Stratford News: Boat In Distress

2020-05-22@6:12pm--#Stratford CT-- A report of a boat stranded in the Housatonic River near the Sikorsky Bridge.  It does not appear they are in distress.  The low tide was at 6:06pm  which is more than likely the issue.  FYI there are dozens of tide apps available for your cell phone.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Bridgeport News: Son Tries To Torch Mom’s Home

2020-05-21@2:47pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A son failed at starting a fire at his mother's home with a Molotov cocktail in the 1200 block of Park Avenue.  Fortunately the device failed to remain lit.  According to radio reports the son was removed from the home last week.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_81162" align="aligncenter" width="591"] Visit Perez Tires at: https://www.pereztirecenter.com/[/caption]

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Bridgeport During the 1918 Pandemic

If you try to research newspaper articles on the pandemic of 1918 you would have difficulty as the news articles were mostly about World War I.  I found an article from the Bridgeport Telegram dated October 31, 1968 on the 50th anniversary of the flu.  The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is uncertain where the H1N1 flu strain originated.  Some say Central Asia or like in this article cites Fort Riley, Kansas with its first case on March 15, 1918, where the flu spread throughout Europe by soldiers and sailors.  Again, the world's interest was World War I and the media at the time didn't want to spread additional fears of the flu among soldiers and sailors so the reporting…

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Fairfield News: Teen Charged In Car Break-Ins

FAIRFIELD — Chief Christopher Lyddy reports that the Fairfield Police Department charged a 16-year-old boy after he allegedly provided officers with a false name while being questioned about car break-ins in a neighborhood early Thursday morning. A JUVENILE MALE, AGE 16, OF FAIRFIELD, was charged with Interfering With an Officer. At approximately 2:05 a.m., Fairfield Police responded to the area of Toilsome Hill Road and Prospect Avenue. Upon arrival, officers spoke to a resident who said he was awoken by his barking dog and looked outside to see two individuals rummaging through his neighbor’s car. The interior light was on in the vehicle and it looked as though the vehicle had been rifled through. The man who called police told…

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