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ReOpen Westport Advisory Team

May 5, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Westport, CT - First Selectman Jim Marpe today provided additional details on the establishment of the ReOpen Westport Advisory Team (Advisory Team). As previously stated, the purpose of the Advisory Team will be to advise the First Selectman on issues relating to the reopening of our local economy and community as we navigate the risks of COVID-19 for the foreseeable future. The members of the Advisory Team are as follows: Jennifer Tooker, Second Selectwoman – Chair John Bayers, Director of Human Resources & General Administration – Westport Public Schools Mark Cooper, Director – Westport Weston Health District Jen Fava, Parks and Recreation Director Sara Harris, Operations Director Chief Foti Koskinas – Westport Police Department Mary Young, Planning and Zoning Director Randy Herbertson, President  – Westport Downtown…

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State News

FEMA Approved Declarations

May 5, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved another portion of his ongoing request  for disaster assistance as part of the State of Connecticut’s Major Disaster Declaration due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s approval includes funding for crisis counseling under the individual assistance category, which will help support mental health initiatives designed to benefit individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Previously, FEMA approved  Governor Lamont’s request for public assistance for Connecticut, allowing impacted state agencies, municipalities, and tribal nations in all eight of the state’s counties to be reimbursed by the federal government for 75 percent of the costs associated with their response and emergency protective measures. A supplemental request from the governor to increase…

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Fairfield

Fairfield News: Man Rams Police Car

May 4, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

2020-05-04--#Fairfield CT--A citizen reported a disabled vehicle on Stratfield Road at Montauk Street.  Officers located the Chevy Impala in the eastbound lane of Stratfield Road at Brooklawn. Parkway. Officers observed that the operator was slumped over unresponsive in the driver's seat. The driver had a full bottle of malt liquor in his lap and his left knuckles had lacerations and blood on them. All of the doors to the vehicle were locked, the vehicle's gear shifter was in drive, and the driver's foot was on the gas.   Officers positioned a patrol vehicle in front of the suspect's vehicle to prevent it from driving forward unintentionally, before attempting to awake the operator. When the operator awoke he attempted to flee the…

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State News

AG Files Suit On Clean Water Act

May 4, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Hartford, CT) --Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to gut longstanding Clean Water Act protections by unlawfully narrowing the definition of “Waters of the United States. The EPA final rule removes protections for all ephemeral streams, many wetlands, and other waters that were previously covered under the Act. In the lawsuit, the coalition argues that EPA’s rule directly conflicts with the text of the Clean Water Act, Supreme Court precedent, and the EPA’s own scientific findings. “The whole point of the Clean Water Act was to clean up our nation’s waterways, and that requires a full and comprehensive application of the law. This revised rule,…

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State News

Senators Want To Help Fishing Industry

May 4, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) are asking the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Administrator to be transparent, expedient, and fair in determining how Fishery Disaster Assistance funding is allocated to fishermen and seafood processors across the country, and urged the agency to consider a minimum allocation for smaller coastal states. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has devastated fisheries, fisheries distributors, and fisheries processors, who are experiencing severe economic losses as domestic purchasing has plunged and exports have slowed. With limited capital, fishing communities – business owners, crews, and processing plant workers – are facing unforeseen financial hardships that put their livelihoods at risk. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…

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