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Month: October 2017

Trumbull

Trumbull News: Integrity Awards

Oct 12, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

#TRUMBULL— Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport, Trumbull, Monroe) hosted the 2017 Trumbull Integrity Awards at Town Hall Thursday evening where she honored five town residents making a positive impact on the community through their work and volunteer efforts.   “A person of integrity personifies a state of incorruptibility, soundness, and completeness,” Sen. Moore said. “Throughout the town of Trumbull, this is a quality that resonates in our residents.”   Sen. Moore’s Trumbull Integrity Award identifies and honors individuals whose integrity stands out in their community and echoes throughout. This year, the honorees were Edward Gillespie, Jennifer Gillis, Paulette Mack, Jeffrey Kunkel, Michael Silva, and Dr. Matthew Wheeler. Honorees were selected by the Trumbull Rotary Club and Trumbull Mothers Offering Mothers Support…

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Bridgeport Norwalk

Norwalk News: Cold Case Murder Arrest

Oct 12, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

#Norwalk CT--Hakeem Atkinson, age 22, of 68 Bradley St., Bridgeport, was charged with Murder in the unrelated slaying Joseph “Jabs” Bateman, who was fatally shot behind the Avalon Gates housing complex on Belden Avenue in Norwalk on February 3, 2012. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Atkinson was 16 years old when Bateman was shot to death in a crime related to street gang activity in Norwalk. The arrest is the result of an intensive investigation by the Norwalk Police Department in conjunction with the Cold Case Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney and the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk. Bateman’s death was featured in the fourth edition of the cold…

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Bridgeport Fairfield

Fairfield Museum and Black Rock History Committee Help Rescue Historic Mural

Oct 12, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

A large mural painted by a renowned local artist in the 1940s, and which was on display in a Black Rock bank for nearly 70 years, has been preserved by the Fairfield Museum & History Center in partnership with the Black Rock History Committee. The mural of "Old Black Rock Harbor About 1810" was commissioned by the Black Rock Bank & Trust Company in the mid-1940s and remained on display there until this year, when it was removed prior to the building undergoing a complete renovation.   “Through the generosity of the building’s new owner Tom Quinn, this important part of Black Rock’s artistic history has been donate to the Fairfield Museum and will be preserved for future generations,” noted…

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Fairfield Uncategorized

Fairfield News: Drones For Traffic Safety

Oct 11, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

#Fairfield CT--The Fairfield Police Department announced today that this afternoon, Wednesday, October 11, 2017 between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm, Fitzgerald and Halliday, a transportation planner and engineering firm, will be conducting a traffic study on the Black Rock Turnpike business corridor. Given the complexity of traffic conflicts along this corridor, the firm is looking for better information to calibrate their traffic models in order to provide more accurate solutions. During this afternoon’s traffic study, there will be 7 commercial drones launched from 3 different locations along Black Rock Turnpike covering Samp Mortar Drive to Tunxis Hill Corner: -The corner of Black Rock Turnpike and Fairfield Woods Road -309 Stillson Road -The northern end of Katona Drive Extension These are…

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Fairfield News: Untimely Death

Oct 10, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

#Fairfield CT--On 10/10/2017 at 10:24am the Fairfield Police Department responded to a report of an untimely death at 447 Meadow St. in Fairfield. First responding officers arrived on scene to find a 41 year old Caucasian female from Fairfield deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.  Fairfield Police Detective Bureau with the assistance of the Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Unit are currently conducting a forensic examination of the scene to rule out any other circumstances related to the untimely death, which is currently believed to be a suicide. This case is currently under investigation by the Fairfield Police Detective Bureau. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call (203)254-4840  

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