Fairfield News: Cops Called For Woman Reading Newspaper
2:40pm--#Fairfield CT-- Police were called to the 1600 block of the Post Road for a woman in her car for a period of time reading a newspaper. The caller thought it was unusual. The woman was waiting for church service at St. Thomast to start. I guess she should have been reading her phone. ....gotta love see something say something, you can't make this stuff up! This report is made possible by:
Warming Centers In Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today and the Bridgeport Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security have activated the city’s cold weather protocol for the entire President’s Day Weekend. This means all Bridgeport public library branches and senior centers as well as the Greater Bridgeport Transit Terminal will be open during the day as warming centers. In addition, the United Congregational Church located at 877 Park Avenue will serve as an overflow shelter for anyone in need of a warm shelter during the extreme cold temperatures expected to impact the region for the next few days. “With frigid weather expected to drop temperatures to sub-zero levels and extreme wind chill, everyone who needs shelter during the day or…
Bridgeport Homicide
Bridgeport CT--8:36 pm--Police responded to a call of a party shot at Stratford Ave and Connecticut Ave. When officers arrived, they found the victim, Javoni Patton (born 9/29/87, of 58 Elizabeth St) lying in the middle of the intersection. He had been shot several times, including once in his chest. A short distance away was Patton’s car. The driver’s door was open and Patton’s personal items were strewn about. He was transported to Bridgeport Hospital, but died shortly after arrival. Anyone with information should contact Detective Winkler at 203-581-5224. (Bridgeport Police Press Release)
Bridgeport Police Investigate 1st Homicide Of The Year
9:09pm--#Bridgeport CT--Two shots rang out and a man was shot in the chest at Bruce and Stratford Avenue. An off duty nurse provided CPR until EMS arrived but it wasn't enough as the man died said Michael Giannotti. Radio reports say a black sports was seen leaving the scene. Detectives are on scene investigating. Family members arrived on the scene around 9:30pm. I'll update you as more information becomes available.
Random Act Of Kindness Week
#Fairfield, CT - International Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 14-20, 2016. Kindness Matters, a local Fairfield movement, led by Veronica Mollica, emphasizes how kindness creates a collective power that positively influences our families, schools, workplaces, and communities. Mollica, along with other North Stratfield Elementary School parents, have developed a Kindness Matters campaign at the school. The guiding belief that cultivating kindness with kids at an early age will foster an environment that is inclusive rather than exclusive. Although the group holds many events and activities throughout the year, International Radom Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week is the perfect opportunity to involve the community and watch kindness become contagious. North Stratfield students will be completing over 4,000 random acts of kindness during the week- long event. On Wednesday, February…
State to Help Fund Assessment and Remediation Efforts of Blighted Properties
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 16 municipalities across Connecticut are being awarded $8.7 million in state grants that will help the communities revitalize and remediate specific properties so they can be put back into productive use and attract new development that will benefit each town and city. “In a new economic reality, transforming and remediating sites is so important. We’re on the cutting edge of taking otherwise unusable property and transforming it into new space for businesses and residents. These strategic investments help towns and cities take abandoned, blighted, and vacant properties, and bring them back to life in order to spur new investments, new development, and new jobs for those in the communities,”…
Fairfield Tribute
#Fairfield CT--A tribute to Frank Godwin has been set up on the bench that Frank had frequented over the years at the corner of Reef and Old Post Road. Multiple Facebook posts of friends said they would often buy him something to eat at 7-11, Bagel Emporium or McDonald's. The bench was lined with flowers and 7-11 coffee cups. Frank, aged 87 was killed when he was hit by a car at the intersection of Myrtle and Prospect Street in Bridgeport on February 6. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police. Many friends and acquaintances commented "He Knew anything and everything about the townies in Fairfield", "as a bus driver we all miss him we knew…