Month: March 2020

Bridgeport News: Dumpster Fire

2020-03-15@11:42pm--#Bridgeport CT-- An alert police officer on patrol discovered this dumpster fire on Holland Avenue.  There was some extension to the building but firefighters quick response put the blaze out before it became a real problem.   If it were a big problem our sponsor would have made it Like It Never Even Happened!  

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New Life Church Offers Services Online

New Life Church in Trumbull has announced that in addition to Sunday services at 8:30 and 10 a.m they will have their services online as well.   - Watch on our Online Campus - https://www.newlifect.online   - Watch from YouTube (search New Life Church Trumbull) - http://www.youtube.com/c/NewLifeChurchTrumbullCT   Watch on ROKU TV (search for NewLifeCT) or click here... https://channelstore.roku.com/details/260157/newlifect - Watch from our App (search for NewLifeCT), download it in any app store.  

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Fairfield News: Senior Center Closed – Meals Delivered

Fairfield CT-- the Bigelow Center is closed for the next two weeks. Social Services and senior center staff will be onsite during the closure. If you have any questions or concerns, please call 203-256-3166. We are delivering lunches to those who are unable to cook or get to the market themselves. If you know someone who may benefit from having lunch delivered, call Amy O'Donnell, Bigelow Center Director, at 203-256-3166. Click here to read up-to-date information from the Health Department on Coronavirus.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Additional Nursing Home Restrictions

HARTFORD, CT – In response to the ongoing developments regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and the need to protect residents of nursing home facilities, residential care homes, and chronic disease hospitals, Governor Lamont today signed an executive order granting the commissioner of the Department of Public Health additional authority to restrict visitation at such facilities.   The order – Executive Order No. 7A – revises the nursing home visitation provisions in Executive Order No. 7, which the governor issued on Thursday. All of the other provisions of Executive Order No. 7 remain in effect. Both orders were issued to protect public health and safety pursuant to the civic preparedness and public health emergencies that Governor Lamont declared on March 10 in response to the outbreak.  …

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Legislation For Bond & Aid To Municipalities

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation adopted earlier this week by the Connecticut General Assembly that authorizes bonding for several items, including aid to municipalities.   “I thank the General Assembly for overwhelmingly approving a bipartisan bond package that keeps a promise I made to our state’s towns and cities,” Governor Lamont said. “From investments in local education to capital projects to long-overdue improvements in our state’s infrastructure, this bond package makes smart investments, all while holding the line on borrowing and maintaining our commitment to being fiscally responsible.”   The legislation is House Bill 5518. It is the first bill the governor has signed of the 2020 regular session of the state legislature.…

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“Greene Homes Boyz” Arrests

#Bridgeport, CT (March 13, 2020): In response to the ongoing gang violence at and around the Charles F. Greene Homes Housing Complex in the city of Bridgeport, the Connecticut State Police-Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force (SUVCCCTF), which is a collaborative unit comprised of Detectives from the Connecticut State Police and the Bridgeport Police Department, initiated an in-depth investigation focusing on individuals associated with the “Greene Homes Boyz” street gang. These individuals are suspected to be directly related to recent acts of violence, to include the shooting incident at the Connecticut Superior Court located on Golden Hill Street in Bridgeport. Based on this investigation detectives from the SUVCCCTF, obtained arrest and search warrants for a number of suspects…

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