Bridgeport News: Rollover Accident
2020-05-01@9:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a rollover accident with injuries on Iranistan Avenue at Black Rock Avenue.
Ansonia News: Flooded Pump House
2020-05-01@2:44pm--#Ansonia CT--First responders are on the scene at Hill Street and North Spring Street for a flooding pump house. Expect delays in the area and possible issues with discolored water or low water pressure. This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_80764" align="aligncenter" width="1656"] Visit Jack's website at:http://johnrodicanhomes.com/[/caption]
Bridgeport News: East Main Construction
Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim announces a State Department of Transportation safety improvement project currently underway on Route 127, East Main Street. Due to current pandemic circumstances, the original construction was paused, and progress delayed. Construction resumed April 27, 2020, and will take place Monday through Friday from 7am to 5pm. Detours will be in place to redirect motorists around the project during the weekday construction hours. The safety improvement project, happening near the intersection of Evers Street and East Main Street, will cause detours onto Broadbridge Road and Huntington Turnpike. The entirety of the project is scheduled to be completed around November 2021 and was designed to help reduce the high accident rate in the surrounding area by increasing the…
Bridgeport News: First Responder Covid Testing
Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport announces PhysicianOne Urgent Care will be conducting COVID-19 testing for all Bridgeport First Responders on Saturday, May 2nd and Wednesday, May 6th. First Responders do not need to be current or previous patients of PhysicianOne Urgent Care to receive testing. First Responders must register before 8pm on Thursday, April 30th for Saturday testing, and before 8pm on Monday, May 4th for Wednesday testing. Register online at . A photo ID must be present on the day of testing. Once the registration is received, a text message will be sent to the mobile number provided on the registration form. The text message will include a link regarding next steps to complete registration. Registration must be completed by Thursday, April…
Senators Want More SNAP Benefits
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a group of twelve of their colleagues, including Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP—also known as food stamps—to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. “SNAP is the nation’s first line of defense against hunger and is proven to help lifts millions of American families and children out of poverty,” the senators wrote. “The latest estimate by the Census Bureau found that SNAP lifted 3.4 million people out of poverty in 2018 including 1.5 million children. Given the unprecedented disruption to the economy, income and employment with more than 17 million Americans filing unemployment…
Norwalk News: Pizza Restaurant Fire
2020-04-30@9:44pm--#Norwalk CT-- Police were called to East Avenue Pizza for a burglar alarm which turned out to be a fire in the back of the building. Firefighters have one hose in operation putting out the fire. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man With Warrants Captured
2020-04-30@ 9:11pm--#Brdgeport CT-- Police captured a man wanted with multiple warrants near East Main and Seymour Street where the man abandoned his vehicle and was running through backyards on Seymour Street. Police are now looking for any evidence he may have thrown along the way. This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Salon Operating Illegally
2020-04-30@5:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- The health department called police to Hair Envy at 1751 Barnum Avenue for allegedly operating illegally during the Covid-19 pandemic.
BMW Of Bridgeport Buys Lunch For Bridgeport’s Finest
Today BMW of Bridgeport provided lunch to the Bridgeport Police Department as part of their effort to give back to the first responders during the pandemic. Last week BMW of Bridgeport provides lunch to American Medical Response (AMR) and the week before that medical teams at Bridgeport Hospital. General Manager/EVP Tim Kramer said the police have had a tough job before but now it’s even more stressful going into environments they are not sure of. This is a small way of saying thank you!
Fairfield News: Woman Bleaches Her Nasal Passage
UPDATE: The Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a 911 emergency phone call on Thursday afternoon from a Fairfield resident that mistakenly used a bleach solution in place of distilled water for a home nasal rinse. Emergency Telecommunicators initiated a 3-way phone connection with the Connecticut Poison Control Center at UCONN Health to provide immediate medical advice over the phone to the resident. LT John Calandriello with firefighters of Engine 5 arrived on scene within 3 minutes of dispatch and found the resident had accidently used a homemade bleach solution from a distilled water bottle container labeled as “chlorine” on one side. Paramedics from American Medical Response attended to the patient and assessed their health condition. Luckily, no immediate hospital transport…