Branch Manager John Wrobel of Nelson Ambulance on Nobel Avenue tells us that the City of Bridgeport abandoned five ambulances during the storm. John tells us that he made about fifteen to twenty phone calls to have Nobel Avenue cleared so they could resume their services. The ambulance service had to resort to hiring a private contractor . There were five ambulances and five chair cars out of a fleet of nineteen that do one hundred to one hundred and thirty calls a day. They were unable to provide services out of their Bridgeport branch. Nobel Avenue wasn’t plowed until Tuesday according to Wrobel, he came out t speak at the city council meeting but time ran out before he could speak. A city worker seen at the end of the video shouted to us this wasn’t true but you can see he was vigorously debating this. Other city officials talked to Wrobel after our interview but he did not get to speak at the meeting. “We totally neglected” Wrobel said.
Citizens from all walks of life shared their thoughts on how the city handled the snow removal during the Blizzard of 2013. The meeting ran over the hour allotted time and was extended another half hour. It appears most views were shared as there was no opposition as the city council moved into their meeting without objection after the half hour extension. I’ve condensed the two and a half hour discussion to under ten minutes. It was very apparent everyone’s ideas were very well thought out and worth consideration.
Just before midnight a Bridgeport Police Officer on routine patrol discovered this garage on fire at the corner of Beechwood Avenue and Howard Avenue. They soon reported the exact location as 1159 Howard Avenue. As firefighters were on the way they also let the firefighters know that there was another garage right behind it that was of brick construction and wood roof on fire yet but firefighters did not let that happen. Firefighters quickly went to work and prevented a complete loss of this two bay garage. Special thanks to Chris Clarke from firstduephotography.smugmug.com for this photo. Check out the great work they do covering the city! Of course a great job to the Bridgeport Fire Department for keeping this fire minor!
11:00pm–Bridgeport CT–Police are looking for two males in an armed robbery that took place at 805 Seltsam Road taking $40 from the victim. The suspects fled on Old Town Road.
10:22pm–Milford CT –Major apartment fire at 79 North Street Building One. We are told it is a rooming house for men. Fire department reporting the landlord has relocated all residents on his own without the help of the Red Cross.
8:01pm–Bridgeport CT–Police manhunt on Edwards and Scott Street. Suspect bailed from car now at the gas station.
8:08pm–Fairfield CT–Water main break on Fairfield Beach Road near the turnaround.
3:17pm–Norwalk CT—Report of a pedestrian hit by a car at Mott and Belden Ave.
2:50pm–Bridgeport CT–A dirt bike crashed into a parked vehicle and the rider suffered a head injury on Kossuth and Sillman Place.
1:50am–Trumbull CT -Car accident with reported numerous injuries Merritt Parkway northbound near exit 49. Black ice reported in the area.
1:02am–#Fairfield CT–A woman at Sunny Ridge Ave. at the High Ridge Apartments has her hand stuck inside a washing machine between the “spinner and machine”
Bridgeport CT–Sorry West Sider’s, crew has been assigned to your power outage and estimate you power restored by 3:11am. 2/19
9:25pm–Stratford CT–Heard a tone I haven’t heard before in Stratford for a “man down”, it sounded like Sikorsky Fire Department. EMS was dispatched for an unknown problem at 6900 Main Street which is Sikorsky.
4:50pm–Fairfield CT– Report of a smell of gasoline in the kitchen of 346 Acorn Lane.
Mayor Bill Finch is calling for an extended public speaking time prior to Tuesday evening’s City Council meeting. The extended public speaking time will begin at 5:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., the regular City Council public speaking time will begin.
4:03pm–#Bridgeport CT–Ouch–Pedestrian hit by a tractor trailer in front of 695 East Ave. First responders on the way.
Bridgeport CT–Police update: The victim in today’s shooting at East Side Sport has been identified. His name is Felix Reyes, 65. He is the owner of the clothing store and was shot once during an apparent robbery.
12:40pm–Bridgeport CT–Police on the way to the Subway 926 East Main Street for a sloppily made sandwich and the customer is threatening the store employees.
11:56pm–Norwalk CT–Got an appointment at Wells Fargo Ban at 637 West Ave.? Could be late, there are several people stuck in the elevator and the fire department is on the way to get them out.
WASHINGTON (NNS) — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) will not start due to a lack of funding, the Navy said. Lincoln was expected to move to Newport News shipyard next week to begin the overhaul. However, as a result of the fiscal constraints resulting from the ongoing continuing resolution (CR), the contract for the refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) has not been issued to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. America’s Navy has the full story here…..
