Month: November 2019

Westport Firefighter Passes

#Westport CT-- It is with great sorrow we announce the untimely passing of Westport Firefighter Turk Aksoy who succumbed to an occupational cancer earlier today. He was 46 years old. Firefighter Aksoy was a 13-year veteran of the Westport Fire Department, and worked many years prior as a paramedic.   Firefighter Aksoy was predeceased by his wife Denise in January of 2019. He leaves behind two children. Turk will be memorialized by the Westport Firefighters, Local 1081 and the Westport Fire Department; the details of his services are still pending. Please keep Turk’s children, his family, friends and fellow firefighters in your thoughts for strength and healing in this difficult time. Donations can be made in Turk’s memory and in…

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Homicide In Bridgeport

UPDATE: Police say the victim in the homicide isDarren Connolly of Bridgeport   Police UPDATE: Today at 1013 hours, a shooting incident was reported at 49 Mill Hill Avenue. A male called 911 stating he had just shot his roommate. Officers responded to the scene and found a 53 year old male deceased inside the first floor of the residence. The victim appears to have sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. The 911 caller remained on scene and was detained by police without incident. This male is cooperating with detectives and is not being charged at this time pending further investigation. Detectives secured a search warrant for the residence and are processing a crime scene.   2019-11-22@10:13am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police…

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Governor’s Work Council

NEW HAVEN, CT) – This afternoon on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University, Governor Ned Lamont led the first meeting of the Governor’s Workforce Council, a historic group of leaders representing the diversity of stakeholders across the state that are involved in education, training, hiring, and economic development. The council was established last month through executive order and is being tasked by the governor to improve the state’s education and training ecosystem and pipeline so that all residents are able to access high quality and affordable training and education that are aligned to the needs of businesses.   In forming the council, the governor has brought together some of the most influential and talented education, training, business, nonprofit, government, and labor…

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Fairfield News: Crash!

2019-11-21@3:09pm--#Fairfield CT-- First responders are on scene of a multi-car crash on Easton Turnpike and Jefferson Street.  A pregnant woman is reported injured and another person with a head injury.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_71997" align="aligncenter" width="12166"] Visit: https://www.bridgeportpersonalinjury.com/[/caption]

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