Westport News: U Drive. U Text. U Pay

(Westport, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office is launching U Drive. U Text. U Pay., a national high-visibility enforcement campaign for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. In partnership with State and local law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the campaign will step up enforcement efforts to enforce distracted-driving laws between April 1 to April 30, 2021. Distracted driving is an activity that diverts attention from driving. Not surprisingly, texting while driving is one of the most dangerous distractions. Sending or reading a text takes one’s eyes off the road for 5 seconds and at 55 m.p.h., that is like driving the entire length of a football…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT RECEIVES REPORT WITH SUGGESTIONS ON GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY TO PREPARE FOR A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STATE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENTS

#HARTFORD, CT\ #Hartford CT – Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has received the final report from the independent consulting group that was selected to provide his administration and the members of the Connecticut General Assembly with an extensive analysis of opportunities to improve efficiency within state government and maintain continuity of critical services in light of an anticipated wave of retirements among state employees by July 2022. The Cliff Retirements Adding Efficiency, Accountability, and Technology to Economize State Government (CREATES) report was produced by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The firm was selected through a competitive procurement process in response to the state legislature’s requirements in Public Act 18-81, which was adopted in 2018 and directed the prior administration to…

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Ansonia News: ENDANGERED RUNAWAY

Ayana Moten has been upgraded to a Silver Alert due to her endangered status.  #Ansonia CT--The Ansonia Police Department is looking for the public’s assistance in locating a runaway juvenile. The juvenile is Anaya Moten, a 17 year-old black female with brown hair and brown eyes wearing a black jacket, black camouflage pants, black sneakers and a red bonnet hat. Anaya is 5’4” tall and weighs 230 pounds, she was last seen on Division Street in the area of Stop and Shop and Burger King at 4:20 P.M. on March 31, 2021. Anaya is considered endangered due to health issues and she does not have her medication. The department is asking anyone with information to please contact 203-735-1885 or tips…

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