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Plane Crashes At Sikorsky Airport– Written by John Kovach Stratford Star

A plane clipped a fence and crashed at Sikorsky Memorial Airport around 10 p.m. Saturday night. Elaine Ficarra, director of communications for Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, said two people were on the aircraft. Ficarra said from the scene two people were extricated from the aircraft and taken to the hospital, suffering “minor to moderate injuries.” The injured have not yet been identified. The plane reportedly caught fire after crashing, and is surrounded by fire-retardant foam on the runway. The right wing was torn off the aircraft. Debris and fuel spilled onto Main Street in Stratford, Ficarra said.Stratford police closed roads around the airport, such as Main Street and Stratford Road.

More details will be posted as they become available.

 

2:01am–Bridgeport–Home invasion sort of. Man breaks into 603 Union Ave. on the 1st floor and falls asleep on the bed. UPDATE: Turns out to be mistaken identity………

State Senators/Reps Surprised By State Trooper Visits on Saturday. State troopers pulled from their assignments to be used as delivery  personnel. Read the full EXCLUSIVE DoingItLocal.com article click here…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of Stratford Fire Department:

Remembering Bridgeport’s Tornado Damage Last Year

Police pull over New York man, he tosses his pot out the window and guess where it lands?

Your 16th Birthday at a concert and you are called on stage.  Thing and cringing they are going to sing Happy Birthday instead you are reunited with your father home from Afghanistan!

Congressman Himes Votes to Limit U.S. Action in Libya

Votes against resolution to authorize continuation of current activity for one year

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today voted in favor of a resolution limiting U.S. involvement in Libya to search and rescue efforts, intelligence gathering, aerial refueling, and operational planning. Himes also opposed a measure authorizing the President to continue operations in Libya for one year.

 

A Fun-Filled Day Planned for Trumbull and even fireworks!!  Read more….

Remembering the tornado damage in Bridgeport one year ago.

CT State Representative Brenda Kupchick on behalf of the State of Connecticut General Assembly cited Fairfield’s Super Duper Weenine a best value in Connecticut and for using quality grown in Connecticut products.

Shortly after midnight a robbery and assault took place at 2888 Fairfield Avenue on the third floor.

We are told that three to four men wearing ski masks attacked the man, they displayed a weapon but did not use them.  Police are investigating.

A group of US representatives plan to introduce legislation that will legalize marijuana and allow states to legislate its use, pro-marijuana groups said Wednesday.

The legislation would limit the federal government’s role in marijuana enforcement to cross-border or inter-state smuggling, and allow people to legally grow, use or sell marijuana in states where it is legal.  Read more….

Connecticut ranks among the worst states for its ability to drive economic growth and create jobs, and fares only slightly better in its outlook for improving, the latest competitiveness index show.  Connecticut ranked 43^rd in past competitiveness but improved to 35^th in its competitive outlook, according the fourth edition of the award-winning Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index.  Read More…..

As beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside…another day of fun with friend and local Connecticut news babe, Sonia Baghdady…

The Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday will vote on whether to fire five employees, including a principal accused of stealing furniture from her school, a janitor caught naked in a school storage room and a female reading teacher who is accused of having sex with an 18-year-old student. Read more…..

Six days before a college football player was arrested at San Francisco International Airport in a dispute that began when a US Airways employee asked him to pull up his sagging pants, a man who was wearing little but women’s undergarments was allowed to fly the airline, a US Airways spokeswoman conceded Tuesday…Read more…..