SENATORS CALL FOR COLLEGE ATHLETES BILL OF RIGHTS

WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, with jurisdiction over the NCAA and amateur athletes, Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today announced the framework for a new college athletes bill of rights that will advance justice and opportunity for college athletes. Blumenthal previewed the framework with Booker while serving as Ranking Member during a July Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting the Integrity of College Athletics.” The proposal will guarantee fair and equitable compensation, enforceable health and safety standards, and improved educational opportunities for all college…

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Bridgeport Engineering Department Resolves Cause of Abnormal Flooding in Nob Hill Area

Bridgeport, CT – Heavy rains and flash floods in June and July caused abnormal flooding in the area of Nob Hill Apartments and Pennsylvania Avenue.  In response to a community meeting to discuss resident reports of flooding in the area of Nob Hill - City Engineering Department, Emergency Operations Center, WPCA, and Department of Public Facilities gathered to identify problems that may be causing the unusually high-water levels. Officials visited locations along the water shed which start downstream and move upstream.  City of Bridgeport Engineering Department identified points of blockage in the tributary as the cause of abnormal flooding occurrences that happened in the Nob Hill area of the East Side.  The blockage areas that caused the flooding were identified and then…

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Bridgeport News: Water Rescue, 2 On The Rocks

2020-08-18@8:25pm--#Bridgeport CT-- After rescuing a drowning victim near the bathhouses at Seaside Park firefighters were then dispatched to 10 Park Avenue for two males stuck on the rocks at high tide.  Firefighters dispatched their Uber fireboat to rescue them.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_84796" align="aligncenter" width="1102"] Visit Scap's Website at:https://www.scapchryslerjeep.com/[/caption]

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Trumbull News: Cops & Cones

The Trumbull Police Department and Sunny Daes joined together to present a 'Cops & Cones' event on Saturday, August 15 in Trumbull Shopping Center. During this time, members of the Trumbull community were able to meet with their officers to ask questions, chat, and get to know one another all while enjoying sweet treats.   Interactions such as these continue to unite and bring the Trumbull community and police closer together. The Trumbull Police Department is grateful to have participated in this wonderful event, and would like to thank all of those who participated.   [Photo attached, L to R: Officer Ryan Tantimonico., Officer Kelly Brown, Officer Emily GIsvold, with Sunny Daes patrons]  

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Bipartisan Effort To End Human Trafficking

With human trafficking on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers (LIFT) Act to combat modern day slavery. This legislation supports survivor-centered efforts to monitor and prevent trafficking, and improves the U.S. Department of State’s ability to gather information on this crime. U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Eliot Engel (D-NY) are lead cosponsors of this bicameral legislation in the House and introduced the House version of the bill in January. “This bipartisan measure mobilizes survivors and better information to fight human trafficking,” said Blumenthal. “It seeks to stop modern day slavery, even as the COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating it. The increasing urgency of protecting innocent victims — before…

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#Westport, CT On Tuesday August 11, 2020 at approximately 2:33am, Westport Police dispatch received a complaint of motor vehicle burglaries from a residence on Richmondville Avenue. The complainant reported that he had initially heard a vehicle speeding away from the area of his home. He then observed that multiple unlocked vehicles parked in his driveway had apparently been entered, noting that their interior lights were illuminated.   A responding officer initially observed a group of three vehicles traveling together a short distance from the location of the reported incident. Upon seeing the marked police cruiser all three vehicle operators turned off their headlamps in an apparent attempt to elude officers; fleeing the immediate area at a high rate of speed…

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Small Business Help

It bothers me to see businesses closing due to coronavirus shutdown.  Through no fault of their own, businesses had to shut down without warning and no ability to prepare for this.  What bothers me the most seeing their dreams destroyed.  The brick and mortar or storefronts get hammed the most because they still had rent to pay while being closed with no income.   If you own a storefront business, I want to help.  Email me at Steve@DoingItLocal.com (no Facebook Messanger-email only) with a brief message about your business, where it's located and the type of business it is.  This will be a Zoom interview so you will need to know how to use Zoom and have a very good…

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