Rollover Accident In Fairfield
2024-02-18@10:38pm--#Fairfield CT-- One person was taken to hospital by EMS after a one-car crash on Buena Vista Road. It appears the car hit a parked car and rolled over.
More Stratford Library Events!
Gear up for summer job opportunities with Job Applications 101 on February 20th from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the Board Room. Open to those aged 16 and above, no registration is required. Learn tips on successfully completing applications, and don't forget to bring your resume. On February 22nd at 4:00 pm in the Lovell Room, Grades 6-12 can unleash their artistic side at Paint & Sip. All art supplies, including canvas, easels, paints, oil pastels, and brushes, will be provided, along with hot chocolate, tea, and treats. No registration is required, and it's first come, first served. Anime enthusiasts, Grades 6-12, can join the Anime Club on February 26th at 3:30 pm in the Board Room. Watch the latest…
Bridgeport News: Driver Flees Rollover
2024-02-17@11:38pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The occupants of a car that rolled over on Harral Avenue fled the scene. No word if the car was stolen.
GOVERNOR LAMONT: EDUCATION FUNDING WORKS BEST WHEN IT’S DIRECTED TO CLASSROOMS
Governor’s Budget Proposal Includes Historic Investments For Both K-12 Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today expressed his support for sending state funding intended for education services directly to classrooms, saying that students will benefit best when this money is used to support the hiring of teachers and the purchasing of necessary classroom equipment. The governor’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal that he presented to the legislature earlier this month recommends: Increasing education cost sharing (ECS) funds to K-12 school districts by $128.8 million over the current fiscal year; and Increasing state funding for early childhood education by $43.4 million over the current fiscal year. The increase in ECS funding will help Connecticut reach full funding of the…
Meet Up In Public Ends In Strong Armed Robbery
2024-02-17@4:14pm--#Shelton CT-- A strong-armed robbery occurred in the parking lot at the Starbucks, Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton. The suspect took the item and fled in a black Mercedes SUV.
Bridgeport News: Meat Land Gets Pounded
2024-02-17@11:54am--#Bridgeport CT-- Just before noon, a car crashed into Liscio' Meat Land at 541 Broadbridge Avenue. No word on injuries. The building inspector was called to the scene due to structural damage.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG CALLS ON FDA TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM LEAD AND OTHER TOXIC METALS IN BABY FOOD
Nearly 400 Recent Lead Poisoning Cases Connected to Recalled Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches Highlight Urgent Need for Stronger Protections (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food. In a letter sent this week, Attorney General Tong and the coalition urged FDA to act on their October 2021 petition and subsequent June 2022 petition and letter, which asked FDA to issue specific guidance to the baby food industry to require testing of all finished food products for lead and other toxic metals. The coalition emphasizes the critical…
Bridgeport News: Car into a house
Report of a car into a building at the 100 block of Norman Street. First responders on scene are saying it's a car that went into the porch of the home and that there is structural damage to the building, and appears to be unoccupied.
8/25 Crash
2024-02-16@11:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- One lane gets by on Route 8/25 northbound near exit 5 due to a one vehicle crash. No word on injuries.
Westport News: Stove Fire
2024-02-16@6:37pm--#Westport CT-- Firefighters on scene of a stove fire that extended to a wall in an apartment at The Saugatuck on 35 Bridge Street.