Stratford News: Structure Fire

Fire Department UPDATE: At approx. 10:17 PM, The Stratford Fire Dept. was dispatched to 2037 BroadbridgeAve for a reported structure fire with 4 adults, 3 children, 1 dog and 2 cats insidethe home. All occupants were able to evacuate the home safely. Engine 1, 2, 3, 4,Tac5, Truck 1, responded with a total of 22 Firefighters, One shift Commander, andtwo safety officers. On arrival, heavy fire was pushing out the upstairs bedroomwindow. The fire was under control in approximately 20 minutes with no reportedinjuries to the occupants or fire personnel. Mutual aid was provided by Bridgeportand Milford Fire Departments for station coverage.The structure is not habitable at this time. The American Red Cross responded andprovided assistance to the family.The origin…

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Stratford News: Car Into A Garage

2020-12-10@6:22pm--#Stratford CT-- Report of a car crashing into a garage in the 1200 block of Elm Street. Radio reports say the structure is on top of the car and the driver is unresponsive. First responders on the way. This news report is made possible by:

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Nima’s News: The Economy

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I-95 Crashes

2020-12-10@2:18pm--#Stratford CT-- #Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic--Two separate crashes to report I-95, both southbound. The first one happened at exit 26 and another crash at 32 and 31. Nothing showing up on the traffic cameras. This press release was made possible by:

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Lawsuit Against Facebook

Hartford, CT -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company has and continues today to illegally stifle competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut services to smaller competitive threats, depriving users from the benefits of competition and reducing privacy protections and services along the way — all in an effort to boost its bottom line through increased advertising revenue. “Facebook has used its market power and trove of consumer data to unlawfully acquire and squash its competition. Their exclusionary and predatory conduct suffocates innovation, and…

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Fairfield News: Fire At Holy Family School

2020-12-09@4:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters were called to Holy Family School located at 140 Edison Road. The school is no longer in use as a school but is used mainly for offices. Firefighters isolated the smoke on the second floor and have secured the electricity that powers a bathroom fan and an electrical ballast that may have caused the smoke condition. Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola said they were concerned because the pastor of the church ran in and got some smoke inhalation but said he will be fine, the pastor was more upset about his school Gomola said. The fire marshal has been called in to investigate the cause of the fire. https://youtu.be/DV1KDKdZ2JE

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ANNOUNCES $86.3 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH MORTGAGE SERVICER NATIONSTAR

Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong joined with 50 other attorneys general and other federal and state agencies today announcing an $86.3 million settlement with Nationstar Mortgage.  Nationstar is the country’s fourth-largest mortgage servicer. The consent judgment resolves allegations that Nationstar, which does business as “Mr. Cooper,” violated consumer protection laws during its servicing of mortgage loans. The settlement provides restitution for a variety of harms that were identified in the investigation. Thousands of borrowers had problems when their loans were transferred to Nationstar, leading to foreclosure in some circumstances.  “This settlement requires direct payments to Connecticut borrowers who suffered grave financial strain as a result of Nationstar’s unacceptable misconduct. Nationstar grossly mishandled thousands of loans across the country--…

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