Fairfield News: Yute Problems
2023-06-13@7:30PMish--#Fairfield CT-- A viewer sent in this photo of teens being led from Jennings Beach by police for allegedly fighting. A short time later police were called to Warde High School for teens on da roof.
Bridgeport News: Suspect Apprehended For Denver Avenue Murder
Suspect Andre Johnson, wanted for the murder of Aaron Hunt, was apprehended today by members of the US Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force, Bridgeport Police Homicide Detectives, members of the Bridgeport Violent Crime Task Force, and the Waterbury PD.
Fairfield News: Crash
2023-06-13@3:20pm--#Fairfield CT-- Another crash despite the delayed green light at Jennings and Black Rock Turnpike. No word on injuries.
CTDOT Highway Safety Patrol Continues this Summer
It is the start of the busy summer travel season and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is reminding the public the CTDOT Safety Patrol sponsored by GEICO continues to provide roadside assistance at no cost on weekdays across Connecticut. Each year, the Safety Patrol responds to nearly 15,000 service calls in Connecticut. During the summer, services rendered by the Safety Patrol increase by more than 25%. “With additional travelers heading across Connecticut this summer season and with more active construction and work zones on the roadways, we need motorists to slow down and pay attention behind the wheel. We want drivers to keep themselves and others safe, but in case someone has any vehicle trouble, they can count on…
Bridgeport News: Crash With Injuries
2023-06-11@9:17pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders are on scene of a two-car crash with injuries in the 300 block of Beechwood Avenue.
LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to extend and expand the Maple Research and Market Promotion Program, which supports the U.S. maple syrup industry through research and education, natural resource sustainability, and the marketing of maple syrup and maple-sap products. The Market Access, Promotion and Landowner Education Support for Your Regionally Underserved Producers (MAPLE SYRUP) Act would extend and increase authorized funding to $30 million for the federal maple support program, and it renames it the Maple Research and Market Promotion Program. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) co-sponsored the legislation. “There’s nothing better than real New England maple syrup.…
Bridgeport News: Crash!
2023-06-11@12:26pm--#Bridgeport CT-- First responders are on scene of a two-car crash at William and Ogden Street. No word on any injuries.
Bridgeport News: Shoot-Out At High Noon
2023-06-11@12:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a shoot out at high noon on Berkshire Avenue. No victims have been found at this time and no one reporting to the area hospitals with gunshot wounds. A Jeep had its windows shot out.
Town Council Unanimously Passes Mayor’s Budget; Approves Resolution to Provide Additional $1,000,000 for Use by Stratford Public Schools
The Town Council unanimously passed Mayor Laura R. Hoydick’s proposed Fiscal Year 2024 operating budget for the Town of Stratford last night. Mayor Hoydick commented, “I would like to thank the Town Council for passing our Town’s budget, and to our Town departments for taking a collaborative, sound, and pragmatic approach to this budget. While the current economic climate proved challenging when balancing the Town’s services and the burden placed on our tax paying citizens, I am proud that we were able to keep the first increase in over five years to a minimum, at a 1.88% increase in taxable rate. This is a .74 increase in the mill rate from last year, to 40.20. This budget allows the Town to efficiently and effectively serve the people of Stratford.” Prior to…
Bridgeport News: MTA Bus Crash
2023-06-09@4:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A crash involving an MTA bus in front of that new plaza that's never been rented at State and Iranistan Avenue. An additional ambulance was dispatched for a person with neck injuries on the bus.