Bridgeport News: Man Dies After Hitting Arena At Harbor Yard

2:16pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man has lost his life in an accident that damaged the Arena At Harbor Yard when his car struck the building and rolling over a number of times. It appears the man was traveling south on Main Street, jumped the curb, hit arena's outside wall and then rolled a number of times, coming to a stop in front of the box office. The man was pinned underneath the car outside of the vehicle. The car had caught fire, firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and extricated the man but he had died from his injuries at the scene according to first responders. Expect delays in the area as the accident recreation team will be investigating.

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Comfort Critters

Comfort critters is a program developed by  Kevin Burwell, an EMT with American Medical Rescue.  EMT Burwell launched the program with the support of AMR General Manager Bill Scheitenger   The program seeks to provide new or like new stuffed animals to children who are experiencing a medical emergency or are witnessing a medical emergency of a family member.  Burwell said, "in my twenty plus years of experience and the numerous calls I have done involving children I felt that more could be done to help them cope with the emotional trauma surrounding medical emergencies, and provide some comfort in their time of need". So far the program has been a great success and they hope to keep It going and possibly…

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Bridgeport News: Donuts Would Never Do This To You!

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim and Health Director Maritza Bond urge Bridgeport residents to take caution and use preventative measures to prevent E.coli 0157 infection.  The Connecticut Department of Public Health has issued a “Food Safety Alert: Romaine Lettuce” and announced today that there are thirty-two cases of E.coli in the United States including one case in Connecticut.   (See attachment.) “To be proactive we are urging Bridgeport residents, retail and restaurants not to consume or sell romaine lettuce and to take precautionary measures and advising that any open packages of romaine lettuce be discarded, and not to consume any romaine lettuce until further notice,” said Director Bond.  “As residents prepare for this upcoming holiday, it is imperative to also practice food safety measures and…

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