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Love Local this February! GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES CONNECTICUT STUDENT LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW GRANT ROUND GOVERNOR LAMONT EXTENDS DURATION OF SEVERE COLD WEATHER PROTOCOL FOR SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DAYS Update: Pedestrian Struck on East Washington Ave Remains in Critical Condition Pedestrian Struck
Fairfield

Love Local this February!

Feb 10, 2026 Alex

Fairfield, CT - The Town of Fairfield’s Office of Community & Economic Development is pleased to announce that the Love Local Fairfield Heart Program has returned for the third consecutive year. In partnership with Fairfield schools and businesses, students from kindergarten through 5th grade, have decorated over 700 hearts that are on display in participating store windows from February 9 through February 27 all throughout the Town of Fairfield. The program is intended to spread the love throughout Fairfield and to showcase the Town‘s many small businesses as well as what students love best about Fairfield. Residents are encouraged to support our participating businesses and check out the students’ artwork! Thank you to the schools who took part in this…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES CONNECTICUT STUDENT LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW GRANT ROUND

Feb 10, 2026 Alex

Program Providing Direct Financial Relief for Student Loan Payments Made in 2025 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Office of Higher Education today announced that the Connecticut Student Loan Reimbursement Program has opened a new grant round and is now accepting applications for student loan payments that were made during the 2025 calendar year. Established in 2024, this program was created to provide direct financial relief to Connecticut residents burdened by student loan debt. Eligible applicants can apply for reimbursement grants of up to $5,000 per year, with a maximum reimbursement of $20,000 over four years. Under the program, a new grant round launches each year, providing reimbursements for payments made during the preceding calendar year. “The…

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State News

GOVERNOR LAMONT EXTENDS DURATION OF SEVERE COLD WEATHER PROTOCOL FOR SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DAYS

Feb 10, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is extending the duration of the state’s currently activated Severe Cold Weather Protocol to remain in effect through at least noon on Sunday, February 15, 2026, as this long-duration stretch of brutally frigid temperatures in Connecticut continues. The protocol was initially activated on Friday, January 23, 2026, and was most recently set to expire today at noon. However, the updated forecast now indicates that below seasonal averages with single-digit wind chills will remain for several additional mornings and evenings through this coming weekend. This is the longest stretch of consecutive days Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol has been activated since 2015, when it was in effect for a 34-day period from January 26, 2015,…

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Bridgeport

Update: Pedestrian Struck on East Washington Ave Remains in Critical Condition

Feb 10, 2026 Alex

https://youtube.com/shorts/dWQwez--dAw On February 9, 2026, at approximately 7:29 p.m., the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received multiple calls reporting that a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle near the 100 block of East Washington Avenue. Bridgeport Police Officers responded to the scene and observed a pedestrian trapped underneath a gray vehicle in the eastbound lane. Bridgeport Fire Engine 1 arrived and extricated the pedestrian from beneath the vehicle. The pedestrian was transported to Bridgeport Hospital via AMR. The scene was secured, and the Bridgeport Police Accident Reconstruction Team responded to conduct an on-scene reconstruction. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 63-year-old Bridgeport male pedestrian was walking westbound on East Washington Avenue within the eastbound lane when he stumbled and fell…

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Trumbull

Teen Arrested After Gunfire Inside Trumbull Mall

Feb 9, 2026 Alex

https://youtube.com/shorts/wHuN-3Tqh4k Trumbull Police arrested a thirteen (13) year-old Bridgeport resident for firing a handgun during a dispute at the Trumbull Mall in December. The youth was apprehended just after 8:00 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2026, near his home after he ran from detectives who approached him to serve the active arrest warrant. He was charged with Attempted Assault 1st Degree, and Illegal Discharge of a Firearm, Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree, as well as other related crimes.  The boy was one of several teenagers who were involved in a dispute inside the shopping mall on December 26, 2025, and was identified as the shooter following the police investigation. No one was injured as a result of the gunfire.  Following the apprehension…

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Fairfield

House Fire

Feb 7, 2026 Stephen Krauchick

Fairfield Firefighters braved the single digits and heavy winds to battle a house fire in the 300 block of Greenfield Street. There were no reported injuries; firefighters had the fire under control within an hour. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. Animal control was also called the scene. 2026-02-07@8:19pm-- #Fairfield CT

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Bridgeport

Structure Fire

Feb 7, 2026 Stephen Krauchick

An alarm dispatched the Bridgeport Firefighters to the 200 block of Fifth Street. Firefighters braved the single-digit temperatures along with double-digit winds and icing conditions to put out the fire. No reported injuries and the fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. 2026-02-07@7:47pm--#Bridgeport CT

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Update: Pedestrian Struck on East Washington Ave Remains in Critical Condition

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