Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck
2022-12-13@7:11pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A pedestrian was struck at 4444 Main Street across from Price Rite. No word on the extent of the injuries. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Bathroom Fire
2022-12-13@ 12:21am--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on scene of a bathroom fire on Holly Street which is off Seaview Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Fire At Wheelabrator
2022-12-12@10:10pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Eight tons of garbage was on fire at Wheelabrator and the firefighters STILL working without a contract went in that stink to put the fire out. After two years without a contract I guess they are use to garbage from the politicians who SAY they support first responders.
Fairfield News: Tanker Truck Off The Highway
2022-12-12@6:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- A tanker truck has crashed through the guardrail. Its hauling liquid sugar but it is empty and NOT leaking according to radio reports. The driver has minor injuries. This could have been a very stick situation!
Fairfield News: Two Merritt Crashes
UPDATE: Merritt Parkway Southbound Shutdown at the Burr Street Overpass. 2022-12-12@6:00pm--#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- Two separate crashes to report. The first is a standard 2 car crash northbound between 42 and 44 and the second crash is a rollover southbound just past the Burr Street overpass. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Dishwasher Fire
2022-12-12@4:43pm--#Fairfield CT-- #ctfire-- Firefighters extinguished a dishwasher fire in the 300 block of Oldfield Road. This news report is made possible by:
Milford News: Chimney Fire at Business
2022-12-12@4:07pm--#Milford CT-- Firefighters extinguished a chimney fire that extended to some of the building at a auto repair shop in the 300 block of New Haven Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
Milford News 95 Connector Crash
2022-12-12@2:33pm--#Milford CT--#cttraffic-- A crash on the connector/feeder to I-95 near exit 2 has traffic backed up. The crash at 38 still hasn't been cleared so expect a slow go in Milford.
I-95 Crash
2022-12-12@11:49am---#Milford CT-- #cttraffic-- A crash involving a car and truck on I-95 northbound at exit 38. The truck involved stopped about a quarter mile up the highway. No word on injuries.
$32 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health has been awarded a $32,253,484 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will be used to support the state agency’s newly launched Office of Public Heath Workforce Development. The initiative was created by Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD, in August and is operating directly out of her office. It will have a broad focus on ensuring that the workforce development needs at state, local, and nonprofit public health agencies are met, specifically regarding future pipeline development academic and professional training, standards of practice, and workforce diversification. The federal funding was awarded through the CDC’s Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce,…