Fairfield News: 2 Crashes

2020-11-04@5:16pm--#Fairfield CT-- Safe driving seemed to be an option in Fairfield as one person had to be extricated from a rollover crash on Fairfield Woods near Stratfield Road. The steering wheel had to cut to free the driver. Just as firefighters completed the extrication they had to go to a crash on Villa Avenue at Lewis Drive. Two ambulances were dispatched for those injured.

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Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Hit

2020-11-02@5:07pm--#Bridgeport CT--The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received a telephone call regarding a serious crash at 532 Success Avenue, Bridgeport, CT (vehicle vs pedestrian).  Bridgeport Police, Fire, and AMR were dispatched to the scene. A gray 2003 Honda Accord was traveling northbound on Success Avenue, passing the intersection of Success Avenue & Court D, when it struck an 85 year old Bridgeport man as he walked across Success Avenue in the northbound lane. The operator of the Honda Accord has been identified as 47 year old Ruben Lebron of Bridgeport, CT. The collision caused the pedestrian to end up on the hood of the Honda, where he struck his head on the windshield, and then fell off into the northbound lane…

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Nursing Home Challenges

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is collaborating with the leadership of the Connecticut General Assembly to form a bipartisan working group that will evaluate and address challenges for nursing homes and assisted living facilities that have been revealed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nursing Home and Assisted Living Oversight Working Group will be co-chaired by State Representative Toni Walker (D-New Haven), the House chair of the Appropriations Committee, and one soon-to-be-named co-chair from the executive branch. Building on the comprehensive report issued last month by the independent firm Mathematica that was commissioned by Governor Lamont and looked at the overall impact of COVID-19 on long-term care facilities in Connecticut and the state’s response…

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AG Tong On Utility Shut Off Moratorium

Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding a decision today by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to end the emergency moratorium on electric, natural gas, and water utility shut-offs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 cases are spiking in Connecticut and this pandemic is not over. The Office of the Attorney General continues to believe extending the moratorium is the best course of action. People need electricity, heat and water to stay home safely right now. Families are still struggling. Payment plans are no doubt helpful to many, but they do not protect against shut-off for Connecticut's most vulnerable families,” said Attorney General William Tong.

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