Month: February 2018

Boys & Girls Village Awarded Grants to Expand Specialized Treatment Services

  #Milford, Conn. – February 13, 2018  – Boys & Girls Village (BGV), a statewide leader in providing behavioral health treatment, permanency planning, and educational services to Connecticut’s most vulnerable youth and their families, has been awarded two program grants totaling more than $1.5 Million. The funding will support BGV’s development of two crucial youth treatment programs operated in partnership with the state’s Court Support Services Division (CSSD).   One grant will fund the Adolescent Sexual Behavior Treatment and Education Program (ASBTEP) for CSSD Region 2, which covers some of Connecticut’s largest cities, including Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Torrington, and Waterbury. ASBTEP is a specialized, in-home treatment program designed to address youths’ problem sexual behavior at the early stages and assist the youth and…

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Westport News: House Fire

Westport Fire Department UPDATE: On February 16 th 2018 the Westport Fire Department was alerted to a building fire on Remlin Ct. The Westport Fire Department responded with four engines, one truck, and the shift commander. Mutual aid was also dispatched on receipt of the call. The first fire department unit arrived and reported a fully involved structure. The main fire building was a large garage with a single apartment located above it. Incident command was established and the fire department began extinguishment. The building was verified to be unoccupied at the time of the fire and the surrounding structures were evacuated. Due to the level of fire involvement, the neighboring buildings were of concern. Fire began to extend to the…

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Senator Murphy Votes For “Dreamers”

#WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Thursday after voting for bipartisan legislation that protects Dreamers and provides them a path to citizenship. The McCain-Coons legislation failed by a vote of 52 to 47. The bipartisan Schumer legislation failed by a vote of 54 to 45. “Today the president blew up the only compromise on immigration that had a chance to pass. It’s unfortunate, but not surprising. His candidacy and presidency have been premised on anti-immigrant grandstanding, and he won’t sign anything that makes things better,” said Murphy.   This press release is made possible by:  

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Stratford News: Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing

2:49pm--#Stratford CT-- Just before 3pm, police say Mark Febres age 22 of Bridgeport was arrested following a domestic incident at 1417 West Broad Street. He went into the home of his ex-girlfriend and attacked the woman stabbing her several times. He fled on foot down Knowlton Street and was captured by police a short time later on Vernon Street. He was charged with Criminal Attempt at Murder, Assault in the First Degree, three counts of Risk of Injury to a Minor, Home Invasion and Violation of a Protective Order. Febres was held on a $1,500,000 dollar bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Court on February 16th.

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Bumper Cars In Black Rock

10:39pm--#Bridgeport CT--It was bumper cars in Black Rock on Fairfield Avenue. The action started when a car hit the infamous Smitty (Smitty's Bar) had parked at the corner of Brewster Avenue. The car snapped the axel on the car Smitty had parked, the blow snapped his back axle. The car continued crashing into 4 additional parked cars. There were no reported injuries. Fairfield Avenue southbound is closed while they sort this out and tow the cars.  

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