Meet Author Cindi Pietrzyk: Off the Beaten Path: Connecticut

[Fairfield, CT, March 14, 2014] Join “Off the Beaten Path: Connecticut” author Cindi Pietrzyk in the Rotary Room at the Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Road, on Sunday, March 23 at 2:00 as she talks about her book. Cindi will present a slide show that highlights a few stops in each section of the book, offering some little-known facts and some stories about her travels.

Cindi Pietrzyk is a freelance writer and editor based in Durham, Connecticut. She is the author of numerous New England travel books, as well as serving as an editor for Connecticut Forest and Park’s Connecticut Walk Book: East. When she is not writing, she works as a freelance proofreader and editor. She graduated from UConn with a degree in English and then went on to almost complete her Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts at Wesleyan University.

Books will be available for sale and signing. Advanced registration is required due to the limited space. All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free of charge. For more information and to register for this event call 203-256-3160, or visit us on the web www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org. Follow the Fairfield Public Library on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fairfieldpublib and Facebook: www.facebook.com/fairfieldlibrary.

Milford News: Water rescue with pics

#Milford CT– UPDATE–The 2nd victim has been pulled from the water and CPR is in progress.  2nd victim was located by a fishing boat.  The male victim and the canoe was located on a beach off Eveningside Drive.

2:11pm–#Milford CT–A canoe has overturned between Charles Island Silver Beach.  Radio reports say the two on board were not wearing personal flotation devices.  Active search in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former Real Estate Agent Charged With Defrauding 33 Additional Victims

(Bridgeport, CT – March 13, 2014)—A real estate agent allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from nearly three dozen people who hired him to find them apartments. He was arrested and posted $36,000 bond.

Maurice Earley Sr., 48, was arrested last year for similar conduct. Since his initial arrest, 33 more victims have come forward with similar stories. Earley worked as a real estate broker and promised to find people rental apartments. He took retainer fees and money for security deposits for apartments that sometimes weren’t available, failed to deliver housing to the victims and kept their money, according to an investigation by Detective Frank Podpolucha. The loss to the 33 victims totaled $36,250.

Earley’s real estate license was revoked in December 2013 but detectives developed information that he continued to practice as a real estate agent after the suspension. He was charged this week with first-degree larceny.

 

Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program Hosts Preventing Foreclosure Forum

The Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program (MCJTP), a project of The WorkPlace is sponsoring a resource forum to help people at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. The event will include presentations by the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, the Housing Development Fund and the Connecticut Department of Banking. Headlining the agenda will be remarks by Connecticut Senators Andres Ayala and Anthony Musto.

 

The state ranks seventh in the nation in foreclosures, having experienced one foreclosure filing last year for every 752 homes, according to Realtytrac. Additionally they note that Connecticut saw an 82% jump in foreclosure activity from December to January.

 

This is an opportunity to hear from housing experts on tools and resources available to families at risk of foreclosure. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in a Q&A session and to speak individually with forum presenters. Additionally MCJTP specialists will be available to discuss job training scholarships to gain skills needed to enhance a worker’s earning potential.

 

The Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program was created by the state legislature and is a project of The WorkPlace in partnership with Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Capital Workforce Partners and Connecticut’s workforce system. The MCJTP provides employment services, job retraining, and placement assistance to borrowers who are at least 60 days delinquent on their mortgages.

 

All members of the press are welcome to cover the event.

 

WHO:          State Senator Andres Ayala, Jr. (D-Bridgeport)

State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull)

Jeff Gentes, Managing Attorney, Fair Lending and Foreclosure Prevention Project, Connecticut Fair Housing Center

Mary Stagis, Consumer Information Representative, Connecticut Department of Banking

Deborah MacKenzie, Director of Counseling, Housing Development Fund

Joseph M. Carbone, President and CEO, The WorkPlace

 

WHAT:        Preventing Foreclosure Forum

 

WHERE:      350 Fairfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bridgeport, Connecticut

 

WHEN:        Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 2:00 PM

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