9:40pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut—Firefighters on scene of a fire on a stove at 55 Goddard Avenue (off Boston Ave). The fire did not extend beyond the stove and firefighters are ventilating.
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3:51pm–#Bridgeport Connecticut– First responders on scene of a gas leak at 224 Dekalb Avenue.
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1:09pm–#Fairfield News: A woman has been found unconscious on Black Rock Avenue. First responders on the way.
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1:00pm–#cttraffic–#Fairfield Connecticut– The earlier tractor trailer accident has backed traffic up significantly on the Post Road according to radio reports. Fairfield Police are manually over riding the traffic lights to keep the Post Road flowing.
Secretary Ben Barnes sent a letter to Governor Dannel P. Malloy highlighting a new report from the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) on the 14% reduction in overtime among state agencies for the last fiscal year, part of Secretary Barnes’s and Governor Malloy’s efforts to ensure State government remains efficient.
“This an encouraging report – we are working closely with our agencies to hold down overtime. LEAN techniques are working, and the state is moving forward. This is good news and no doubt a positive step” Secretary Barnes said. “We still have much more work to do, but I am confident we are moving in the right direction in our efforts to right-size government spending to align it with revenues.”
The OFA report shows that in the 2016 fiscal year, state agencies had decreased overtime use by about 14%, even as there were 5% fewer employees earning overtime. In FY2015, there were 19,726 employees earning overtime which cost the state $237,595,239. In contrast, in FY2016, 18,737 employees earned overtime at a cost to the state of $204,678,473. In total, the savings are $32,916,766.
In addition, the report shows that five agencies (Department of Correction, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Developmental Services, Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection) are responsible for 90% of the overtime reduction.
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American Job Center Southwest’s Career Coach in Westport on Thursday, July 14, 2016 Sarah Heath, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services announces the return of the American Job Center Southwest’s (formerly known as CTWorks) Career Coach at Westport Town Hall. On Thursday, July 14th, the Coach will offer a beginner’s class in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 from 10 a.m. – noon, followed by an intermediate class in PowerPoint 2007 from 1 – 3 p.m. The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and is accessible to people with disabilities.
Area residents (not just Westport) interested in registering should contact the Westport Department of Human Services at 203-341- 1050 or via e-mail at humansrv@westportct.gov. For more information, including the current Career Coach schedule, check the website for American Job Center Southwest at http://www.ajcswct.com.
Ms. Heath stated, “I hope that by offering the American Job Center Southwest’s Career Coach in the Westport area, many residents who wish to improve their computer skills will find it convenient and useful in pursuing their personal goals.”
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10:22am–#cttraffic–#Fairfield Connecticut–Two tractor trailers have collided on I-95 southbound near exit 20. A fuel saddle tank from one of the tractor trailers was sheered off and about 80 gallons of fuel spilled into the storm drain. Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has been notified and on the way. No injuries have been reported. Detour if you can traffic is backed up.
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