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Bridgeport

Bridgeport Fire Department Retirements

Jun 25, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-06-25--#Bridgeport CT--#ctfire-- Today I went on a call which turned out to be nothing and ran into one of my favorite Assistant Chief's Richar Donofrio.  I was sad to learn today is his last day after serving the city for over 33 years.   Fire Marshal Henry Polite Deputy Fire Marshal Richard Balestrieri Assistant Chief John MacNicholl Assistant Chief Richard Donofrio Assistant Chief Mike Caldaroni Fire Inspector Frank Duffy LT Mike Meehan LT Neil Carr LT Paul Kochiss LT Randy Pittman Pumper Engineer(PE) Keith Williams PE Dan Magri PE Steve Kapitancek FF Tom Sansonetti All have retired or will be retired in the next day or two. I learned that the city had hired a lot of firefighters in the…

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State News

Governors Call For Travel Advisory

Jun 25, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey today announced a joint incoming travel advisory that all individuals traveling from states with significant community spread of COVID-19 self-quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state.   This self-quarantine – effective 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 – applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.   Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey will continually update and publish on their respective websites…

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State News

Senators Want Background Checks For Checks

Jun 25, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) urged Senate appropriators to include at least an additional $25 million for the Department of Justice to hire additional National Instant Criminal Background Checks (NICS) staff. In a letter to U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman Jerry Moran and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen, the senators noted the increase in guns and ammunition sales since the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the urgency to hire additional NICS examiners so background checks can be completed accurately and in a timely manner.   “The NICS system is the cornerstone of our legal transfer firearms process in the United States, helps to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, and…

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Fairfield

Fairfield News: House Fire

Jun 24, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-06-24@5:20pm--#Fairfield CT--#ctfire-- Firefighters were met with heavy fire coming from the right side on the second at a home on Shoreham Terrace.  Firefighter quickly knocked down the heavy fire but it took them almost an hour to put out all the hot spots.  The fire also extended into the attic.  There were no reported injuries and the fire marshal was called to the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.  

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Fairfield

Fairfield News: Former Housekeeper Caught Taking Items

Jun 24, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-06-23@ 12: 30PMish--#Fairfield CT--Police said on Tuesday a former housekeeper with bi-polar disorder and acting with unusual behavior went to the house on Spring Hill Road and took items while the daughter was home and confronted her. After a follow up at the suspect's home in Bridgeport, all items were recovered and returned to the owner with no additional enforcement action requested.   This news report is made possible by:  

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State News

DMV Slowly Reopening

Jun 24, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

WETHERSFIELD, CT – The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen select offices on June 23, 2020. Services will be offered by appointment only. Details are below: Road Tests (Non-CDL)  Road testing will resume June 23, 2020. Approximately 1,000 road tests have been rescheduled through June 30th .  Customers are being called by DMV staff to schedule previously canceled appointments. Services Offered by Appointment at the DMV  Appointments are now available for new licenses and IDs, license and ID renewals, out of state license and registration transfers, and CDL upgrades.  Locations for Learner’s Permit Knowledge Tests: Wethersfield, Cheshire, Willimantic, Old Saybrook, Norwalk, and Danbury.  Registration Services (new registrations) will begin on June 30, 2020 at…

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