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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms

Apr 7, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that REYS ALFREDO VASQUEZ, 30, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms. According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 22, 2020, Bridgeport Police arrested Vasquez in Bridgeport.  At the time of his arrest, officers seized from Vasquez several fictious driver’s licenses from several states, each with Vasquez’s picture and a different name, and his cellphone.  A court authorized search of the cellphone revealed a video, taken on August 22, 2019, of Vasquez holding a Glock handgun with a drum and laser…

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Ganim Announces New Communications Director EXCEPT For Police

Apr 7, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that he has appointed a new team to oversee communications for the City of Bridgeport. The appointments include Tiadora Josef as Director of Communications for the City of Bridgeport along with Communications Coordinators Liridona Egriu and Josue Jorge. Ms. Josef will oversee the communications department and serve as primary contact for all media inquiries and internal communications matters. The team will officially start on Thursday, April 14, 2022.Tiadora Josef comes to Bridgeport with experience from her former positions working in the Mayor’s office for the City of Waterbury as well as for the Waterbury Development Corporation which supported the city’s revitalization and economic development as illustrated through TheWaterbury.com. While in the mayor’s…

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Governor Has COVID

Apr 7, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

Governor has COVID(HARTFORD, CT) – Max Reiss, director of communications for Governor Ned Lamont, today released the following statement:“This morning, Governor Lamont took a regularly-scheduled COVID-19 rapid self-test and it showed a positive diagnosis, which was later confirmed with a second rapid self-test. He is currently awaiting the results of a PCR test. Our office has also conducted contact tracing to identify and inform close contacts. He is feeling good and not experiencing any symptoms, and he is grateful that he is receiving protection from the second booster shot he received last week. Per CDC guidance and out of an abundance of caution, the governor will quarantine at home for the next five days and not attend any in-person events…

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LEGISLATION TO EXPAND CHILDREN’S ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE

Apr 7, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee,introduced the Supporting Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act, which would reauthorize the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program for another five years to better promote the integration of behavioral health and primary care for children. The PMHCA program supports state or regional networks of pediatric mental health care teams to provide tele-consultation, training, technical assistance, and care coordination for pediatricians and other pediatric primary care providers to diagnose, treat, and refer children with behavioral health conditions. The bill would also expand the types of providers who can be part of the care team and add new sites where the…

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Mayor Ganim Presents Proposed Tax Increase

Apr 6, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport, CT – Last evening Mayor Ganim met with City Council members to announce his proposed FY2022-2023 budget. The FY2022-2023 budget is proposed at $605,136,209, a change of only 1.2 % from the previous year’s budget. Mayor Ganim stated, “I am very pleased to submit the proposed FY2022-2023 budget to the City Council for action. This is a comprehensive balanced budget that delivers all government services that our citizens need for this next fiscal year and will have a positive tangible impact on our resident’s quality of life.”   This proposed budget funds all essential city services, while holding the line on taxes. Keeping the mill rate steady is important for our taxpayers: however, I am also aware that some of the most…

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