Bridgeport News:Fight!
1:01pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Police called to break up a large fight at Remington and Boston Avenue. This report is made possible by:
Q Bridge errrr Pearl Harbor Bridge To Be Red White and Blue
#New Haven CT--#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven – informally known as the Q Bridge – will be lit in red, white, and blue this weekend in observation of Independence Day. This will be the first time the recently renovated bridge will receive a full lighting, which will include the towers, anchor piers, and cable stays. This is the first bridge in Connecticut with this type of versatile, commemorative lighting. “This newly constructed bridge is a major landmark in Connecticut. We got it done on time and on budget – and now we’re lighting it up as a new enhancement for residents. We’re thrilled to be…
Bridgeport News: Person Shot
12:20am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A person showed up in a private vehicle at Bridgeport Hospital shot. Police canvassed Stratford and Hollister Avenue and located shell casings and a blood trail on Logan Street. There was no word on the victims injuries or condition. A police officer can be seen in the photo "taping off" Logan Street with crimes scene tape recycled from previous crimes scenes due to city budget cuts. The crime scene was large and he ran out of the recycled tape. Another officer responded to the scene to tape off the Connecticut Avenue side. I point this out only because the police officer have been doing this for a while now and more budget cuts and layoffs are…
Bridgeport News: Crash!
11:30pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Report of a crash between a truck and car at Fairfield Avenue near Brewster Street. This report is made possible by:
Ganim On Municipal Layoffs
The following is a statement by Mary Joe Ganim regarding intending municipal employee layoffs in the city of Bridgeport. "As we end fiscal year 2016 and begin a new fiscal year, my administration has been unable to come to an accommodation with the various city employee labor unions that would get us to a figure of $4,000,000 in savings that is required in order to balance the budget for the coming fiscal year. Our administration has been working very hard for months in cooperation with labor unions trying to close the budget gap through some modest concessions such as wage freezes and furlough days. These are actions that appointed officials in my ministration have already taken. We have been as…
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Hit
9:44pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A pedestrian hast been hit by a car in the 200 block of Granfield Avenue. No further details. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Rubbish Fire
6:05pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A rubbish fire in the back of Orland Street is what all the noise was about! This report is made possible by:
8/25 Crash
4:40pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A 4 car crash at Route 8/25 north near exit 5. EMS on scene requesting firefighters to help extricate trapped victims. This report is made possible by:
Ziak Virus Funding
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) andU.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will join Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, State Senator Bob Duff, and Dr. Majid Sadigh, Director of the Global Health Program at Western Connecticut Health Network, at Norwalk Hospital to demand the Senate immediately pass the $1.1 billion bipartisan compromise to combat the Zika outbreak. According to Senator Murphy's press release "This week, Senate Republicans abandoned a bipartisan compromise that had previously passed the Senate and instead took up a divisive bill that needlessly and recklessly cut funding for Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act. Murphy and Blumenthal will outline the specific steps they’re taking to secure emergency funding, help Connecticut companies – like Protein Sciences in Meriden and CargoGen Corp.…