Month: February 2017

Bridgeport Mayor Touts Convict Re-entry

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim  is touting the substantive accomplishments of the Mayor’s Initiative on Re-entry Affairs (MIRA), a comprehensive city government program launched by Mayor Ganim in August 2016 to help formerly incarcerated individuals in Bridgeport advance their careers and establish new lives.  When the program launched, city officials managing the MIRA program estimated they would reach 50 returning citizens in the first few months.  Instead, MIRA has engaged with more than 155 returning citizens from Bridgeport more than doubling this prediction by engaging with 139 returning citizens from the City of Bridgeport, and enrolling more than 120 into the program.  MIRA has successfully referred nearly 70 returning citizens for employment, and successfully placed more than 55 individuals…

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Bridgeport Snow Emergency Is Still In Effect

Bridgeport, CT – The City of Bridgeport Snow Emergency is still in effect today, February 10, 2017 to allow for continued citywide snow clean up. During the snow emergency, residents must move their cars off posted snow emergency streets. Alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect as of 12:00 p.m. today for all other streets throughout the city in order to allow snow plow drivers’ clear passage. Alternate side parking will be in effect until further notice. Snow emergency streets are marked with white signs with red lettering. A list of snow streets can be found on the City’s website by clicking here or the full link: http://www.bridgeportct.gov/content/89019/89753/95485/95497.aspx   Please be advised if refuse and recycling was…

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Bridgeport News: Car Crashes Off Highway

10:09am--#Bridgeport Connecticut--#cttraffic-- A car traveling northbound on Route 8/25 near between exits 3 and 4 came off the highway and down the embankment onto Grand Street.  The person was able to get themselves out of the car, there is no word any injuries.  If you look at the picture and follow the car's tracks you will see there is no damage to the guard rail, the car appears to have gone up and over the snow bank over the guardrail.

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Fairfield News: Elderly Man Shoveled Out After Medical Emergency

#Fairfield Connecticut--How about some likes for Officer McGrath and the guys from Fairfield Fire Department Engine 2 for shoveling an elderly male's walkway after he suffered a medical emergency.  An 86 year old man was attempting to shovel his driveway when he suffered a medical emergency.  After EMS transported the man to the hospital the officer and firefighters finished shoveling his drive.

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