Westport

Westport News: Career Training

Barbara Butler, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services announces the return of the American Job Center Southwest’s (formerly known as CTWorks) Career Coach at Westport Town Hall. On Thursday, Feb. 19, the Coach will offer a beginner’s class in Excel 2007 from 10 a.m. – noon, followed by an intermediate class in Excel 2007 from 1 – 3 p.m. Contact the Westport Department of Human Services for specific course description information. The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and is accessible to people with disabilities. Area residents interested in registering…

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Westport Pursuit Ends In Bridgeport

At approximately 2:15 pm, Westport officers responded to Castle Wine & Spirits on a report of a shoplifting complaint. The female suspect reportedly stole a bottle of liquor and hid it in a bag while her male companion distracted other employees. Store employees provided dispatch with a description of the suspects and suspect vehicle. Detective Heinmiller spotted the suspect vehicle in the parking lot of another local liquor store. Other officers attempted to stop the vehicle who led police on a brief pursuit. With the assistance of Fairfield, Bridgeport and CT State Police, the vehicle was stopped on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. Three suspects were taken into custody and the stolen liquor was recovered. It was later determined that nothing was stolen from the second store. The following…

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Westport Storm Contact Info

Westport’s Emergency Operations Center is monitoring the situation and will provide emergency updates as necessary via CodeRED. Citizens with further questions or concerns may contact the Emergency Operations Center at 203-341-5000. - All schools and Town Hall will be closed on Tuesday. Information and updates will be provided via the Town’s Website www.westportct.org, Facebook page (www.facebook.com/westportct.gov) and Twitter (@westportct.gov) as well as Staples Radio, WWPT, 90.3 FM The Westport/Weston Health District has additional information on its website: http://wwhd.org/ Contact CL&P at 1-800-286-2000 to report an outage or speak to a customer service representative. Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia de Westport está monitoreando la situación y proporcionará actualizaciones de emergencia si es necesario a través de CodeRED. Los ciudadanos con más…

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Westport: Funny Money

At approximately 7:45 PM on January 5, 2015, an employee from Stop & Shop, located at 1790 Post Road East, encountered a male suspect attempting to pass a counterfeit $100 bill. Once the bill was determined to be counterfeit the suspect left the store in a vehicle and proceeded to the Walgreens located at 1870 Post Road East. The Stop & Shop employee contacted police and provided a description for responding police units. Officers located and detained 3 suspects that were engaged in passing counterfeit bills in the Walgreens parking lot without incident. It was determined that both Anthony Canales and Leslie Canales entered Walgreens to make a purchase with counterfeit bills while Jada Robles operated the vehicle that was parked outside. Officers then located a large number…

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Westport News: Power Outage

11:04am--#Westport CT--Several circuit breakers have blown at 1790 Post Road East knocking power out from Stop and Shop to Morningside Drive according to radio reports. Too bad they don't have battery back up from our sponsor! Varios disyuntores han soplado en 1790 Post Road Oriente golpeando poder salir de Stop and Shop en Morningside unidad de acuerdo con reportes de radio. Vários disjuntores cairam em 1790 Post Road Leste derrubando a energia do Stop and Shop para Morningside unidade de acordo com relatos de rádio.

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I-95 Crash in Westport

1:05pm--#cttraffic--A tractor trailer accident and two cars have crashed just past exit 17 has I-95 delayed and the 17 on ramp closed.  The trooper did not say what direction and they turned off traffic cameras so I can't tell you which direction. This report sponsored by: Un accidente de camión con remolque y dos coches han chocado justo pasada la salida 17 de la I-95 se ha retrasado y el 17 en la rampa cerrada. El soldado no dijo qué dirección y apagaron las cámaras de tráfico, así que no puedo decir qué dirección. Um acidente de reboque do trator e dois carros caíram apenas saída passado 17 tem I-95 adiada e 17 na rampa fechado. O policial não disse…

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Tonight’s Car Fire

1:07am--#Westport CT--Tonight's car fire is being hosted by Westport at the Starbuck at 925 Post Road East.  Firefighters on the way.  UPDATE: Its a tractor trailer.  UPDATE: Health inspector called to the scene, the truck was carrying milk and they want to make sure the milk is safe. Sponsored by: Fuego del coche de esta noche ha sido organizado por Westport en el Starbuck en 925 Post Road Oriente. Bomberos en el camino. ACTUALIZACIÓN: Es un camión con remolque. ACTUALIZACIÓN: inspector de Salud llama a la escena, el camión transportaba leche y quieren asegurarse de que la leche es segura. Carro incêndio desta noite está sendo organizada pela Westport no Starbuck em 925 Post Road Médio. Bombeiros a caminho. UPDATE:…

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Westport News: Water Main Break

5:11pm--#Westport CT--Harbor Road between Bermuda and Pebble Beach Road is closed due to a water main break.  Expect a flood of media soon....they love these. This report sponsored by the best mortgage guy in the business in my opinion: Harbor Road entre las Bermudas y Pebble Beach Road está cerrada debido a una rotura de agua principal. Cuente con una avalancha de medios de comunicación pronto ... .they amar a estos. Harbor Road entre Bermuda e Pebble Beach Road está fechado devido a uma ruptura de água principal. Esperar uma enxurrada de mídia em breve ... .que adorar estes.

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Westport News: Police Officer Hit

9:27pm--#Westport CT-- A Westport Police Officer blocking an exit ramp  17 on I-95  was struck by a car that was trying to squeeze through the officer and his cruiser.   Westport Police stopped the car on the ramp.  The officer was taken to Norwalk Hospital, his injuries did not appear to be serious. This report sponsored by: Un oficial de policía de Westport bloqueando una rampa de salida 17 en la I-95 fue atropellado por un automóvil que estaba tratando de pasar a través de la oficial y su crucero. Policía Westport detuvo el coche en la rampa. El oficial fue llevado al Hospital Norwalk, sus heridas no parecían ser graves A Polícia Westport bloqueando uma rampa de saída 17…

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