to witnesses, that are working with officers. We intend to quickly bring a successful close to this case. The individuals affected by the product were transported to Norwalk Hospital and are recovering. We ask parents to be aware of the dangers of vaping products, and to discuss these dangers with their children. Our…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES FIRST CONFIRMED COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT CASE IN CONNECTICUT

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES FIRST CONFIRMED COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT CASE IN CONNECTICUT Connecticut Department of Public Health Opens Mobile Booster Clinics Across the State (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in Connecticut. Sequencing performed at the Connecticut State Public Health Laboratory confirmed the presence of the variant. The case involves a man in his 60s from Hartford County who developed mild symptoms on November 27. An at-home COVID-19 test was positive on November 29 and a subsequent molecular test was positive on December 1. A family member traveled to New York City between November 17 and November 22 to attend the Anime NYC 2021 convention at the Javits Center. That…

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MAYOR REINSTITUTES INDOOR FACE MASK REQUIREMENT FOR ALL STRATFORD TOWN BUILDINGS

#STRATFORD – Mayor Laura R. Hoydick has announced that the requirement for wearing face masks for all staff and visitors to all town buildings and facilities regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status is being reinstituted effective with the start of business on Monday, December 6th, 2021.  Employees and visitors will be required to wear masks at all times in common areas.  The Mayor has announced the change in consideration of a statewide spike in COVID-19 transmission with 134 of the state’s 169 towns and cities including Stratford back in the “red zone” this week as calculated by the State Department of Health.  The “red” characterization applies to towns and cities with a transmission rate of 15 new cases per 100,000 people or higher during…

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