Would if I could, make it that easy; a 101 Course. Let’s face it, there is nothing easy about making the largest purchase of your life, or selling something you have put your heart and soul into and now people will be walking through critiquing it. As a Realtor, part of my job is to help you with that. I’m not saying I can take all the anxiety out of it, but I can give you the information you need to make good decisions. As they say, with knowledge comes power.
My name is Cindy Penkoff and I am a Real Estate agent with the Fairfield Coldwell Banker Office. I must admit, not many people can say this, I LOVE my job. It is many of the job things I love all rolled into one; sales, promotion, numbers, staging (decorating), helping people through an exciting and stressful decision and contracts. Yes I like contracts. Contracts are defined, clear, structured and specific. Dot the i’s and cross those t’s. Now if we could work in shoes and music, I would know perfection. J
All of that leads us to the here and now and why I am “talking” to you. It is now one of my jobs to help my readers navigate the world of Real Estate, which is much more than one might think. I want to help with everything from organizing and decorating the house to sell for the holidays to “how much can I afford to spend?”. For the record, I will be handing you off to a mortgage specialist for that one. Understanding why Connecticut State Laws requires “blah” and why a licensed home inspector can save you from the money pit.
But, today is about introductions. Tomorrow we will start to talk about the local markets, what is happening and what we can expect to see because of them.
For now, may I say, it’s been a pleasure and I look forward to this new adventure.
When a young woman accidentally hit a deer with her vehicle on Webb Circle last month, her father asked police if he could take the roadkill home for dinner — a scenario that Monroe Animal Control Officer Edward Risko says is not at all unusual. “It’s pretty common,” he said. “It’s one of the options. We can sign it off to a passing motorist or to the driver who struck the deer.” The Monroe Patch has the full story here…..
Respect Shout Out To St. Vincent’s Hospital!~ Homeless man requesting a ride to St. V’s not for a medical problem but because it’s cold out and they give him a hot meal as well. That’s what Jesus would do! I know you can’t help the entire city but that is a fantastic testimonial!
2/17
10:47pm–Bridgeport CT– An armed robbery just occurred in the apartment of a woman at 1260 Boston Ave. She was knocked to to the floor and cannot get up.
10:33pm–Bridgeport CT–Police at Bridgeport Hospital investigating a sexual assault on a 14 year old girl by a known person. Because of her age I don’t expect any further updates or details.
7:22pm–#Bridgeport CT–If you give a couple counterfeit twenty dollar bills to the Pizza Hut delivery guy it’s not going to take a lot detective work to figure out who gave it to him…
2:39pm–Bridgeport CT–Quick response prevents car fire from spreading to the building at the Shell Station at 1917 Boston Ave. Firefighters arrived to thick billowing smoke
Firefighters extinguish car fire inside Boston Ave. Shell–Photo by Johnny Fresco
from the middle bay which contributed to the initial reports from 911 callers that the building was engulfed in flames. Fortunately the fire station is located just down the block from the gas station and the ability to quickly get water on the burning Volkswagen in the middle bay prevented the fire from extending elsewhere int the building.
12:27am–Norwalk CT–Two car accident has injured parties in the road and the Laurel Athletic Club on North Ave. hit hard enough by one of the cars to call out the building inspector.
2/16
11:08pm–Bridgeport CT–#nakedwoman– Catherine St. and Washington Ave. a dad reports his daughter is allegedly intoxicated, outside taking her clothes off…….
10:11pm–Bridgeport CT–Man in the 200 block of Pequonnock Street his back window was shot out by a firearm.
8:55pm–Bridgeport CT–Armed robbery outside 1016 Nobel Ave. Man in dreadlocks and gold teeth robbed a woman, he fled towards East Main Street.
8:12pm–Stratord CT–Pedestrian struck by a hit and run car outside 139 Jackson Ave. Police and EMS on the way.
8:01pm–Bridgeport CT–Armed robbery at Marina Village outside building 43 taking the victim’s wallet and $20 by two men one with a sawed off shotgun pepper sprayed the victim. Police on scene with K-9 tracking the suspects
6:37pm–Bridgeport CT–Fire in the garbage chute evacuated building one at the Greene Homes on Highland Ave. Quickly extinguished no extensions
12:31pm–#Seymour CT–Bank robbery at Webster Bank, Route 67. Police are looking for a Green Cadillac Plate # 439 ZOX which comes back to Denver Ave. in Bridgeport. The car was last seen getting off exit 12 on Route 8
11:57am–Fairfield CT–EMS on the way to a sledding accident on Barlow Road at Fairfield University
2:22am–Bridgeport CT–An armed robbery just occurred on Park Terrace by two men with guns. The fled in a dark car possibly a Pontiac down Columbia Street.
