Bridgeport News: Collision In Black Rock
2:35pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Police investigate a crash at the intersection of Brewster and Fairfield Avenue. The driver of the green truck was injured and taken to the hospital by EMS.
Bridgeport News: Motorcyclist Dies After Colliding With City Bus
1:55pm--#Bridgeport News: A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a GBT city bus at Jane and Street and Nobel Avenue. Police have downloaded video from the bus and believe from that video that the motorcyclist ran the stop sign and began to “dump” the bike when it entered the intersection and had already hit the ground before hitting the bus. The video shows the 9 year veteran bus driver operating properly and safely according to a police press release. The bus driver was not issued any citation or ticket. The video shows the bus operator had stopped to pick-up passengers and departed from the stop into the intersection when the cyclist ran the stop sign on Jane street and…
Bridgeport News: CO Makes Sleepy’s Employees Sleepy
11:58am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Worker working in the storefront next to Sleepy's at 4531 Main Street were using power equipment that was producing carbon monoxide and did not ventilate the space according to firefighters. The carbon monoxide made its way into into Sleepy's, the employees refused medical treatment. Out of an abundance of caution a number of ambulances were called to the scene. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) was called to the scene. 11:58am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Trabajadores estaban utilizando machinas afuera de la tienda Sleepys en 4531 Main street que estaba produciendo monóxido de carbono y empeso a entrar a la tienda. Los empleados se negaron tratramiento médico. Fuera de un exceso de precaución varias ambulancias fueron llamadas. OSHA fue llamada a…
Bridgeport News: Bullet Hole At Taco Bell
11:33am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- The manager at the Taco Bell on Lindley Street called police to report that their door has a bullet hole, shot sometime overnight when the restaurant was closed. They apparently have it on video. This news report is made possible by: 11:33am--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- El de Taco Bell en Lindley Street llamó a la policía para reportar que una bala fue disparada adentro del restaurant en un momento durante la noche cuando el restaurant estaba cerrado. Aparentemente tienen video.
Senator Honored For Helping Firefighters With Cancer
During a Sep. 6 ceremony in New Britain, Sen. Tony Hwang was recognized as the 2016 Co-Legislator of the Year by the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut. The award recognizes Sen. Hwang’s efforts in helping craft legislation which provides wage replacement benefits to all eligible paid and volunteer firefighters diagnosed with specified cancers. Sen. Hwang, the ranking Republican senator on the Labor and Public Employees Committee, was part of a firefighter working group which consisted of Republican and Democrat legislators, the Connecticut Council of Municipalities (CCM), the Council of Small Towns (COST), municipal leaders and the firefighter unions. “This is a groundbreaking proposal which protects the men and women who ensure our safety,” Sen. Hwang said. “It was an honor…
Fairfield News: Crash!
12:49am--#Fairfield Connecticut-- Report of a car crashing into a utility pole with air bag deployment in the 300 block of Old Farm Road (behind Warde High School). This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Man Shot
9:28pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A man was shot in the back while riding a bicycle on Maple Street near Kossuth Street. Police said he has non life threatening injuries. A reddish car was seen fleeing immediately afterwards. It is uncertain if it was a drive by shooting or if the shooter got out of the car. About a half hour later an abandoned car matching the description was found running outside of Junco's Store on Highland Avenue and a large amount of marijuana was found inside the car. A short time later the owner of the car called police that their car was stolen. Police continue investigating. 9:28pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Un hombre fue disparado en la espalda mientras andaba en bicicleta en…
Judge Rules Public Education Funding Formula Unconstitutional
Mayor Joe Ganim released the following statement reacting to a decision by Hartford Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher declaring unconstitutional Connecticut’s current public education funding formula. "This decision by Judge Moukawsher is a game changer for our children. This ruling is a detailed, thorough indictment of how the state fails to provide an adequate education in Bridgeport and other poor school districts in Connecticut. I could not be more impressed by the strength of Judge Moukawsher's decision. His well-detailed and logical analysis will be hard for anyone to disagree with or challenge. He is right and has given our children back their constitutional right to have to a fundamentally adequate education. For too long, students, parents and teachers in…
State Rep Circulating Petition to Stop Proposed 5% Rail Fare Increase
#HARTFORD – State Representative Gail Lavielle (R-143) is circulating a petition to commuters in a concerted effort to stop the proposed 5% fare increase for all Metro-North and Shoreline East trains, which would take effect on December 1. For Metro-North commuters, the fare hike would be combined with a previously scheduled 1% increase, making the increase 6% in total. The proposed fare increase is a direct result of the $37 million in cuts imposed on the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) by the administration as part of the 2016-2017 revised state budget passed by majority legislators last May. In its announcement of the proposed increase, the DOT said that it expected the higher fares to generate $5.9 million. …