Mayor Finch to Introduce Vice President Biden at conference on gun violence
“I’m very honored to stand together with First Selectman Llodra to introduce the Vice President at tomorrow’s gun violence conference at WestConn. I want to applaud the bold steps President Obama and Vice President Biden are taking to enact the most sweeping changes in gun legislation in more than 40 years. The tragedy in Newtown touched everyone’s hearts. Now is the time to demand a plan that will make our children – in the suburbs and on the streets of our cities safer. Thank you to Senators Blumenthal and Murphy and Rep. Esty for their leadership in putting together this important program focusing on reducing gun violence, and mental health and school safety initiatives.”
5 Ambulances Abandoned By City During Storm
Branch Manager John Wrobel of Nelson Ambulance on Nobel Avenue tells us that the City of Bridgeport abandoned five ambulances during the storm. John tells us that he made about fifteen to twenty phone calls to have Nobel Avenue cleared so they could resume their services. The ambulance service had to resort to hiring a private contractor . There were five ambulances and five chair cars out of a fleet of nineteen that do one hundred to one hundred and thirty calls a day. They were unable to provide services out of their Bridgeport branch. Nobel Avenue wasn’t plowed until Tuesday according to Wrobel, he came out t speak at the city council meeting but time ran out before he could speak. A city worker seen at the end of the video shouted to us this wasn’t true but you can see he was vigorously debating this. Other city officials talked to Wrobel after our interview but he did not get to speak at the meeting. “We totally neglected” Wrobel said.
Citizens Share Thoughts On Snow Removal In Bridgeport CT
Citizens from all walks of life shared their thoughts on how the city handled the snow removal during the Blizzard of 2013. The meeting ran over the hour allotted time and was extended another half hour. It appears most views were shared as there was no opposition as the city council moved into their meeting without objection after the half hour extension. I’ve condensed the two and a half hour discussion to under ten minutes. It was very apparent everyone’s ideas were very well thought out and worth consideration.
Garage Fire at Howard Avenue Bridgeport
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Happenings NOW 2-19 thru 2-20-2012
2/20
11:00pm–Bridgeport CT–Police are looking for two males in an armed robbery that took place at 805 Seltsam Road taking $40 from the victim. The suspects fled on Old Town Road.
10:22pm–Milford CT –Major apartment fire at 79 North Street Building One. We are told it is a rooming house for men. Fire department reporting the landlord has relocated all residents on his own without the help of the Red Cross.
8:01pm–Bridgeport CT–Police manhunt on Edwards and Scott Street. Suspect bailed from car now at the gas station.
8:08pm–Fairfield CT–Water main break on Fairfield Beach Road near the turnaround.
3:17pm–Norwalk CT—Report of a pedestrian hit by a car at Mott and Belden Ave.
2:50pm–Bridgeport CT–A dirt bike crashed into a parked vehicle and the rider suffered a head injury on Kossuth and Sillman Place.
1:50am–Trumbull CT -Car accident with reported numerous injuries Merritt Parkway northbound near exit 49. Black ice reported in the area.
1:02am–#Fairfield CT–A woman at Sunny Ridge Ave. at the High Ridge Apartments has her hand stuck inside a washing machine between the “spinner and machine”
Bridgeport CT–Sorry West Sider’s, crew has been assigned to your power outage and estimate you power restored by 3:11am.
2/19
9:25pm–Stratford CT–Heard a tone I haven’t heard before in Stratford for a “man down”, it sounded like Sikorsky Fire Department. EMS was dispatched for an unknown problem at 6900 Main Street which is Sikorsky.
4:50pm–Fairfield CT– Report of a smell of gasoline in the kitchen of 346 Acorn Lane.
4:03pm–#Bridgeport CT–Ouch–Pedestrian hit by a tractor trailer in front of 695 East Ave. First responders on the way.
Bridgeport CT–Police update: The victim in today’s shooting at East Side Sport has been identified. His name is Felix Reyes, 65. He is the owner of the clothing store and was shot once during an apparent robbery.
12:40pm–Bridgeport CT–Police on the way to the Subway 926 East Main Street for a sloppily made sandwich and the customer is threatening the store employees.
11:56pm–Norwalk CT–Got an appointment at Wells Fargo Ban at 637 West Ave.? Could be late, there are several people stuck in the elevator and the fire department is on the way to get them out.
Lack of Funding Affects USS Lincoln Refueling and Complex Overhaul
Welcome to HOUSING 101
Good Morning!!!!!
Would if I could, make it that easy; a 101 Course. Let’s face it, there is nothing easy about making the largest purchase of your life, or selling something you have put your heart and soul into and now people will be walking through critiquing it. As a Realtor, part of my job is to help you with that. I’m not saying I can take all the anxiety out of it, but I can give you the information you need to make good decisions. As they say, with knowledge comes power.
My name is Cindy Penkoff and I am a Real Estate agent with the Fairfield Coldwell Banker Office. I must admit, not many people can say this, I LOVE my job. It is many of the job things I love all rolled into one; sales, promotion, numbers, staging (decorating), helping people through an exciting and stressful decision and contracts. Yes I like contracts. Contracts are defined, clear, structured and specific. Dot the i’s and cross those t’s. Now if we could work in shoes and music, I would know perfection. J
All of that leads us to the here and now and why I am “talking” to you. It is now one of my jobs to help my readers navigate the world of Real Estate, which is much more than one might think. I want to help with everything from organizing and decorating the house to sell for the holidays to “how much can I afford to spend?”. For the record, I will be handing you off to a mortgage specialist for that one. Understanding why Connecticut State Laws requires “blah” and why a licensed home inspector can save you from the money pit.
