Month: June 2016

Fairfield Summer Reading Program

#Fairfield Connectictut---Avoid the Summer Slide!  Fairfield Police help get the word out on the Fairfield Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, On Your Mark, Get Set…READ.  Summer reading programs keep students engaged in reading and learning activities that help them maintain the knowledge they acquired during the school year.  Students not participating in a summer reading program are at greater risk to “slide” back on their school year gains.  So join the free Fairfield Public Library Summer Reading Program today http://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/childrens   This report is made possible by: .

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Bridgeport Battles Zika Virus

Bridgeport, CT – With the start of the summer season,Mayor Joe Ganim today joined Connecticut US Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) joined community leaders in The Hollow neighborhood to raise community awareness of simple steps that can be taken to prevent the spread of Zika virus, West Nile Virus, and other mosquito-borne diseases.    Following the news conference to announce steps the city has taken to reduce mosquito habitat, volunteers fanned out into the neighborhood to distribute leaflets educating residents on what can be done to protect the community from the health hazards posed by the aggressive mosquito-borne diseases such as eliminating standing water, cleaning gutters, repairing windows and screens and other steps.   “Zika virus and West…

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CCDL President’s Statement

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—The United States Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a lower court’s ruling refusing to strike down on Second Amendment grounds Connecticut’s ban on certain semi-automatic firearms including the most popular rifles in the Nation. The Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League (CCDL) and other plaintiffs challenged Connecticut’s ban in 2013, arguing that the ban openly flouts the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which held that law-abiding citizens have an individual right to keep commonly-owned firearms in their homes for self-defense. According to Scott Wilson, President of the CCDL, the banned firearms are very rarely used by criminals, and the only things that distinguish them from non-banned firearms are external features such as thumbhole stocks…

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