Month: November 2016

New Rail Cars

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board today approved an order for at least 60, and up to a total of 94 additional new M8 rail cars that provide train service on Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line. The cars, the first of which are expected to enter service in three years, will allow the railroad to lengthen rush hour trains, retire its last 36 older M2 cars, increase safety, and have flexibility to increase train service in the years ahead to meet ridership increases. The cars will supplement the 405 M8 cars already in use on the New Haven Line and New Canaan Branch.   The order approved today consists of a base order of 60 cars and an option for…

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$600k In Long Island Sound Grants

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) on Wednesday applauded over $600,000 in federal Long Island Sound Futures Fund grants to eleven community conservation projects throughout Connecticut. The projects will focus on coastal habitat restoration and improving water quality in the Long Island Sound and waterways that feed into the Sound. The federal funds are from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.   “Our state relies on a healthy Long Island Sound. Whether it’s training student conservation workers, creating fish passages at dams, or restoring coastal…

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Bridgeport News: Naked Man!

6:06pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A naked man is running on Ogden Street between Pleasant and William Street.  He might be on PCP according to radio reports.   This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_54109" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Computer virus concept in word tag cloud on white background[/caption]

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Hwang Arrested On Sexual Assault

#Stratford Connecticut--On 11/11/16 Dennis Hwang of Trumbull was arrested and charged with third-degree sexual assault and criminal trespass. Hwang assaulted a co-worker at her residence during the incident. Officers responded when the victim was able to activate a panic alarm. Upon arrival Hwang was seen exiting the home and detained by responding officers without incident. Hwang was held on a $10,000 dollar bond and is scheduled to appear in court on 11/18/16. (Stratford Police Press Release)

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