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. Time for plan B by our sponsor who is open 24 hours on the weekend!
3:51pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- First responders on scene of a gas leak at 224 Dekalb Avenue. This report is made possible by our safe, reliable sponsor:
1:09pm--#Fairfield News: A woman has been found unconscious on Black Rock Avenue. First responders on the way. This report is made possible by:
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…
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…
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.
Here are DoingItLocal.com's Facebook numbers this week. Our number one target audience is the decision makers-- women ages 25-34 and a reach OVER a quarter million this week on Facebook alone (not including Twitter or our website). That's like filling the Arena at Harbor Yard over 25 times! If you are interested in reaching this audience E-mail Steve at DoingItLocal.com@gmail.com or call him at 203-769-6961.
