I-95 Crash

6:48pm--#cttraffic--#Fairfield CT--Report of a motor vehicle accident I-95 northbound between exits 20 and 21.  First responders on the way. Facebook is hold out on you! Get ALL our news on our Facebook wall or log in to DoingItLocal.com. We are smartphone friendly!

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GOV. MALLOY SIGNS LEGISLATION PROTECTING GOOD SAMARITANS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF DRUG OVERDOSE TREATMENT

(WETHERSFIELD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Commissioner Pat Rehmer and other state and local officials, today held a bill signing ceremony for legislation (Public Act 14-61) that grants civil and criminal liability protection to a bystander who administers Naloxone Hydrochloride (known as Narcan) in good faith to someone who has overdosed.   The new law is focused on reducing fatalities resulting from heroin and prescription drug overdoses. Narcan is a prescription medication that reverses an opioid overdose. It can be administered by a layperson with minimal training and is most commonly available as either an injection or nasal spray.   “As we work to implement strategies that will…

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Bridgeport Man Charged With Assault After Dispute Over Leftovers

#Bridgeport, CT – June 16, 2014-– A 44-year-old male was charged after punching his girlfriend’s son after they argued about a plate of leftovers. Officer Daniel O’Brien, Matthew Goncalves and Marie Cetti were dispatched to 702 Maplewood Ave. Sunday just after 9 p.m. and encountered the victim, Christopher Velazquez, 20, of Bridgeport, bleeding from the face. The victim stated that he went to his mother’s apartment to pick up a plate of leftover food from a picnic earlier in the day. According to the victim, he remarked that the food had apparently “slipped under the plate” and also stated that his mother’s boyfriend, Efrain Hernandez, of Bridgeport, responded that he should “shut … up and eat the food.” The victim…

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The Doctor Is In…..The Computer Doctor

Saturday was the grand opening of the Computer Doctor at 1134 Post Road across from Cumberland Farms.  Owner Patrick Demaille says the Computer Doctor will do complete diagnostics on all PCs and Macs right down to the circuit level if need be. That feature is not available elsewhere.  Did you break you cellphone screen?  The doctor specializes in this!  The biggest call for their service continue to be virus removal.  They have plans on hosting talks on computer safety at the local library and senior center as well as online.  Call them at 203 220-9620 for all you tech needs!

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