BRIDGEPORT, CT (November 8, 2013) – In observance of Veterans Day, City Hall and Margaret E. Morton Government Center will be closed on Monday, November 11, and will reopen on Tuesday, November 12. The City’s Transfer Station is open on Monday from 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (closed for lunch fromNoon - 12:45 p.m.). Trash and recycling pickups will continue as scheduled on Monday.
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Video Report--#Shelton CT--At about 10:45pm firefighters and police dive teams were dispatched to the Indian Wells State Park for a report of an overturned canoe in the Housatonic River. Firefighters from Derby and Seymour also assisted in the rescue. Two victims were located about 20 minutes into the search and the third person was located a short time later and transported to the hospital Lieutenant Kevin McCue from the Shelton Fire Department told us. According to the radio reports the last victim was near 34 Birchbank Road, a considerable distance from the launch area.
10:39pm--#Shelton CT--#ctfire--Firefighters from Derby, Shelton and Seymour converged on Indian State Wells Park and rescued three from an overturned canoe. One was transported to the hospital. I will have video report shortly.
12:01am--#Bridgeport CT--A burning trash bin is the reason for all the fire trucks at Main and John Street.
10:15pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters on the way to the Holiday Inn on Main Street for a fire that was in the basement now reported to be out. Firefighters will be checking for extensions.
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FAIRFIELD BOARD OF SELECTMEN CONDUCTS 10th ANNUAL FAIRFIELDER AND TOWN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS Public Encouraged to Submit Nominations First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced that the Fairfield Board of Selectmen is conducting its 10thannual Fairfielder of the Year Award and Employee of the Year Award. Members of the public, including town employees, are encouraged to submit nominations to the First Selectman’s Office by 12 pm on Monday, December 2, 2013. Nomination forms for each award can be obtained in the First Selectman’s Office, the Main Library, or on the Town’s website - Fairfielder of the Year Form and Town Employee of the Year Form. An independent committee will review all submitted nomination forms and then recommend three finalists for each…
(Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 8, 2013) – Ongoing training was put into action Friday as firefighters responded to a fire at the Bridgeport Energy plant on Atlantic Street in the city’s South End. The fire was not large, but the location inside the plant was difficult for firefighters to access. “The problem was the access to it,” said Assistant Fire Chief Richard Thode. The fire happened inside a 54-inch cool-water pipe that workers were welding with a torch. The pipe was empty and the heat melted the rubber interior lining in the pipe and caused a smoldering fire. At the time, the plant was closed down for planned maintenance so the incident didn’t cause any disruption in operations and will not delay the…
3:34pm--#Stratford Ct--Report of fuel spill at Cumberland Farms on West Broad Street.
