I-95 Incident
2023-05-24@12:50pm--#Milford CT--#Stratford CT--#cttraffic-- Report of a tractor-trailer fire on the Moses Wheeler Bridge on I-95. Firefighters reported there was no fire but it is causing a slow-down on the bridge.
The Black Rock Day Parade to be Held June 11th, Grand Marshal Named
Parade Chair Phil Blagys, who has run the parade since 1994, is pleased to announce that this year’s edition of The Black Rock Day Parade will take place on Sunday, June 11th beginning at noon and kicking off at Burroughs Center on Fairfield Ave. Known as the “Best Small Parade in America”, this year’s event will feature the Mattutuck Fife & Drum Corps, the oldest fife & drum corps in the United States, the Black Rock Fife & Drum Corps, the Connecticut Alumni Senior Drum & Bugle Corps, The Fairfield Gaelic Pipe Band, the Klein Memorial Dancers, lots of music from local bands, Amazing Andy, floats, dignitaries and much more. The Parade Committee is also pleased to announce that Ronnie…
Fairfield News: Crash!
2023-05-24@11:28am--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a crash at Burr and Congress Street. No word on injuries. This news report is made possible by:
STATE POLICE READY FOR MEMORIAL DAY ENFORCEMENT ON CT ROADS
(MIDDLETOWN, CT – May 23, 2023) – As with all long, holiday weekends, Connecticut State Police is preparing for an increased number of vehicles on local and highway roads. Traditionally, the approach of Memorial Day signals the start of activities related to the gathering of family and friends at backyard barbeques and beaches. State Troopers will be on duty to ensure that highways are free of hazardous drivers as residents drive to their destinations. Be assured that your Connecticut State Troopers will be patrolling state roads and highways during the three-day weekend. Troopers from each of the agency’s 11 troops will be conducting extra roving DUI patrols from the evening of May 25 through the evening of May 29. Troopers…
ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES AVID TELECOM OVER ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today sued Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws. Avid Telecom sent or transmitted more than 7.5 billion calls to telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. More than 87.6 million of those calls were to numbers in Connecticut alone. “Avid Telecom and its owners transmitted billions of illegal robocalls and enabled criminal spammers to prey on American families. In coordination with…
Bassick High School Ground Breaking
It's 20 years in the making but Bassick High School will be moving from the West Side to the South Side at 115 Prospect Street. The new location for the school will allow for 1,250 students to attend with the population being a mix between Bassick and Bridgeport Military Academy (BMA) students. Mayor Ganim and state officials bragged about all the union jobs being used to build the $124 million facility but once completed there will be no union employees to run the facility. The mayor has proven not to be friendly to unions as it has been 690 days since the Bridgeport Police had a contract and it took over two years for the Bridgeport Fire Department to get…
Bridgeport News: Rollover Accident
2023-05-22@12:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Norman Street is currently closed in the 1200 block for a rollover accident with injuries.
$2.9 MILLION TO TRAIN NURSES
Federal funding will help close nursing shortage in Connecticut [HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Jim Himes (D-CT) announced $2,997,368 million in federal funding for The WorkPlace in Bridgeport to train nurses and create equitable opportunities for frontline healthcare professionals. The funding is awarded through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Nursing Expansion Grant Program, designed to create equitable pathways to careers in nursing. Over the next five years, The WorkPlace will train 200 entry-level nursing professionals through both classroom instruction and on-site experience. Participants can pursue either an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and be eligible to pursue a high-skilled nursing career…
STRATFORD LIBRARY HOLDS ANNUAL BOOK SALE JUNE 1-4
Board Fund-Raiser Begins June 1st with “Preview" The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford, Connecticut will return with its annual book sale Thursday, June 1 through Sunday. June 4, 2023. The sale, which is a major fund-raiser for the library, is being organized this year by the Board of Trustees under Chairman Shelley Hall of Stratford. Browsers at this year’s sale will find thousands of books, CDs, LPs, DVDs, autographed books and much more in over 50 categories at bargain prices covering every conceivable subject from religion, business, music and art to philosophy, science fiction, biography, non-fiction and best-sellers. The sale will commence with a “Preview” on Thursday, June 1 from 5:30-8:30 pm. The evening is open to everyone…
CRASHES
8:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- One person appeared to be injured at a crash on Asyulum Street 8:21pm--#Fairfield CT-- A two car crash with injuries at Chambers and Commerce Drive.