Once again American Legion has a positive impact on the youth in Bridgeport and surround areas. Saturday June 16h marks opening day, the season runs to the end of August. The league keeps kids entertained throughout summer, it keeps them off the streets and in a positive environment.
McKinley Elementary School in Fairfield came together to surprise and celebrate Muriel Scholz's 50th Anniversary teaching. As she told us she has no intention of retiring and she has no plans of retiring. Congratulations Mrs. Scholz!
Fairfield--After a report of five dogs being killed by coyotes in town we thought it import to rerun the video Lt. Perez of the Fairfield Police Department did last year. According to Fairfield's Animal Control's website: Steps that can be taken to reduce coyotes as being a threat around your home include feeding and keeping pets indoors, supervising pets when they are taken outdoors, removing brush-cover that coyotes and other wild animals can take cover in, disposing of trash appropriately, and taking other sources of food or prey into consideration that may be in your yard. Keeping your pet up-to-date on its rabies vaccinations is also an important task that can protect both you and your pet in the event…
A federal class action lawsuit against Apple saying Siri commercials are “fundamentally and designedly false and misleading. The lawsuit filed by Frank Fazio asked Siri for directions to a certain place, or to locate a store. Siri either did not understand what he was asking or after a very long wait time responded with the wrong answer.” In its motion to dismiss, Apple said that its website identifies Siri as beta technology, a work in progress. Read full article here......
6/14/2012 10:32pm--Bridgeport--Police detain two males one female looking into cars on Wayne/Merritt Street area. 9:52pm--Bridgeport-Naked woman walking down East Main from Barnum Ave. EMTs on scene looking for her. 6:02pm--Bridgeport--Man breaks into a police car on Boston Avenue and takes about forty rounds of ammunition and flees on a bicycle. He is apprehended in front of the fish market on Boston Ave. near William Street. 5:52pm--Fairfield--Report of a door to door salesperson working the area of Melville Ave. 5:05pm--Bridgeport--Scooter struck by a car at Huntington Road and Beecher Street. 5:02pm--Bridgeport--Car fire in front of 541 Capitol Avenue. 10:11am--Bridgeport--Police and Fire Departments assisting a man was fishing in a rubber boat who broke an oar and cannot get back ashore off…
It is with heavy heart that we learned the passing of Joseph Fitzpatrick, a 23 year veteran of the Waterbury Fire Department and owner at Fire Tech Consultants. Joe was a constant contributor on Facebook on all things important to firefighters. Joe's Obituary in the Waterbury Republican reads: "WATERBURY — Joseph William Fitzpatrick, 60, of 557 Washington Ave., died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Saint Marys Hospital after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Kathleen (Walsh) Fitzpatrick. Joseph was born in Waterbury Feb. 4, 1952, son of Irene (Krolitski) FitzPatrick of Waterbury and the late Joseph William FitzPatrick Sr. He last worked as an insurance inspector. He was a member of the Ancient…
Shortly after 8:30pm Tuesday evening firefighters were called to Stratford Avenue and Kossuth Street for a structure fire. It turned out the be the former AGI Rubber Comanpy at 141 Stratford Avenue, the building which according to the sign is under foreclosure. A report filed by Tom Cleary of the Connecticut Post interviewed Assistant Fire Chief William Hathaway who said "the fire got into the walls of the building and spread". The chief also said "the building was vacant but firefighters searched to make sure there were no squatters inside and found no one. Read Tom's full in depth article here...... Because it was a commercial fire three ladder trucks, five engines, rescue company and two safety officer were called…
The government posted a budget deficit of $125 billion in May, more than twice the level registered in the same month last year. Rueters has the full story here.........
[caption id="attachment_8435" align="alignright" width="205" caption="The map panels for Fairfield are 418, 419, 436, 437, 438, 556 and 557."][/caption] The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the shoreline area of Fairfield. The maps are due to become effective in May of 2013. The impact of these new maps may include additions or modifications of special flood hazard areas, changes in base flood elevations or depths, and flood zone designation changes. FEMA has published notice of the proposed flood hazard determinations on June 8, 2012 in the Connecticut Post. The significance of the publication is to start a 90-day appeal period, beginning June 8, 2012. Any owner or lessee of real property who believes his…
Authorities said on Monday that a pair of lungs had been found on a Los Angeles-area sidewalk and that coroner's investigators were trying to determine if they were from a human or an animal. Reuters has the full story here........
