GOVERNOR LAMONT STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BIDEN’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the State of the Union address delivered tonight by President Joe Biden: “In his first State of the Union since taking office, President Biden marked considerable progress in building a better America. The Biden-Harris administration implemented a vaccine program that has inoculated more than 200 million Americans and, today, is allowing us to safely return to a more normal and regular life. Together with Congress, President Biden enacted the American Rescue Plan Act that reduced child poverty to the lowest rate on record, provided our schools the resources to safely educate our children in-person, and has helped fuel historic economic growth and job creation. The bipartisan infrastructure…

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BRIDGEPORT POLICE MAKE ARREST IN ARMED ROBBERY & POLICE PURSUIT BRIDGEPORT

-On Monday February 28, 2022, Bridgeport Police Officers were out patrolling the are of Maple St and Kossuth St when Officers observed a Black SUV take off at a high rate of speed. Officers pursued the vehicle and ran the license plate, which came back stolen and wanted for an armed robbery incident that took place in Waterbury, CT. Due to a safety concern Officers called off the pursuit but observed the vehicle as it continued to proceed throughout the city at high rates of speeds and maneuvering in and out of traffic. The vehicle was later observed again by officers near River St and they attempted to pull the vehicle over when it again began traveling at a high…

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GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND HVAC UPGRADES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is proposing legislation that will establish a grant program to assist public school districts in paying for heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) and other indoor air quality improvements to school buildings. He explained that the program is needed to help schools make necessary infrastructure upgrades in response to the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. To launch the program, the governor’s budget proposal includes an investment of $90 million in funding that Connecticut received from the American Rescue Plan Act, which was approved by Congress last year to assist in the country’s recovery from the pandemic. The governor stressed that this initial allocation would be the first investment in the…

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Monroe News: Police Pursuit

UPDATE: Stop sticks flattened the front tires and police have boxed the vehicle in past Home Depot. Two in custody. EMS on the way for a dog bite...K-9's love fast food! 2022-02-28@5:05pm--#Monroe CT-- #cttraffic-- State police are in pursuit of black Nissan Rouge after Bridgeport Police broke off the pursuit on Route 25 northbound. The car was involved in an armed robbery. The vehicle was stolen out of Waterbury yesterday. There are two in the vehicle and are considered armed and dangerous. This news report is made possible by:

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FAIRFIELD NEWS; VEHICLE CRASH INVOLVING SCHOOL BUS

#Fairfield CT--On February 28, 2022, at approximately 3PM, the Fairfield Police Department received reports of a vehicle crash involving a school bus on Mill Plain Road near the intersection of Sconset Road. Officers arrived on scene to find a small First Student school bus had struck a utility pole. The driver of the bus sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The school bus was carrying two (2) middle school aged children, none of whom were injured.The bus originated from Tomlinson Middle School. The Fairfield Fire Department and AMR Ambulance responded for patient care. The bus driver was transported to an area hospital. All children were turned over to parents/guardians after being evaluated on scene. One additional adult passenger was evaluated by medical personnel…

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Bridgeport Receives $15K To Fight Childhood Obesity

Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport Health Department has been awarded $15,000 from the United States Conference of Mayors 2022 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health & Sustainability Grant. The US Conference of Mayors selected Bridgeport with a 3rd place award in the category of “medium cities” to support programs that engage the community and promote childhood obesity prevention, environmental health, and sustainability, or a hybrid of both.The City of Bridgeport will be using these grant funds for the installation of a brand new, state-of-the-art outdoor fitness facility in Bridgeport. This facility, designed by our partners at the National Fitness Campaign, will be the site of several new and existing youth-focused public health initiatives aimed to reduce childhood obesity…

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