BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXTEND SCHOOL AND SUMMER MEAL WAIVERS TO FEED CHILDREN Program Set to Expire June 30th if Not Extended WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in introducing the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act, which would extend USDA school meal waivers from June 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. These waivers have been crucial to helping schools and organizations feed children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With most schools still facing challenges as they return to normal operations, the flexibilities the waivers provide give our schools and summer meal programs much-needed support to deal with ongoing food service issues and keep kids fed. The bill will also help schools transition back to normal…
Man’s Package Gets Him In Trouble With Woman…
#Milford CT-- On April 6, 2022, Milford Police took custody of Jose Ramos of Pallisades Avenue in Bridgeport regarding an active warrant for his arrest. Ramos is accused of sending a package to a female, who is the protected person of a full no-contact restraining order against him, in October 2021. This press release was made possible by: Nima doesn't clown around with mortgages!
Bridgeport News: Crash With Injuries
2022-04-07@7:54pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders on scene of a two car accident with one rolled over at McKinley Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard.
Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that REYS ALFREDO VASQUEZ, 30, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms. According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 22, 2020, Bridgeport Police arrested Vasquez in Bridgeport. At the time of his arrest, officers seized from Vasquez several fictious driver’s licenses from several states, each with Vasquez’s picture and a different name, and his cellphone. A court authorized search of the cellphone revealed a video, taken on August 22, 2019, of Vasquez holding a Glock handgun with a drum and laser…
Ganim Announces New Communications Director EXCEPT For Police
Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that he has appointed a new team to oversee communications for the City of Bridgeport. The appointments include Tiadora Josef as Director of Communications for the City of Bridgeport along with Communications Coordinators Liridona Egriu and Josue Jorge. Ms. Josef will oversee the communications department and serve as primary contact for all media inquiries and internal communications matters. The team will officially start on Thursday, April 14, 2022.Tiadora Josef comes to Bridgeport with experience from her former positions working in the Mayor’s office for the City of Waterbury as well as for the Waterbury Development Corporation which supported the city’s revitalization and economic development as illustrated through TheWaterbury.com. While in the mayor’s…
Governor Has COVID
Governor has COVID(HARTFORD, CT) – Max Reiss, director of communications for Governor Ned Lamont, today released the following statement:“This morning, Governor Lamont took a regularly-scheduled COVID-19 rapid self-test and it showed a positive diagnosis, which was later confirmed with a second rapid self-test. He is currently awaiting the results of a PCR test. Our office has also conducted contact tracing to identify and inform close contacts. He is feeling good and not experiencing any symptoms, and he is grateful that he is receiving protection from the second booster shot he received last week. Per CDC guidance and out of an abundance of caution, the governor will quarantine at home for the next five days and not attend any in-person events…
Bridgeport New: Fire
2022-04-07@10:14am--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called to a structure fire at 2660 North Avenue on the 2nd floor. The fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system.
LEGISLATION TO EXPAND CHILDREN’S ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee,introduced the Supporting Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act, which would reauthorize the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program for another five years to better promote the integration of behavioral health and primary care for children. The PMHCA program supports state or regional networks of pediatric mental health care teams to provide tele-consultation, training, technical assistance, and care coordination for pediatricians and other pediatric primary care providers to diagnose, treat, and refer children with behavioral health conditions. The bill would also expand the types of providers who can be part of the care team and add new sites where the…
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2022-04-06@9:02pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A pedestrian has been struck at Capital and Main Street. The intersection is closed according to radio reports.This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2022-04-06@1:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a pedestrian being struck by a car in the 600 block of Howard Avenue.This news report is made possible by: