Category: Westport

Westport News: Scaffold Collapse

3:34pm–Westport CT–    The Westport Fire Department responded to a scaffold collapse with two construction works injured at the Bedford Square construction site.  Two construction works were getting setup on the 2nd floor to cut steel as part of the ongoing renovations and construction at 52 Post Road East as part of the project when the scaffold they were using tipped over. One worker was on the scaffold and the other was hit by it; both suffered non-life threating leg injuries.  Westport EMS and Police also responded providing primary patient care while firefighters used ropes and rigging to set up a lowering system to remove the two construction workers from the 2nd floor of building. Both construction workers were transported to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS.

 

The Westport Fire Department responded with 11 Firefighters and Officer on Truck 1, Rescue 3, Engine 6 and Cars 3 and 5 and was on scene for approximately 1 hour. Connecticut OSHA was notified and the two construction companies working on the project both had their Safety Officers respond to investigate the accident.

 

 

Westport News: Check Forgery

On Friday August 14th, 2015 David Reichard (age 26) turned herself into the Westport Police Department after learning that there was a warrant for his arrest. The arrest warrant for Reichard stems from a bad check complaint received from First County Bank back in May 2015.

From the complaint received it is alleged that Reichard deposited a check for $3960.00 into his bank account which was forged. The investigation by the Westport Police Department Detective Bureau revealed that the victim, Monroe Muffler of Monroe Connecticut had reported its business account compromised months earlier and that the suspect had who is not known to them had forged the check and attempted to receive money from their account.

Arrested was David Reichard (age 26) of Stamford Connecticut Reichard was charged with Larceny 3rd degree C.G.S 53a-124 Forgery 3rd degree C.G.S 53a-140 Reichard posted $5000 bond and was issued a court date of August 24th 2015.

 

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Westport News: Contractor Shows Porn To Kids

On Friday August 14th, 2015 Westport Police Officers responded to a complaint at a local residence where it was reported that an employee for a contractor had allegedly shown a juvenile a pornographic video on his cell phone.  During the course of the investigation it was learned that the employee had entered a room where both children were playing and had shown the child the pornographic video.

The children (ages 8 and 6) immediately reported the incident to their mother. Prior to our arrival the contractor who had been notified of the incident by the mother, had called all of his employees together and the suspect was identified.

Arrested was Luis Guevara (age 37) of Stamford Connecticut  Guevara was charged with Risk of Injury to a Child (2 counts) C.G.S 53-21(1) Disorderly Conduct C.G.S 53a-182(a)(3)(4)(5)

Guevara was unable to post a $30,000.00 cash bond and was issued a court date of August 24th, 2015.

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Southwest Community Health Center Serves Our Community

The Southwest Community Heath Center on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport conducted a health care fair today after being rained out yesterday. I had a chance to talk to Samuel Diaz III about their services.   Their goal today was to raise about the services the offer the community whether it be health or dental care.  Southwest services all of the greater Bridgeport area (Fairfield and Stratford) and accepts most health insurance including all state insurance like Husky and Medicare and have assistance in signing people up with  Access Health CT.  Sliding fee scales and financing are available for those.  They have locations throughout the area.  Contact Southwest Community Health Center  at 203.330.6000 or at  http://www.swchc.org/

Westport’s New Parks Director

Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe announced today that Jennifer A. Fava has been appointed  

the Parks & Recreation Director for the Town of Westport. Ms. Fava will assume her duties effective September 1, 2015. She replaces former Parks & Recreation Director Stuart McCarthy

who retired on June 1. Until recently, Ms. Fava served for three years as the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation in the Town of North Hempstead in New Hyde Park, N.Y. where she managed a work force of 385 full and part-time employees and oversaw an operating budget three times larger than Westport’s Parks & Recreation budget. She managed the maintenance, operations and improvements of 53 park facilities (approx. 900 acres) including golf courses, a marina, the Clark Botanical Garden, multiple aquatic facilities, an athletic stadium, and a 60,000 sq. ft. community center. She increased department revenues and program offerings and reorganized the department with a new management structure for greater efficiency and cost effectiveness. She also implemented a more user-friendly website with new on-line registration and facility reservation capability. Prior to that, for nine years, Ms. Fava served as the Superintendent of Parks & Recreation for the Town of Yorktown, N.Y. There she managed 29 parks, related facilities and personnel, and was responsible for approximately 750 acres of open space. She worked closely with the Yorktown Land Trust on the preservation, improvement and acquisition of open space and, in collaboration with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, developed 12 additional miles of trails within the Town’s nature preserves.

Ms. Fava is affiliated with numerous associations, boards and committees including the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the New York State Recreation and Park Society (NYSRPS), and is Chair of the Mid Atlantic Regional Consortium Executive Board. She holds a B.S. Degree in Leisure Studies and Resources from UMass Amherst and an M.B.A. from Fordham University. Ms. Fava said, “I believe it is important to ensure a balance of active and passive recreation opportunities and to look at each site not only on an in dividual basis, but also as a part of the entire park system as a whole.  Open space is critical not only for providing passive opportunities, but also for the aesthetics and environmental benefits of the community.”

 

 

Westport Firefighter To Fight California Wildfires

A Westport Firefighter left yesterday for Northern California to assist with the wildfires after Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency. Assistant Chief Michael Kronick is joining the 20-person fire crew from the Connecticut  Interstate Fire Crew that is part of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The D.E.E.P. maintains a roster of staff and personnel from local fire departments who are certified to fight wildfires, which in turn allows Connecticut to participate in a reciprocal aid program operated by the U.S. Forest Service. A.C. Kronick was last deployed in 2013 to assist Canada with a stubborn fire in the Northern Province of Quebec; he has also been deployed out West several times before. Please join the Westport Fire Department in wishing a safe return of A.C. Kronick and the rest of the Connecticut Fire Crew.

Un Westport bombero dejó ayer por el norte de California para ayudar con los incendios forestales después gobernador Jerry Brown declaró el estado de emergencia. Jefe Adjunto Michael Kronick se une al equipo de bomberos de 20 personas de la tripulación de Connecticut Interestatal Fuego que es parte del Departamento de Energía y Protección Ambiental. La profundidad. mantiene una lista del personal y el personal de los departamentos de bomberos locales que están certificados para luchar contra los incendios forestales, que a su vez permite a Connecticut para participar en un programa de ayuda recíproca operado por el Servicio Forestal de Estados Unidos. AC Kronick ha sido desplegada en 2013 para ayudar a Canadá con un fuego obstinada en la provincia septentrional de Quebec; también se ha desplegado en el oeste varias veces antes. Por favor, únase al Departamento de Bomberos de Westport en desear un retorno seguro de AC Kronick y el resto de la Connecticut Fuego Crew.

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