Bridgeport News: ODD SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING IN BRIDGEPORT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

#Bridgeport CT-- The city of Bridgeport is asking all residents who parked cars in the street to continue to park their cars on the odd numbered side of the street. This will remain in effect until further notice. In order for plows to clear the streets the cars need to remain on the same side of the street. Parking on snow emergency streets is still banned, and this will remain in effect until further notice. Any cars found parked on snow emergency Streets will be towed. A full list of snow emergency streets is online at www.bridgeportct.gov/bptsnow<http://www.bridgeportct.gov/bptsnow> A reminder that both commercial and residential property owners are responsible for clearing snow from the sidewalks in front of their buildings. Any…

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Low Interest Loans For Those Affected by the Charles Street Fire

WASHINGTON – Connecticut businesses and residents affected by the condominium fire in Bridgeport on Dec. 31 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced today.   Contreras-Sweet made the loans available in response to a letter from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Jan. 8, requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA. The declaration covers Fairfield County and the adjacent counties of Litchfield and New Haven inConnecticut; Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester in New York.   “The SBA is strongly committed to providing the people of Connecticut with the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist businesses of all sizes, homeowners and renters with federal disaster loans,” said Contreras-Sweet. “Getting businesses and…

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UPDATE on Home Invasion–Victims Were College Students

On 01/23/2016 at approx. 1648 hrs. Patrol Units were dispatched to 3105 Old town Rd. regarding a home invasion/robbery with gunshot fired. Detective Bureau also responded and investigated. A crime scene was secured and photographed as well as packaging material,(plastic bags), and a video surveillance monitor seized while on the scene. One 40 caliber shell casing and one spent bullet fragment was also recovered and later turned into the  property room for future analysis by the detective bureau. All other evidence was turned into the property room as well. Three male suspects were responsible for forcing the front door of the residence and then assaulting the three male occupants inside the residence (pistol whipping) them and one of the suspect’s  then…

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