You are doing something right to maintain a business for four generations, and that something right is customer service- something that is hard to find in the big box stores. Many of you will remember the Collins family from pharmacies they owned in Black Rock. They now run Collins Medical Equipment at 500 Kings Highway East in Fairfield (same plaza as Town Fair Tires) since 2005. Whether you need pain management products, a lift chair, or home accessibility items like a grab bar or a handicap accessible ramps you will always see a Collins atCollins Medical Equipment to personally help you. Like their company philosophy says “Caring for people like family”! Call them at 203-576-8642 or visit them online at http://www.collinsmedical.net/index.htm
#Westport CT–12/1—The Westport Fire Department responded to a single car motor vehicle accident on I-95 North Exit 18 to 19. The vehicle was off the roadway into the woods. The three occupants were apparently uninjured in the accident and refused medical transport to the hospital. The Westport Fire Department responded with one Chief officer’s car, one Rescue and one Engine.
2:50pm–#cttraffic–#Bridgeport CT–A one car crash into the Jersey barrier southbound I-95 southbound at exit 27A. One adult with head injury and a child reportedly injured according to radio reports.
#Bridgeport CT–According to a Connecticut State Police arrest warrant application dated November 24, 2015 charged Clive Higgins who resigned from the Bridgeport Police Department on July 6, 2015 with allegedly falsely reporting and incident in the second degree after stating he found a racially charged “hate letter” in his personal mailbox at the the Bridgeport Police Department on February 9, 2015. Higgins surrendered himself at Troop I in Bethany after learning of the outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was processed and released on a written promise to appear at GA2 in Bridgeport on December 12, 2015. The letter was written on Bridgeport Police letterhead. The letter was sent to the forensic crime lab and video footage from the Bridgeport Police Department was examined and the video was also transported to the forensic lab in Merident.
11:34am–#Stratford CT– Police on the way to the Housatonic Teachers Federal Credit at 2900 Main Street for an attempted robbery. Police are looking for a black male six foot tall in a black hoodie who fled in a black sedan. First Niagara Bank at 225 Hawley Lane reported to police a suspicious black Mercedes about 15 minutes earlier.
11:00am–#Bridgeport CT– Police on the way to Fairchild Wheeler High School for a student caught with drugs in his possession according to radio reports.
#Bridgeport CT–Mayor Joe Ganim was sworn in at 7:42 pm at the Klein Auditorium in front of about 1,000 well wishers. Ganim said “I have learned that in America—and particularly in this great city–if you are true to a cause, work hard, and are not afraid to ask for a second chance, you can find and experience that moment of redemption.” He also said T.S. Eliot wrote–”… last year’s words belong to last year’s language–and next year’s words await another voice.” WE ARE THAT VOICE.
“This new administration-–YOUR ADMINISTRATION–will work hard to always treat people with RESPECT while showing HUMILITY as we work to improve the quality of life for all of our residents…… “One of the most important first steps for me as your Mayor will be to make city hall a more welcoming place and ensure Bridgeport’s city government reflects the diverse composition of our great city. We will appoint talented managers to champion reforms so government works better for everyone.”
Ganim closed with “Today is the day we begin to bring about the positive results that everyone desires. Together we will realize the promise of Connecticut’s largest city.”
Connecticut Law Enforcement and The REACH Foundation join forces to strengthen their community outreach while helping families with financial hardship. Over 250 participants at three Connecticut Target locations will shop for their loved ones and community this holiday season. Police are paired with Connecticut children to assist with the child’s shopping list. Over 30 Connecticut State Troopers are set to participate in Shop with a Cop. Shop with a Cop is a program that provides a unique holiday experience for underprivileged children during the holiday season. Each child is paired with a participating law enforcement officer where the child shops for their families, and the Law Enforcement Officers shop for a child from the community where they serve. The program begins with a ‘meet and greet’ over dinner followed by a procession of police cruisers, with flashing lights and sirens, to the shopping location. Once they arrive, the children are paired back up with their officer and begin their one on one shopping experience.
Santa, and some local and national celebrities, will be there as well walking around offering secret information to the young shoppers as they pick presents out for their family. Once finished, the children receive a goodie bag and get their pictures taken with their officer, Santa and Mark Wilson, a co- founder of The REACH Foundation. The REACH Foundation was able to provide this opportunity to 50 children the first year in 2013 with over 50 officers participating. In 2014, efforts doubled as Connecticut communities rallied to help fund the opportunity to provide for over 100 children with over 100 participating officers at 2 locations. This program has been so well received, and the need so great that REACH has increased their efforts and expanded their 2015 event to add a third location. The REACH Foundation created this program to help strengthen the relationships between at risk youth and law enforcement in their communities, while providing a special holiday experience for children in need. Law Enforcement is typically looked upon negatively in their communities and The REACH Foundation is optimistic that Shop with a Cop will help these kids realize that the police can be a resource for them. This event is done in hopes that it will deter even one child from choosing a life of crime or violence. The participating children are identified by schools, youth organizations, social service agencies, outreach programs, and service providers. http://thereachfoundation.org/page/shop-with-a-cop
Locations and Dates:
MILFORD December 1, 2015
MEET & GREET HOST LOCATION 4pm
Bowlmor-AMF, Milford Lanes #326 1717 Boston Post Rd, Milford, CT 06460 SHOPPING HOST – Target 6pm 1191 Boston Post Rd, Milford, CT 06460-2763
