Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Hit

2019-08-02 @ 9:12pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on the way to the house that was struck by a car on Carnegie Avenue found a man hit by a car on Boston Avenue near Bishop Avenue.  The ambulance that was on the way to Carnegie Avenue transport the pedestrian to the hospital and another ambulance was dispatched to Carnegie Avenue.  I don't believe the same vehicle was responsible for both accidents.   This news report is made possible by:  

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2019-07-02 @ 2:48pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called for a water rescue near the dam at Beardsley Park.  Assistant Chief Firpi told the because of all the drownings in the past, mainly due whirlpools the made a full turnout with boats and divers.  The children that were in the water did get out prior to their arrival.  Firpi said it was an opportunity to educate the parents, babysitter and children that no swimming means no swimming for a reason.

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Stratford News: Library Monday Matinees

The Stratford Library’s popular “Monday Matinees” series continues with a screening of the recent Academy Award winner, “Free Solo” on August 5 at noon. The series, which presents recent, popular films twice monthly on Monday afternoons, is free and open to the public. “Free Solo” is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world's most famous rock, the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without a rope. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold's climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge, Honnold enters his story in the annals of human…

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