HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – The Malloy administration says layoff notices to state employees have started to go out as the state begins a new budget year.
It’s part of his plan to plug a 1.6 billion dollar hole in the budget.
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1:31am–#Fairfield–Party goer at Fairfield Beach Road loses his car keys and calls 911 to help him find them…you know they will !!
6:38pm–Bridgeport–Police investigate another shooting, this one sends a woman to the hospital after being shot in the legs. Details and exclusive video AFTER crime scene is cleared.
3:02am–Fairfield–Driver bolts from routine traffic stop. As you often hear there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop to police. The became all too real tonight as one took place at the Circle at Fairfield Motor Inn. After a considerable amount of time for the traffic stop the driver must have thought things weren’t going his way and bolted from his car and gave police a run. After a search of the neighborhood police apparently came up with out their man.
1:54am–#Bridgeport–Report of a street fight at the McDonalds on North and Front Street.
Here is a good comprehensive list of fireworks town by town. We did not compile it so if your town is not on it check with WPLR. Enjoy! Click here to see the list.
If you plan on having beer, wine, sangria or even the hard stuff for the Fourth of July Weekend expect to pay more. While most package store owners would be gearing up for the big holiday they now have to do a physical inventory and pay a “floor tax” on stock they already have purchased, calculate it into liters and pay an additional tax. Don’t press your package store owner for a percent increase because it varies on the product. Taxes on “sparkling wine will be more than regular wine” said Jason Hackeny, owner of Super Discount Wines and Spirits at 525 Tunxis Hill Cutoff in Fairfield. “Beer is measured in ounce so that will have a different tax. Department of Revenue Services spokesman Sarah Kaufman said “while tax rates will depend upon what kind of alcohol to which the tax is being applied, it amounts to a 20 percent increase in taxes on alcohol”.
“When I took office there were 82 take-home vehicles. I’m proud to say that today there are only three,” said Mayor Finch. “Bringing greater efficiency and lower costs to City government has been one of the highest priorities for my administration.”
The city’s vehicle fleet encompasses nearly 400 cars, mostly in the police, fire and public works department. Take-home vehicles have been the subject of collective bargaining agreements over the years. Negotiations with the city’s police department, and other city unions, have led to the reduction of take-home cars.
As a part of a policy created by Mayor Finch in 2009, the City auctioned off surplus vehicles and stopped purchasing additional take-home vehicles.
Finch continued, “Cost-saving measures like the reduction of our take-home vehicle fleet have helped the City reduce spending three consecutive years.”
Mayor Finch along with Police Chief Joseph Gaudett and Fire Chief Brian Rooney have been assigned the only remaining take-home vehicles in the City’s fleet.
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The city of Bridgeport took time to honor police officers, civilians and firefighters at city hall on Wednesday.
