Bridgeport News: Chemical Spill
2021-11-05@8:54:00am-- #Bridgeport CT--Report of a chemical spill at 95 Cogswell Street. Radio reports say 4 people were transported to the hospital.
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES THE SCREEN AND STAY INITIATIVE FOR CONNECTICUT SCHOOLS
Governor Ned Lamont today announced the rollout of the Screen and Stay initiative for Connecticut schools that choose to participate. Under the initiative, students and staff identified as close contacts to a known COVID-19 case but who are not yet fully vaccinated will be able to remain in school if they were wearing masks and don’t develop symptoms. The initiative will bring immediate relief to the frequent and repeated quarantines that continue to impact student learning and place a burden on working families. The innovative, multi-agency solution will aid school districts through the remainder of the fall. Students and staff are eligible to participate if the close contact with a COVID-19 case occurs under the following circumstances: Exclusively during the…
Bridgeport News: Glass Truck Crash
2021-11-04@6:30Am--#Bridgeport CT-- A viewer this morning sent in this photo of a crash on I-95 southbound near exit 27 between a car and a glass truck. No word if it was a PANE on commuter traffic.
Bridgeport News: Hit And Run
2021-11-04@4:24pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A viewer sent in this photo of a hit and run accident on Harriet Street near East Washington Avenue. The striking vehicle might be stolen.
Westport Rescinds Mask Requirement
Westport, CT –First Selectman Jim Marpe issued the following update today: Over the past few weeks, the daily rate of COVID-19 cases in Westport has been trending downward and the Town continues to be in the “gray” category (less than 5 cases/100,000). Therefore, in collaboration with Westport’s COVID-19 Emergency Management Team, as First Selectman, I am hereby rescinding Executive Orders #9 and #10 and lifting the mask mandate in indoor public settings in Westport, effective immediately. This is certainly an optimistic trend - one that we have been anxious to announce. But we continue to be aware of the potential of stronger strains and breakthrough cases that could impact future recommendations. Those who are eligible are strongly encouraged to get…
Fairfield News: 15 Year Old Thought To Be Responsible For Southport Armed Robbery
FAIRFIELD - On November 3, 2021, at approximately 7:30 AM, the Fairfield PoliceDepartment received a report of an armed robbery which had occurred on Main Street inSouthport in the area of The Southport School.The reporting party, an employee of The Southport School, reported that she and a co-workerwere walking to the school after parking their vehicles. As they approached the school theynoticed an unfamiliar male subject on Main Street near the school. The male approached the twofemale subjects, displayed what was described as a black/silver handgun and demanded theyhand over their phones and bags. The female subjects complied and then fled into The SouthportSchool which was briefly placed into a “secure school” condition until police were able to clearthe area.The…
Stratford News: Fall From A Ladder
2021-11-04@12:32pm--#Stratford CT-- Report of a person falling from a 15 foot ladder at the Power House Gym at 99 Beardsley Avenue with a possible dislocated shoulder along with a possible broken leg and ankle. This news report is made possible by: http://www.bdklawgroup.com/
Stratford News: Library Closed
The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford, CT will be closed on Thursday, November11 for the Veterans Day holiday. The library will reopen on Friday, November 12, 2021 at 10 am. This press release was made possible by:
BLUMENTHAL CALLS FOR PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO STOP BIG TECH SELF-PREFERENCING
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees, spoke on the Senate Floor today to urge Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to stop the tech industry’s self-preferencing. “Big Tech companies own the railroads of our digital economy, but they also compete with the economies relying on those railroads to get their products to consumers,” said Blumenthal on the Senate Floor. Blumenthal is a co-sponsor of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would establish commonsense rules preventing dominant digital platforms from harming competition, online businesses, and consumers, and a lead sponsor of the Open App Markets Act, antitrust legislation to promote app store competition. “The app market is a place where these harms to consumer and competition are starker than anywhere…
Bridgeport News: Brush Fie
2021-11-03@10:26pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called to a large brush fire that extended to a garage in the 2400 block of Madison Avenue. Firefighters had to access the scene from backyards on Jewett Avenue.