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Sen. Tony Hwang: CT Construction Industry Stands Ready to Build Transportation Infrastructure, Recruit Future Workers

Aug 12, 2023 Alex

Sen. Tony Hwang, the Ranking Senator on the Transportation Committee, on Aug. 7 met with Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA) President Don Shubert and Tilcon Connecticut President Carolina Cavalcante to discuss the industry’s challenges, innovations in transportation infrastructure improvements and workforce recruitment efforts.  “I wanted to hear firsthand from CCIA, which represents various sectors of the construction industry, and Tilcon, a business that has played a key role in building transportation infrastructure around the region,” Sen. Hwang said. “What I heard from these experts is this: The construction industry is not only hiring, but also anxiously looking to recruit and train the next generation of Connecticut workers. Tilcon, a division of CRH, for example, does business in my senate district…

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Fairfield

Bridgeport News: Car Getting Packed For Vacation Stolen

Aug 11, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

2023-08-11@6:19pm Fairfield News: Car Getting Packed For Vacation Stolen A car being packed to go on vacation was stolen on Spring Hill Road. The couple heard a bang and saw a black Audi in the driveway. Their Mercedes Benz was taken. The husband jumped in his Porsche to follow them. He eventually lost them but police were able to track the car via Mercedes Benz tracking to the Waterbury area. Thank you, Lt. Paris, the Fairfield Police Public Affairs Officer for your professionalism in getting back to me on the recent news stories!

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BLUMENTHAL, ESPAILLAT, & MURPHY INTRODUCE BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM UNTRACEABLE GHOST GUNS

Aug 11, 2023 Alex

Loopholes in current statutes allow anyone – including felons, traffickers, & extremists – to manufacture or assemble untraceable firearms using a 3-D printer or do-it-yourself kit [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) led a group of 26 lawmakers including U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) in reintroducing the Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act, legislation to ban dangerous “ghost” guns. These weapons, which are easily assembled with a 3-D printer or a do-it-yourself gun making kit purchased from an unlicensed seller, can be obtained without passing a background check and have become the weapon of choice for criminals and extremists. Without a unique serial number, these guns are often untraceable and impede investigations…

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Bridgeport

Shooting Inside Bridgeport Hospital Goes UNREPORTED.

Aug 11, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

Shooting Inside Bridgeport Hospital Goes UNREPORTED. A viewer contacted me today about a shooting in Bridgeport Hospital: "Last night - August 10, 2023, at 630 pm. A 36-year-old woman entered the front lobby of Bridgeport Hospital as a visitor. She had a loaded gun which she was attempting to hide when she accidentally shot herself in the leg". Police confirmed this only after I asked them, they said: "Last night, in the area of the 200 block of Grant Street (Hospital) around 1902hrs a caller stated they heard one shot fired in the lobby of the hospital. Shortly after hospital staff states that someone shot themselves in the leg (non-life threatening. It appeared to be a self-inflecting gunshot wound. Arrestee:…

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Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: 29 Shots Fired – One Person Hit – Goes Unreported

Aug 11, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

Special thanks to our viewers who let us know about the shootout on Wood Avenue otherwise it would have gone unreported by the city officials. Police said: "On August 10, 2023, at approximately 3:50 am ShotSpotter alerted to (29) rounds discharged near the intersection of Park Avene and Wood Avenue. ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection system. Once gunshots are fired in an area covered by this service, police receive a notification within one minute directing them to the location of the gunfire. Officers responded to the area and located a crime scene but were unable to locate a victim. Area hospitals checked clear. Multiple items of value were collected and submitted into evidence. At approximately 10:00 am a victim presented…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT AND COMMISSIONER RUSSELL-TUCKER ANNOUNCE EXPANSION OF CONNECTICUT’S FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM

Aug 10, 2023 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced plans to expand Connecticut’s free school meals program for the 2023-2024 school year, enabling more students to receive access to nutritious breakfast and lunch at no additional cost to them or their families. Under the plan, $16 million of funding the state received from the American Rescue Plan Act will be invested into the program. Funds will be utilized to support the provision of meals at no cost in the following ways: All students in non-Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools participating in the federal School Breakfast Program (SBP) will be able to receive breakfast meals at no cost, including day students within residential childcare institutions. Approximately…

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Norwalk

CARJACKING ARREST

Aug 10, 2023 Stephen Krauchick

#Norwalk CT--On June 19, 2023, at 5:47pm, Norwalk Combined Dispatch received a report of a carjacking at 580 Main Avenue. Arriving Patrol Division Officers located the victim, who had been shot in the leg during the incident. Officers rendered aid and the victim was transported to Norwalk Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle and suspect description were relayed to area police departments. A short time later the vehicle and the suspect were taken into custody on unrelated charges by the Danbury Police Department. Norwalk Police Detectives assumed the investigation and quickly determined that the suspect had entered the victim’s vehicle with a firearm and instructed the victim to drive. While driving, a struggle ensued and the suspect shot the victim…

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