Stratford News: Today’s Vehicle Fire
1/26/24@1:50PM--#cttraffic Today's Vehicle fire is on Route 15, near exit 53, Southbound in the right hand lane. They are reporting that the driver and his two pets are out of the vehicle.
Highway Crash obstructs traffic
01/26/24@1:33PM #bridgeportct #cttravel Report of a motor vehicle accident of a dump truck and a car on I-95 between exits 27 and 28 Northbound, the cars are currently stuck in the middle lane and are obstructing traffic.
Double Fatal Shuts Down I-95
2024-01-26@12:02am--#Fairfield CT--#cttraffic--A crash between 2 cars and tractor-trailer on I-95 northbound near exit 21. One person in the roadway, possibly two fatalities. Expect delays, the highway is being shut down. One person was ejected in the southbound lane.
Bridgeport News: Fire In A Multi-Family Home
2024-01-25@10:15pm--#Bridgeport CT--Bridgeport Firefighters were called to a multi-family home in the 100 block of Newfield Avenue for smoke in the home. Firefighters discovered a fire inside a wall and quickly extinguished it and made sure it didn't spread anywhere else in the building. https://youtu.be/Ih5Jgk-F4HM
Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2024-01-25@7:03pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A pedestrian was struck and injured on Seaview Avenue. There are no other details.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SUES 28 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS FOR KNOWINGLY CONTAMINATING CONNECTICUT WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND HARMING PUBLIC HEALTH WITH TOXIC PFAS “FOREVER CHEMICALS”
Companies Knew Decades Ago that PFAS Chemicals Cause Significant Harm to Human Health Remediation in Connecticut Alone to Cost Billions of Dollars (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today filed two lawsuits against 28 chemical manufacturers responsible for knowingly contaminating Connecticut waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.” The two complaints seek to hold the companies responsible for dangerous PFAS chemical contamination from two sources—aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) used in firefighting, and chemicals used in manufacturing and added to consumer products, such as food packaging, cookware, carpeting, upholstery, clothing, and cosmetics, to make products resistant to stains, water, and heat. Today, nearly all humans have PFAS in their blood. PFAS chemicals are toxic and…
Shooting In Stratford
Shooting In Stratford 2024-01-25@1:00PMish--#Stratford CT--Earlier this afternoon, Patrol responded to the area of Boston Avenue near the intersection of Light Street. Dispatch had received a call for a person with a gunshot wound to the hand. Patrol Officers confirmed the same upon arrival and the victim was transported to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. The Detective Bureau is investigating the circumstances of this incident at this time. There are no suspects.
Fairfield News: Attempted Carjacking
ATTEMPTED CARJACKINGUPDATE-- A second attempt just happened at 6:30pm on the Merritt Parkway Fairfield rest area. Police are looking for a white Audi. Please stay alert! 2024-01-25@4:11pm#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic--A report of an ATTEMPTED carjacking on I-95 northbound rest area. Although the description of the suspect vehicle is vague, it's important to always be alert at gas stations and rest areas.
Fairfield News: Crash Closes Burr Street
2024-01-25@12:12pm--#Fairfield CT-- Burr Street at Bittersweet Road is closed due to a one-car crash. A vehicle crashed into a tree and firefighters had to remove the door to free the driver. The roadway will be closed for at least an hour according to radio reports.
GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES $12.1 MILLION IN SMALL CITIES GRANTS AWARDED TO EIGHT MUNICIPALITIES TO MODERNIZE AND REHABILITATE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila-Mosquera Bruno today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing is awarding $12.1 million in grants to eight municipalities for upgrades that will modernize and rehabilitate housing for low and moderate-income individuals, as well as community infrastructure. The grants are being awarded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Housing with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Eligible projects are required to be in a municipality with a population of fewer than 50,000 residents. “These grants go a long way in improving neighborhoods so that we can make our communities more attractive and encourage economic growth…