
exit 24. Engine 2, ladder 2 and car 3 arrived to find a minivan fully involved with fire on
the right hand breakdown lane. The driver was not in the vehicle, she was sitting in a Connecticut State Police vehicle. Engine 2 and ladder 2 shutdown the right 2 lanes of the highway to attack the fire. Engine 2 used an 1 ¾ inch hand line to extinguish the fire. Engine 3 was also called to the seen to supply additional water.
The cause of the fire appears to have been accidental, and under investigation.
Bridgeport’s 3rd Homicide
BRIDGEPORT — Police are investigating the city’s third homicide of the year after a man’s body was found early Thursday morning on Bond Street. Detective Keith Bryant said….read full story….
House Fire On Johnson Street Bridgeport
Dr. Mel passes away at 66
Pedestrain Struck in Westport
(Westport, CT) Today at approximately 6:45 am the Westport Police Department received a 9-1-1
call that a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Post Road East at Playhouse Square. The Westport Police, EMS and Fire Department responded and Emergency personnel treated the pedestrian at the scene and then transported her to Norwalk Hospital.
The pedestrian, Adrienne Garcia, age 45 of New Milford Connecticut was attempting to cross four lanes of traffic on Post Road East in the area of Playhouse Square when she was struck by a 2000 Mercedes SUV driven by Saul Gideon, age 60 of Norwalk Connecticut. According to witness statements the Mercedes was driving eastbound on the Post Road and turned left into Playhouse Square with a green traffic control light and impacted Garcia who was in the outside westbound lane of Post Road East.
Garcia suffered non-life threatening injuries. She was found at fault and issued an infraction ticket for
failure to Yield the Right of Way to a Vehicle when not crossing within a Crosswalk.
Malloy To Back Sunday Liquor Sales
HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has supported selling alcohol on Sunday. “It’s embarrassing Connecticut was only one of two states in the nation that has not allowed Sunday sales,” he said, adding that it is a loss of revenue to liquor stores here. According to the Washington, D.C.-based Distilled Spirits Council, Connecticut also loses $8 million annually in tax revenue due to the lack of Sunday alcohol sales. Read full story…
Packers Frozen Tundra Myth
What’s in a name? Apparently nothing aside from a decades-long mythology when it comes to the vaunted “frozen tundra” at Lambeau Field. In a story in Saturday’s edition of The New York Times, the newspaper reported the turf at the Green Bay Packers‘ home stadium hasn’t been frozen during a football game for more than 40 years. Read full story
2 More Bodies Found on Italian Cruise Ship
Candle Suspected In Bridgeport Fire
Is Sonia Baghdady Leaving WTNH?
Judging from this post on WTNH’s website it looks as if they are looking for a news anchor to replace Sonia Baghdady. The post says: ” You’ll be anchoring most of your newscasts sitting next to this guy, Darren Kramer (Go ahead and take a peek, I’ll make it easy: http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/news_team/darren_kramer)”. The anchor that works with Darren is Sonia. This is sometimes a negotiation tactic to scare talent that they are looking for a replacement.
Soinia Baghdady joined WTNH in December 2002 and has anchors the weekday evening shows “News 8″ at 5pm, 5:30 and 11pm. Sonia is a graduate of Fairfield University and her sister Amanda Baghdady, a biology teacher at Bethel High School, in Bethel, Connecticut. Sonia has also modeled and Sonia’s portfolio can be found online at d.d. Nickle
