Month: April 2020

Road Closed For Accident Reconstruction

2020-04-06@9:30am--#Bridgeport CT-- South Frontage Road right below exit 27A at Warren Avenue will be closed for at least a half-hour starting at 9:30am for the accident reconstruction for the fatal ejection crash that happened on April 5th.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_81162" align="aligncenter" width="591"] Visit Perez Tires at: https://www.pereztirecenter.com/[/caption]

Read More

I-95 Accident With Ejection

2020-04-06@8:50am--#Bridgeport CT--#cttraffic-- Another ejection crash on I-95 with ejection, this time near exit 29.  The person was recovered below the highway at Nicols and Waterview Avenue.  The person has survived this ordeal.  Another person was ejected and died on I-95 exit 27A northbound on April 5.  

Read More

Access The Digital Library

#Bridgeport CT-- While the Bridgeport Public Library remains closed during the COVID-19 emergency, the library's digital services are still available for residents looking for information, study help, ebooks, audiobooks, children's ebooks, music and movie streaming and much more. Library staff is working behind the scenes to help you renew a card, apply online for a new library card, and answer any other questions you may have. Visit our website! This press release is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_82103" align="aligncenter" width="1548"] See details at:https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/ultimate-digital-experience/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3CExP2ZvFZw7_dlWKDprZcP9Yd3eyRf5nBm_z2LnHYgCqQf_TcueTMdH0[/caption]

Read More

Blumenthal Calls For Better Zoom Security

WASHINGTON, DC] – With millions of Americans turning to video conference platform Zoom to stay connected amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on the company to provide clear answers about its consumer data privacy rules and safety practices.   “The millions of Americans now unexpectedly attending school, celebrating birthdays, seeking medical help, and sharing evening drinks with friends over Zoom during the Coronavirus pandemic should not have to add privacy and cybersecurity fears to their ever-growing list of worries,” Blumenthal wrote in a letter to Zoom CEO and Chairman Eric Yuan. “Zoom has a troubling history of software design practices and security lapses that have posed significant risks to the privacy and safety of its users.” Blumenthal…

Read More

Access To Snap Benefits

WASHINGTON—Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Jahana Hayes (CT-5), on Friday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the department to immediately halt plans to finalize or move forward with regulations that will limit people in Connecticut from accessing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Specifically, the members called on the department to rescind the SNAP Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Rule and halt the rulemaking process for the Revision of Categorical Eligibility Rule and the Revision of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances (SUA) Rule.   “We write to urge you to immediately rescind the SNAP Requirements for…

Read More