The city of Bridgeport and the Connecticut State Police participate in the Drug Enforcement. This will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to one of the sites listed below. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. AdminTroop G-Bridgeport 149 Prospect Street, Bridgeportistration (DEA) drug take-back program. Saturday October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bridgeport-- Commu nity Service Division at 1395 Sylvan Avenue from 10am to 2pm. (Combined press releases) This news report is made possible by:
Stratford News: School Van Accident Merritt Parkway
4:20pm--#cttraffic--#Stratford Connecticut-- A crash involving a school van with injuries according to radio reports on the Merritt Parkway between exits 53 and 52. First responders on the way. Traffic is backing up, detour if you can.
Bridgeport News: Minivan Occupants Injured In School Bus Crash
3:42pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Police are investigating a crash between a minivan and a school bus on North Avenue near Madison Avenue.. EMS was seen preparing the occupants of the minivan for transportation to the hospital. None of the children on the bus were injured. A sign on the side of the bus said FCW-11 and Cesar Batalla 35-B.
Bridgeport News: Stove Fire Reported
3:20pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Firefigters on scene at 378 Maple Street for a stove fire on the 2nd floor. They are reporting smoke showing on the right side of the building on the second floor on their arrival. This news report is made possible by:
$1.6 million Grant For Aeorspace Jobs
HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship Training has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to assist the efforts of the state apprenticeship training program that targets the aerospace manufacturing and maintenance sector, known as the Connecticut Apprenticeship Expansion Rx project. “Connecticut is known as a worldwide aerospace leader, not only because of the quality and number of international aerospace businesses that call our state home, but also because of the talented, well-educated workforce that continues to help these companies succeed in a 21stCentury, modernized environment,” Governor Malloy said. “We know that in order for…
Westport News: Fall From A Tree
1:55pm--#Westport Connecticut-- Report of someone falling out of a tree on Cranberry Road. First responders on the way. The person is reportedly having trouble breathing now according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: $2,000 In Jewelry Taken
#Bridgeport Connecticut--Thursday 10/20/2016-- Police investigated the theft of over $2,000 of jewelry in 300 block of Laurel Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: 2 Shot
UPDATE: Police are saying both the husband and wife involved in this shooting are in critical condition and they are looking into the possibility of this being a murder suicide attempt. 5:00AMish-- Police say two people were shot at 15 Chase Street (off Island Brook Avenue) around five this morning. There is no word on their conditions. Police are working to a search warrant to the home. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: First Responders Busy With 2 Crashes
8:22pm---#Fairfield Connecticut-- Wet roads kept first responders busy with 2 accidents moments apart from each other. The first accident was a one car accident, the driver went straight through the intersection at Chambers Road at Commerce Drive, but you could only go left or right at the intersection. He went up the embankment between the Porsche dealer and Tile America. The second accident came moments later on Stratfield Road at Davis Road. It is not known at this time if there were any injuries at either accident.