#Stratford CT– This afternoon Stratford Mayor Laura Hoydick said we were pleased to welcome JDog Junk Removal and Hauling to Stratford! JDog services the residential market and commercial service industry, offering junk removal and hauling. They are known for their military work ethic and employment of veterans. They are located at 80 Century Drive. “What really appealed to me is I can help veterans in all sorts of ways,” Sean-Michael Green, owner, said of the Pennsylvania-based JDog chain. “The folks who work for me are all veterans or veteran family members. When we serve veterans out in the community, we are able to connect with them on a different level.” Please join us in congratulating Sean-Michael and wishing him much success!
The Bridgeport Guardians Organization Is Against Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia Taking The Chief Exam Due to Her Illegal Appointment and Controversial Leadership. The Bridgeport Guardians Organization would like to bring to light the fact that Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia continues to show a pattern and practice of creating a hostile work environment and retaliation against Black and White officers by launching frivolous complaints and internal affairs investigations against Black officers she dislikes while favoring Hispanic officers with high regards and respect. For example, Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia has handed out minimal to no discipline against Hispanic officers and, in some cases, have personally removed their discipline from the process of a mandated Loudermill hearing while unfairly targeting certain Black officers of this organization, along with White officers, for unfair discipline by utilizing the office of internal affairs to control the outcome of these illegal investigations, which fall under the guidance of the Mayor and Board of Police Commissioners.
Under her poor leadership, it has been the worst in decades where Acting Chief Garcia has created such a racial divide which has manifested into in-group favoritism as compared to the days of past Bridgeport Guardians discrimination complaints where a federal consent decree Bridgeport Guardians Inc. v. Delmonte was mandated under the remedy order to reform the police department for civil rights violations and systemic failures. As an organization, we fully support Lieutenant John Gale for his continued fight against racial discrimination and equality for all officers within the Bridgeport Police Department and at the hands of Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia.
It is for these reasons, the Ganim administration shall refuse to indemnify the unlawful actions and overt discrimination exhibited continuously by Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia, and until this occurs, she will continue to cost the city millions of dollars for her unlawful actions and repugnant treatment against Black and White officers within the Bridgeport Police Department.
#Bridgeport CT– Officers Juan Bayas, Taequan Mitchell, Oscar Soler, Joseph Seagren, Natalie McLaughlin have resigned their positions at Bridgeport Police Department and taking their experience and service to other police departments. This brings the total of police officers down to 288 of a full force of 425.
The Westport Sunrise Rotary will be holding their annual Great Duck Race eventon Saturday, July 9, 2022. This year’s Duck Race will feature a giant sluice on JesupGreen as well as food trucks and family-friendly activities in the Taylor Lot from10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The Taylor Lot will be closed for the event from 6:00 AM toapproximately 6:00 PM.Motorists should expect increased pedestrian traffic as well as traffic delaysassociated with the event in the downtown area throughout the morning and afternoon.Attendees are reminded to use the marked crosswalks in the area.
Last week I found out that sunroofs have drain plugs that if plugged can cause you to have an unintended carpool. I was quick to blame the seal on the windshield but Bob Trez and the crew at Penfield Service Center found it to be a simple fix! Penfield Service Center is located at 691 Post Road phone: (203) 256-9201.
Branford, CT– Bob Stefanowski, candidate for Governor, and Laura Devlin, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, each toured the state today to meet with voters about the newly implemented higher diesel fuel tax.
“Inflation is already costing Connecticut families over $650 each month. Governor Lamont had a chance to do something to stop it but he didn’t,” said Stefanowski. “This Biden/Lamont inflation crisis is costing you 40% more. Ned Lamont is leaving Connecticut with crumbs. Today, he’s jacking up your taxes, and raising costs on everything, by increasing the diesel tax by 23%. It’s now nearly 50 cents per gallon!”
Today, Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin spoke with neighbors and families who are struggling under Biden/Lamont inflation to explain that there is an alternative.
“The prices we are all paying at the pump, the grocery store, and everywhere else do not lie. While Lamont is claiming he has cut Connecticut’s taxes, we are being forced to choose between life necessities. Businesses are being forced to pass on these inflationary operational costs onto consumers. We have a plan to lead Connecticut towards affordability and provide real relief to every Connecticut family and business. As you watch your household and company bills add up, remember that you have a choice this November,” said Devlin.
In June, Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin shared their Plan to Immediately Relieve Inflation Costs:
Reduce the sales tax from 6.35% to 5.99%
Eliminate Governor Lamont’s 1.0% tax on food
Suspend Excise and Gross Receipts Tax on Gasoline through December 31st
Suspend Diesel Tax through December 31st
Cancel Governor Lamont’s Highway Use Tax (Truck Tax)
Pay Down Balance of the Unemployment Insurance to stop the over $400 million tax on small business.
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding a notice of intent filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority by Aquarion Water seeking to raise rates by 27 percent over three years. Eversource acquired Aquarion in 2017. While this is the first rate case filed by Aquarion since that acquisition, the company has imposed a series of escalating Water Infrastructure and Conservation Adjustment surcharges, now totaling a cumulative 10.3 percent. State statute caps those surcharges at 10 percent. Any hike beyond that requires a new rate case, which is why Aquarion is filing now.
“The Office of the Attorney General will intervene to vigorously review and scrutinize every aspect of this rate request. The last thing Connecticut families and small businesses need right now is a double-digit water bill hike, on top of steadily mounting surcharges. I fully support modernizing our aging water infrastructure, but we need to make sure we are doing it in a way that respects the financial pressures Connecticut families and small businesses are facing right now,” said Attorney General Tong.
Aquarion is seeking to raise rates 13.9 percent in year one, an additional 6.9 percent in year two, and an additional 4.2 percent in year three.
2022-07-06@12:15am–#Bridgeport CT– A woman has been pushed out of a moving vehicle in the 200 block of Bond Street and is currently unconscious. First responders on the way.
