Mayor Ganim Presents Proposed Tax Increase

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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CONNECTICUT LEADERS ANNOUNCE STATE WILL RECEIVE $50 MILLION TO MAKE HOMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND LOWER COSTS THIS YEAR

WASHINGTON–Connecticut leaders on Wednesday announced that the state will receive $50 million for Fiscal Year 2022 to help lower-income families lower their utility bills with energy efficient upgrades. This expanded funding, which is enabled by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will allow Connecticut to retrofit thousands of low-incomes homes to make them healthier and more energy efficient while lowering utility bills. The Weather Assistance Program (WAP) retrofit funding is designed to address the “whole home” including installing insulation, updating heating and cooling systems, upgrading electrical appliances, and taking other common-sense actions that will make homes warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer with less energy usage. “High energy costs make it more difficult for Connecticut families to keep their…

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BRIDGEPORT POLICE MAKE HOMICIDE ARREST BRIDGEPORT

#Bridgeport CT-- This morning, detectives arrested Shardel Ragin (DOB: 7/21/1987 of 114 Asylum Street) for the 2017 murder of Max Antoine. Antoine was gunned down as he walked out of Tiago’s, a downtown restaurant, on April 20, 2017. Ragin is reported to have waited for the victim and another man outside of the restaurant and then fired at them from his car. It is believed that the motive for the shooting is revenge for Ragin and his wife being shot in 2016 in Stamford.agin is charged with Murder, Criminal Attempt at Murder, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Carrying a Pistol Without a Permit, and Weapons in a Motor Vehicle. Ragin, who is currently out on bond for another homicide, is…

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Bob Stefanowski Endorses Laura Devlin for Lieutenant Governor 

#Fairfield CT-- Bob Stefanowski, Republican candidate for Governor of Connecticut, and State Representative Laura Devlin of Fairfield  team up as running mates to campaign for Governor and Lt. Governor.  “Throughout her career Laura Devlin has shown the tenacity and integrity our state needs in its leaders. Today marks the beginning of a fresh start and a new team to get state government working for the people of Connecticut, not the political insiders. I am so grateful to Laura for her leadership, her partnership and I am beyond excited to hit the ground running. I know working together we can get a lot done for the people of our state who are expecting more affordability, safer communities, and accountability in their…

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Derby News: Stabbing

Derby Police UPDATE:On 4/4/2022 at approximately 11:45pm, the Derby Police Department responded to a Fifth Street apartment on a report of a domestic assault in progress. Upon arrival officers observed the suspect later identified as Daniel Kayvon Estremera DOB 10/20/1996 in front of the residence swinging an unknown object at the female victim’s vehicle. Despite repeated requests to stop and drop the unknown object, Estremera ignored officer’s orders to stop and fled the scene in a motor vehicle. Derby officers attempted to stop the vehicle and a after short pursuit he eluded officers. Officers determined that Estremera had arrived at the victim’s residence uninvited, climbing the front porch to the victim’s balcony. When confronted by the residents, Estremera then punched…

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75th Anniversary of the White Hills Volunteer Fire Company

The White Hills Civic Club was chartered May 20, 1946 and a stated aim of the organization was to promote community welfare as fifty families lived in White Hills at that time. One of the first objectives was to form a volunteer fire company and purchase a fire truck. Within less than a year, the fire company was founded and the first fire truck was purchased in 1948 costing $7K. Members actually signed personal notes to assure payment of the new vehicle and they held a two-day country fair to help in the payment of the new fire truck. The Civic Club donated $1K toward the construction of a cinder block addition to their building to house the new fire…

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Your CBD Store

With my type 2 diabetes neuropathy and my 14 year old cat’s anxiety acting up, I knew it was time to pay a visit to Kevin at the Your CBD Store located at 3030 Fairfield Avenue in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport. It has calmed my 14 year old cat with his anxieties and calm him from the recent loss of his sister. I have found that it does help with the tingling and pain from neuropathy. Kevin said he can’t make those claims but just Google “CBD oil benefits” and discover what others and science have said. If Kevin looks familiar that is because he runs the website On Scene Media in New Haven. If you are unsure…

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