Trumbull News: Water Main Break
10:32pm--#Trumbull CT-- Report of a water main break at 2397 Huntington Turnpike.
Bridgeport News: Man jumping in front of cars
10:22am--#Bridgeport CT--A man is intentionally jumping in front of cars intentionally trying to get hit at Main Streetn near Engelwood Avenue. Police are on the way.
College professor goes missing
#Bridgeport CT--Housatonic Community College's Nutrition Professor Jarvis Smith was reported missing to Bridgeport Police last night by his brother. He has been missing since December 26, 2013. Housatonic College confirmed today that he has not shown up for class when the new semester began this week, the school is very concerned.
Fairfield News:Multiple accidents on the Merrit Parkway.
10:16pm--#Fairfield CT-- #cttrafficReport of multiple accidents in the surrounding area of exit 46 and 44 on the Merrit Parkway. This has caused heavy traffic.
Bridgeport Residents Get New Prescription Drug Discount Program Card
Discount Card is free to residents of Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM)-member towns and cities (BRIDGEPORT, CT – January 29, 2014) – Mayor Bill Finch announced today that the City of Bridgeport, through its association with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), the statewide association of towns and cities, is now providing a new prescription discount card that will provide uninsured and underinsured residents steep savings on prescription medicines. Bridgeport is a member of CCM and this new program is only available to CCM member-communities. In Connecticut, more than 10 percent of Connecticut residents – nearly 360,000 people – currently lack health insurance and prescription plans and another 800,000 residents are underinsured. There are over 50 million uninsured individuals…
Man Charged With Stealing $25,000 From Former Employer
#Bridgeport, CT – Jan. 29, 2014 – An Ansonia man faces larceny-related charges in connection with the theft of more than $25,000 from his former employer. Detective Frank Podpolucha secured a warrant charging Joel Tenpenny, 41, with first-degree larceny and first-degree computer crimes. Tenpenny worked for The Black Horse Automotive Services Inc., on Union Avenue, as the controller, where he was hired to ensure that the company’s financial activities were properly recorded, controlled and reported to the owners and complied with state and federal tax regulations. The investigation determined that Tenpenny defrauded the company in a number of ways. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, he fraudulently overpaid himself by $4,684 in salary over a five month period in late…
Mass layoffs for the Patch hits area
#Fairfield CT-- As we previously reported AOL sold off their remaining interests in the local news sites of The Patch last week to the turnaround firm Hale Global. Numerous editors have been laid off and their biographies taken off line. They were laid off via voicemail. You can here that call by clicking here. Biographies taken down are Fairfield's Daniel DeBlasio , Stratford's Jason Bagley , Trumbull's Aaron Leo and Norwalk's Leslie Yager Here is a screen shot from the Fairfield Patch:
Bridgeport News: Car roll over
10:22pm--#Bridgeport CT--Report of a car rollover with injuries in front of 370 Grandfield Avenue.
Tonight’s Car Fire
10:08pm--#Bridgeport CT--Tonight's car fire is on Olive Street (off Park Ave.) . Firefighters on the way.