But, today is about introductions. Tomorrow we will start to talk about the local markets, what is happening and what we can expect to see because of them.
For now, may I say, it’s been a pleasure and I look forward to this new adventure.
In Monroe Taking Home Roadkill is ‘Pretty Common’
Happenings NOW 2-16 thru 2-18 2012
2/18
Respect Shout Out To St. Vincent’s Hospital!~ Homeless man requesting a ride to St. V’s not for a medical problem but because it’s cold out and they give him a hot meal as well. That’s what Jesus would do! I know you can’t help the entire city but that is a fantastic testimonial!
2/17
10:47pm–Bridgeport CT– An armed robbery just occurred in the apartment of a woman at 1260 Boston Ave. She was knocked to to the floor and cannot get up.
10:33pm–Bridgeport CT–Police at Bridgeport Hospital investigating a sexual assault on a 14 year old girl by a known person. Because of her age I don’t expect any further updates or details.
7:22pm–#Bridgeport CT–If you give a couple counterfeit twenty dollar bills to the Pizza Hut delivery guy it’s not going to take a lot detective work to figure out who gave it to him…
2:39pm–Bridgeport CT–Quick response prevents car fire from spreading to the building at the Shell Station at 1917 Boston Ave. Firefighters arrived to thick billowing smoke
from the middle bay which contributed to the initial reports from 911 callers that the building was engulfed in flames. Fortunately the fire station is located just down the block from the gas station and the ability to quickly get water on the burning Volkswagen in the middle bay prevented the fire from extending elsewhere int the building.
12:27am–Norwalk CT–Two car accident has injured parties in the road and the Laurel Athletic Club on North Ave. hit hard enough by one of the cars to call out the building inspector.
2/16
11:08pm–Bridgeport CT–#nakedwoman– Catherine St. and Washington Ave. a dad reports his daughter is allegedly intoxicated, outside taking her clothes off…….
10:11pm–Bridgeport CT–Man in the 200 block of Pequonnock Street his back window was shot out by a firearm.
8:55pm–Bridgeport CT–Armed robbery outside 1016 Nobel Ave. Man in dreadlocks and gold teeth robbed a woman, he fled towards East Main Street.
8:12pm–Stratord CT–Pedestrian struck by a hit and run car outside 139 Jackson Ave. Police and EMS on the way.
8:01pm–Bridgeport CT–Armed robbery at Marina Village outside building 43 taking the victim’s wallet and $20 by two men one with a sawed off shotgun pepper sprayed the victim. Police on scene with K-9 tracking the suspects
6:37pm–Bridgeport CT–Fire in the garbage chute evacuated building one at the Greene Homes on Highland Ave. Quickly extinguished no extensions
12:31pm–#Seymour CT–Bank robbery at Webster Bank, Route 67. Police are looking for a Green Cadillac Plate # 439 ZOX which comes back to Denver Ave. in Bridgeport. The car was last seen getting off exit 12 on Route 8
11:57am–Fairfield CT–EMS on the way to a sledding accident on Barlow Road at Fairfield University
2:22am–Bridgeport CT–An armed robbery just occurred on Park Terrace by two men with guns. The fled in a dark car possibly a Pontiac down Columbia Street.
1:38am–Bridgeport CT–Police have the hands full with large groups at Madison and Federal and also at the social club on 2200 North Ave.
Bridgeport CT–Earlier tonight I head a police broadcast that cars that were parked at the schools may have been ticketed by mistake. I’ll contact the police spokesman and find out what you should do with your ticket if you got one. This is only for cars that were parked in the school parking lots.
2/15
11:16pm-Bridgeport CT–Report of a large street fight and shots fired at Boston Ave. and Remington Street.
10:04pm–Fairfield CT–Fire and EMS respond to an 84 year old man who was walking along Fairfield Woods Road and Stratfield Road, fell and could not get back up.
9:08pm–Bridgeport CT–A man was just robbed at gunpoint on Madison Ave. and Garfield Ave. The robber took his white GMC Sierra that had a red snowplow on the front. CT Plate 92CJ98 10:17pm–UPDATE–The car was recovered at High Ridge Drive.
8:15pm–Bridgeport CT–The Subway 1739 East Main Street was just robbed at gunpoint by two men.
8:02pm–Bridgeport CT–Another report of a unresponsive person in front of a church this time at 1869 Main Street.
7:55pm–Trumbull CT–EMS on the way to Christian Heritage School 575 White Plains Rd for a 17 year old with a head injury after a fall in the gym.
7:33pm–Fairfield CT–The mulch is on fire….again. At One Rod Highway
6:15pm–Norwalk CT–Man down in bank of snow in front of the Miracle Temple Church of God 2 Trinity Place. EMS on the way.
12:15pm–Bridgeport CT–Bank robber arrested–A city man was arrested Friday after he robbed a bank on the city’s East Side. Police were called to the Bank of America branch at 975 E. Main St. at approximately 12:45 p.m. The robber entered the bank, passed a note to a teller requesting money and the teller complied.However, he did not flee the bank but instead sat down in the lobby. When police arrived, officers found the suspect still inside the bank. He was detained, identified as the suspect and it is in custody. Police identified him as Harold Watt, 43, of 938 State St.He was charged with first-degree robbery and held on $50,000 bond