GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES FEDERAL APPROVAL OF CONNECTICUT’S FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION PLAN(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has received notification from the U.S. Children’s Bureau that the Family First Prevention Plan submitted by the State of Connecticut has been approved.The plan was written in response to the Family First Prevention Services Act signed into law as part of the U.S. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. This legislation represents a major shift in federal policy leading to families having greater access to mental health services, substance use treatment, and in-home skill-based parenting supports intended to stabilize families and keep them safely together. It also sets forth enhancements for kinship providers and expectations when children require a treatment…
ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG STATEMENT ON BANKRUPTCY COURT APPROVAL OF PURDUE PHARMA SETTLEMENT
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain approved the $6 billion Purdue bankruptcy plan. “No settlement will ever come close to addressing the magnitude of suffering and harm caused by Purdue and the Sackler family. But in reaching this $6 billion settlement we recognized that we could not stall this process forever for victims and our sister states. I thank the Bankruptcy Court for its approval, and for its support for the hearing tomorrow that will give victims and survivors the opportunity to speak directly to the Sacklers and share the damage and destruction they have caused. We are not done fighting for justice against the addiction industry,” said Attorney…
Tonight’s Vehicle Fire
2022-03-09@6:14pm--#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- Tonight's car fire is being hosted by Fairfield on I-95 southbound near exit 21.2022-03-09@6:14pm--#Fairfield CT-- #cttraffic-- Tonight's car fire is being hosted by Fairfield on I-95 southbound near exit 21.
Bridgeport News: School Bus Sideswiped
2022-03-09@12:32pm--#Bridgeport CT -- A school bus was sideswiped by a car at Blackham School on Thorme Street. There was no reported injuries. This news report is made possible by:
Sheff v. O’Neill Settlement
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding regarding the vote in the Connecticut General Assembly’s Education Committee approving the settlement agreement that his administration recently negotiated in the Sheff v. O’Neill case: “This settlement we reached will end more than 30 years of litigation and court oversight, ensuring that in the years ahead thousands of Hartford students will have increased access to high-quality educational opportunities in diverse environments. Our administration remains committed to enacting policies that provide every child – regardless of their zip code or family income level – with the opportunity to receive the skills necessary to allow them to succeed as adults. The implementation of this settlement represents a major step forward in growing that…
Look Who’s DoingItLocal !
Let's welcome Keisha from Little Rainbow Daycare & Nursery located at 356 Center Street in Bridgeport. They are currently enrolling new students.They accept children from 2 months to 12 years old and they even provide transportation. They offer before and after school care and even children from last minute school cancellations.Keisha can be reached on my mobile at 203-345-3267 or at their website: https://www.lrdaycare.com/ Or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Little-Rainbow-Daycare-Bridgeport-CT-103817162181614/
$25,000 Grant for Safe Youth Active Mobility Efforts
(Newington and Hartford, CT) – Watch for Me CT, a partnership between the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Office and the Connecticut Children’s Injury Prevention Center, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Road Safety Foundation to further its ongoing efforts to reduce traffic crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists.The grant is specifically designed to develop a program to recruit and train youth in the Yard Goats Young Ambassadors Program, an afterschool initiative run by the Hartford Yard Goats, a minor league baseball affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. The young people will be trained to teach bicycle and pedestrian safety to their peers, culminating with a community-wide safety event and the creation and distribution of multilingual educational materials.…
Stefanowski: Lamont reneging on millions of dollars in funding to municipalities because of corruption within his own Administration
Madison, CT- Bob Stefanowski, candidate for Governor of Connecticut, responds to Finance, Revenue and Bonding and Education Committees Joint Informational Forum on the State's School Construction Program: "Leaders need to lead and not blame others for their lack of oversight. It was startling to hear the Lamont Administration looking to displace blame and responsibility onto municipalities, many of whom have come out publicly stating that top level officials in the Lamont Administration forced them to use certain contractors in school construction projects,” said Stefanowski. “Claiming the towns have ultimate authority over school construction decisions while they’re being pressured by the state to pick certain vendors, and then pulling funding for these projects, not only misplaces blame, it punishes our communities…
ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ANNOUNCES $4.8 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH REDWOOD TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Attorney Leonard C. Boyle, and Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General announced today that Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Inc. has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which it will pay nearly $4.8 million to resolve allegations it overcharged the Connecticut Medicaid program for certain laboratory services. Redwood Toxicology Laboratory (“RTL”), with a headquarters located in Santa Rosa, California, provides laboratory-testing services, specifically urine drug testing services, for substance abuse patients enrolled in the Connecticut Medicaid program. The government alleges that RTL violated Connecticut’s so-called “Most Favored Nation” regulation (Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17b-262-649),…
Bridgeport News: Seaview Avenue “Incident”
Bridgeport News: Seaview Avenue "Incident"On Monday March 7, 2022 at 17:45 hrs. the Bridgeport Emergency Communications (ECC) received several 911 calls regarding a preliminary report of a multi-car MVA that occurred on the Seaview Ave at Exit 29 ramp. Preliminary reports also indicated that shots were fired. While first responders were being dispatched, St. Vincent’s Medical Center ER notified the ECC to explain that one party arrived at in their ER with GSW to the leg, claiming the shooting occurred somewhere on Main St, possibly related, not yet confirmed. Additionally, Bridgeport Hospital notified the ECC indicating two parties arrived at BPT Hospital injured in MVA with possible information. On-scene a fourth injured party was located still at the scene, with…