GOV. MALLOY SEEKS TO ELIMINATE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PAGES OF STATE REGULATIONS

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is seeking to eliminate approximately a thousand pages of state regulations that have been identified as obsolete, duplicative, excessively burdensome, or otherwise ineffective or unnecessary, in a major effort to make Connecticut’s regulations more streamlined, readable and user-friendly for citizens, especially small businesses.   “We’re committed to making state government more efficient, more transparent and more responsive.  Streamlining regulations and repealing those that are just too burdensome or no longer needed will help in our efforts to be more user-friendly for both citizens and businesses,” Governor Malloy said.   The Governor has submitted legislation to the General Assembly (House Bill 5049 – An Act Eliminating Unnecessary Government Regulation) on…

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Boat Ordered From China, Never Delivered (Bridgeport, CT – March 19, 2014) – A city man filed a complaint that he paid $1,057 to a Chinese bank for a boat that was never delivered. Officer Daniel Faroni spoke Tuesday to the 57-year-old city resident, who stated that he sent the money to China in December 2013 but that the boat was never delivered. He stated he transferred the amount to the Bank of China. Police Investigate Subway Robbery  (Bridgeport, CT – March 19, 2014) – Police responded to a commercial robbery Tuesday on Broadbridge Road. Officer Stacey Lyons spoke to a Subway employee Tuesday, who stated that the robber entered the store at 535 Broadbridge Road shortly before 9:30 p.m.…

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Possible Truck on the Merritt Parkway

11:00pm--#cttraffic--UPDATE-- The tractor trailer has been stopped by Connecticut State Police by exit 41 northbound.  The truck has heavy damage.  He hit a number of overpasses in #Westchester County and  radio reports say 5 overpasses in Greenwich.   State police received a call that New York State Police contacted them for a truck that hit a number of overpasses in their state.  Connecticut Sate Police keeping an eye out for it, reports say it is northbound near exit 38.

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Junior League Welcomes The Art Truck to Its 22nd Annual Art Show

Mobile Art Studio Provides a Creative Outlet for Children The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County is hosting The Art Truck at its annual Art Show for the first time on Sunday, April 6th natural fit for the Art Show weekend, and marries up the successful fundraiser with the JLEFC’s long-standing objective to help children succeed in school. "The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County and The Art Truck share a commitment to children and a love of the arts," says Maura O'Shea, owner of the Art Truck. "Our partnership is a wonderful way to celebrate creativity in our communities." “It’s important children are inspired in all sorts of ways,” Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County president Sonal Rajan. “That…

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