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Fairfield News: Arrest Made In Shell Station Robbery

On December 27, 2021, at approximately 7:43 PM, the Fairfield Police Department responded to a reportof an armed robbery at Fairfield Shell, 1139 Post Road, Fairfield, CT.Officers arrived at the business and located the victim, an employee, who stated they were just robbed atgun point and a male subject had taken cash from both registers. The male was described a black male,wearing a black face covering (similar to that of a balaclava), all black clothing and had a black backpackon. The victim reported the male exited the store in a western direction on the Post Road but was not sureif he entered a vehicle. No one was injured during the course of this incident.Detectives arrived on scene an began conducting…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT DIRECTS CONNECTICUT’S EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR 2020 TO BE RETROACTIVELY ENHANCED TO 41.5% USING FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS

Nearly 200,000 Low-to-Moderate Income Working Individuals and Families Will Receive Significant Boost in State Income Tax Credits (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services to retroactively enhance the 2020 Connecticut Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from 23% of the federal credit to 41.5%. The additional state tax refund will provide needed economic support to low-to-moderate income working individuals and families disproportionately burdened by COVID-19 and its negative economic impacts. The enhancement will benefit 198,708 households that earned up to $56,844 in 2020 and filed for that year’s EITC. The amount of each household’s enhanced credit is need-tested and depends on the size of its federal credit, which the IRS…

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BRIDGEPORT TO PROVIDE TAKE HOME COVID TEST KITS*

*I received this press release AFTER I got the press release from the governor saying there was a delay in distribution of test kits. Check the websites prior to going to make sure they are available. BRIDGEPORT, CT -  The City of Bridgeport will be distributing Take Home COVID Test Kits to residents and partner agencies as part of the statewide effort to decrease long lines and provide COVID tests in each municipality.   The dates for distribution of the Test Kits remains pending as updates from the State of Connecticut indicate a delay in delivery. Bridgeport EOC with the Health Department are coordinating efforts to receive and distribute more than 15,000 COVID testing kits; each kit contain two tests.  …

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GOVERNOR LAMONT STATEMENT WITH UPDATE ON SHIPMENT OF COVID-19 AT-HOME RAPID TESTS

Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement with an update on Connecticut’s anticipated shipment of COVID-19 at-home rapid tests: “Due to shipping and warehouse delays outside of the State of Connecticut’s control, our state’s anticipated shipment of COVID-19 at-home rapid tests are currently delayed from arriving in Connecticut. My staff and multiple state agencies have spent the past several days working around the clock to accelerate the movement of our tests through what is clearly a shipping and distribution bottleneck on the West Coast amid unprecedented international demand for tests. I want to thank our municipal and emergency management partners who have quickly and efficiently established their methods of distribution of the tests, clearly communicating them to their communities.…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT CALLS UP NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS TO ASSIST IN COVID-19 AT-HOME TEST AND MASK DISTRIBUTION

HARTFORD, CT– Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is calling up nearly 100 Connecticut National Guard soldiers and airmen to assist in the logistical operations for the immediate distribution of the three million COVID-19 at-home rapid tests and six million N95 masks that he announced yesterday the state has purchased to help curb the spread of COVID-19 during this heavy travel and holiday season. The at-home tests and N95 masks are being distributed by the state to municipalities and school districts. Each municipality and school district will then determine how best to provide them to people who live in their respective cities and towns. While ordered to duty, the Connecticut National Guard soldiers and airmen will also perform missions to alleviate the…

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Westport At-Home Test Kit Distribution

Westport, CT –First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker issued the following update today: The State of CT has procured a substantial number of at-home COVID test kits and will be distributing them to local municipalities. The Town of Westport will be taking delivery of the Town’s allotment this week and will begin to distribute them immediately. We will be distributing the test kits to Westport Residents on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Staples High School at 1pm. There are a limited number of kits available. We will provide two (2) kits per vehicle on a first come, first served basis. As early as next week, the State of CT will also be distributing N95 masks that will be available to the public. State officials…

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Fairfield Test Kits

First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick confirmed that Fairfield will be receiving approximately 7,710 kits to distribute to residents, 2 tests per kit. With Fairfield’s population at 61,000 residents the amount the state is providing doesn’t allow for all our residents to receive a test kit.  Therefore the Emergency Management Team felt it was important to prioritize the distribution for residents that are experiencing symptoms or have been exposed to someone who tested positive.   We were told that we should receive the test kits Thursday morning in Fairfield, and have prepared for a distribution event for Fairfield residents. This Thursday, December 30, from 12-5pm, or until supplies last, the Town will host a test-kit distribution at Roger Ludlowe Middle School, with…

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