Arbor Day Celebration – Tree Seedling Give-Away

#Westport Connecticut--The Westport Tree Board will celebrate Arbor Day with a Tree Seedling Give-Away on Friday, April 29 from 2-5 pm at the Lillian Wadsworth Arboretum located at 2 Woodside Lane. There will be a table set up near the corner of Stonybrook Road and Woodside Avenue.  This is the third such celebration of tree seedling giveaways in Westport where the Tree Board and Westport’s Tree Warden, Bruce Lindsay will be handing out seedling trees consisting of: 200 Flowering Dogwood               100 Norway Spruce                    100 River Birch The seedlings will come with planting instructions for school-age children and residents of Westport on a first-come, first-serve basis. The tree seedling give-away…

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Fairfield News: Structure Fire

6:12pm--#Fairfield Connecticut--A fire that was believed to have started in the garage area at 145 Mountain Laurel Drive spread to the attic.  The homeowners, their children and rabbit were able to escape without harm.  No firefighters were injured in battling the fire.  Firefighters from Westport and Bridgeport provided mutual aid.  The fire marshal was called in to investigate the cause. [caption id="attachment_48165" align="alignleft" width="650"] Special thanks to Erik Kalapir for providing this photo.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_48166" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Special thanks to Erik Kalapir for providing this photo.[/caption]

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STATE POLICE K9 UNIT GRADUATES ELECTRONIC STORAGE DETECTION K9’S

Meriden, CT. (April 15, 2016): Five Labrador retrievers and their law enforcement handlers have graduated from the Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) class, with all training provided by the Connecticut State Police K9 Unit.  This class of five graduated in a ceremony at the Connecticut State Police Training Academy, the second class of K9 teams known as computer K9 teams, or ESD dogs. The Connecticut State Police K9 Unit is the first in the world to train specialized K-9s in detection ofESDs. The computer K9 Teams are specially trained to locate items associated with computers and cell phones. The first two computer K9 teams, CSP Detective George Jupin and K9 “Selma” and Rhode Island State Police Detective Adam Houston and K9 “Thoreau,” successfully graduated in 2012…

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