1:38am–Bridgeport CT–Police have the hands full with large groups at Madison and Federal and also at the social club on 2200 North Ave.
Bridgeport CT–Earlier tonight I head a police broadcast that cars that were parked at the schools may have been ticketed by mistake. I’ll contact the police spokesman and find out what you should do with your ticket if you got one. This is only for cars that were parked in the school parking lots.
2/15
11:16pm-Bridgeport CT–Report of a large street fight and shots fired at Boston Ave. and Remington Street.
10:04pm–Fairfield CT–Fire and EMS respond to an 84 year old man who was walking along Fairfield Woods Road and Stratfield Road, fell and could not get back up.
9:08pm–Bridgeport CT–A man was just robbed at gunpoint on Madison Ave. and Garfield Ave. The robber took his white GMC Sierra that had a red snowplow on the front. CT Plate 92CJ98 10:17pm–UPDATE–The car was recovered at High Ridge Drive.
8:15pm–Bridgeport CT–The Subway 1739 East Main Street was just robbed at gunpoint by two men.
8:02pm–Bridgeport CT–Another report of a unresponsive person in front of a church this time at 1869 Main Street.
7:55pm–Trumbull CT–EMS on the way to Christian Heritage School 575 White Plains Rd for a 17 year old with a head injury after a fall in the gym.
7:33pm–Fairfield CT–The mulch is on fire….again. At One Rod Highway
6:15pm–Norwalk CT–Man down in bank of snow in front of the Miracle Temple Church of God 2 Trinity Place. EMS on the way.
12:15pm–Bridgeport CT–Bank robber arrested–A city man was arrested Friday after he robbed a bank on the city’s East Side. Police were called to the Bank of America branch at 975 E. Main St. at approximately 12:45 p.m. The robber entered the bank, passed a note to a teller requesting money and the teller complied.However, he did not flee the bank but instead sat down in the lobby. When police arrived, officers found the suspect still inside the bank. He was detained, identified as the suspect and it is in custody. Police identified him as Harold Watt, 43, of 938 State St.He was charged with first-degree robbery and held on $50,000 bond
Editorial–As Fairfield’s Random Act of Kindness program declared by First Selectman Tetreau winds down, I hope our act of kindness is to give the Fairfield Police a half way decent contract. The police in Fairfield have served in TWO hurricanes a blizzard, and were one of the first on scene in Newtown to give support without a contract.
I have to ask why is Fairfield anti union? They strung the firefighters out on their contract for a long time, heck even the nurses union. Fairfield has a proven track record of being anti-union, from the First Selectman Tetreau to a lot of members on the RTM. Forget a pay raise, did you know that the Fairfield Police haven’t had a cost of living increase since 2009? Give them a half way decent health care plan, we count on their well being to protect us. Contact First Selectman Tetreau at FirstSelectmanFFld@town.fairfield.ct.us or call him at 203-256-3030. You can find your RTM members here
The press jumped all over Republican Governor in Michigan for being anti-union. Is this another media double standard because Fairfield is Democratic?
On February 14, 2013 at 1:48 PM the Fairfield Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a fire in a room at Congregation Beth El on Fairfield Woods Road. In addition to the initial 911 caller, a police officer on patrol in the area also reported seeing heavy smoke coming from the roof of the building. Initial arriving fire personnel found a natural gas fed HVAC unit on fire on the roof of the building which created a moderate smoke condition inside the building. All students were evacuated from the school and were kept in a safe location along with teachers in accordance with the schools emergency plan prior to the Fire Department’s arrival. Due to the time of day, students were dismissed directly to their parents care in front of the building without incident. Fire personnel shut off the gas to the building and controlled the fire which was contained to the roof top unit. Additional firefighters checked the inside of the building for fire extension and any possible victims remaining inside the building. Fire personnel also ensured that all religious artifacts and precious documents were protected during the fire.
Assistant Chief Scott Bisson stated, “The school did an excellent job in exercising their fire evacuation plan which allowed them to account for each child outside of the school and kept the kids safely away from the school so firefighters could do their work.”
The building was not significantly damage and was able to be occupied immediately after the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fairfield Fire Marshall’s office but appears to be accidental in nature related to weather conditions. The flames were coming from a broken gas pipe connected to the HVAC unit on the roof. Southern Connecticut Gas was called to the scene to assist with securing the equipment. Fairfield Woods Road was shut down for approx. 20 minutes during the fire although parents were allowed to the front of the building to pick up children from school staff. Twenty people were evacuated for approximately 1 hour and there were no reported injuries. Four engines, two ladders, the Shift Commander and Safety Officer responded to this incident. The last fire unit cleared the scene at 3:02 PM
