Bridgeport Columbus Day Parade and Celebration

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Council is announcing a modified schedule for this year’s 112th Bridgeport Columbus Day Parade and Celebration consisting of 5 events. Face masks and social distancing is required and will be enforced. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 – 11:00 AMOUTDOOR ITALIAN FLAG RAISING CEREMONYCircolo Sportivo Italo Americano Club, 2500 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 – 11:00 AMTHE 112th BRIDGEPORT COLUMBUS DAY CAR AND TRUCK PARADEThe Parade will feature cars and trucks ONLY. There will be no marchers, dancers or musical groups permitted. The route will start at Wayne Street and Jewett Avenue, proceed South on Wayne Street to Madison Avenue and disperse at Micalizzi’s Italian Ices, 712 Madison Avenue. This year, on the day of…

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Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Struck

Police UPDATE: At approximately 10:10 pm the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received a telephone call regarding a Serious Crash - Vehicle vs Pedestrian - at the intersection of Park Avenue and Olive Street.  Bridgeport Police, Fire, and AMR were dispatched to the scene. A silver Volvo station wagon was traveling southbound on Park Avenue, approaching the intersection of Park Avenue & Olive Street, when it struck a 32 year old Bridgeport woman as she walked across Park Avenue and into the southbound lane. The operator of the silver Volvo has been identified as 34 year old Sheila Ortiz of Bridgeport CT. The 32 year old pedestrian went up onto the hood of the Volvo and then fell off into the…

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Hit And Run Driver Captured

2020-10-09@3:18pm--#Fairfield CT-- #Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- Fairfield Police Sergeant Michael Paris told me that a driver wanted for a hit and run incident on Route 8 near exit was followed by a man on a motorcycle who pointed out to his car to the sergeant and he was able to apprehend the suspect on Commerce Drive near Black Rock Turnpike. The car had broken down, smoking and blocking traffic. The driver was detained for state police. Fairfield Police Department is a shining example of what a good transparent police department is all about. Letting the public know right way and not muzzling their officers.

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Westport News: Rollover With Extrication

2020-10-08@ 6:39PM--#Westrport CT--Westport Police, Fire, and EMS weredispatched to a reported rollover with extrication at the intersection of Main St and St.John Pl. Upon arrival, units found a vehicle on its side with the driver trapped in thevehicle. It was reported that the vehicle struck the back of a parked landscape truck androlled over. The fire department deployed a protective hose line in the event of a fire,stabilized the vehicle, and began to extricate the driver while providing care. A section ofthe vehicle roof and steering wheel was cut away to access and remove the driver. Thepatient was removed and turned over to EMS for treatment. The patient had whatappeared to be non-life-threatening injuries and the crash is under investigation…

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Fairfield News: Assault After Roadrage Incident

2020-10-07@10:25pm--#Fairfield CT-- Police say that an operator of a vehicle on the I-95 believed that a second vehicle on the highway may have hit their car. The operator began following the alleged striking vehicle off the highway to get close enough to obtain a plate number. The operator of the second vehicle believed they were being followed and exited the highway and turned into the parking lot of 1525 Kings Highway East. As the second vehicle began to pull out of the parking lot the two mentioned vehicles struck each other which prompted a call to police. Police determined there was no accident on the highway.  The only accident that occurred was the accident on Kings Highway. DoingItLocal is your…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES STATE WILL SUPPORT PUBLIC LIBRARIES WITH $2.6M IN CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is dedicating $2.6 million of Connecticut’s Coronavirus Relief Funds to support the state’s public libraries as they continue to make health and safety improvements and offer more services to residents amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The governor said the funds will be distributed among 65 libraries across Connecticut based on their size and the number of residents they serve each year, which will allow much of the funding to particularly target those that serve low-income urban and rural communities. The funds are anticipated to be largely used to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning supplies, signage, and furniture. The funding announced today is in addition to the Lamont administration’s ongoing…

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