Month: December 2020

Bridgeport News: Wrong-Way Driver Causes Double Fatality On Route 8/25

2020-12-06@2:30AMish-- State police say a wrong-way driver on the Route 8/25 connector was the cause for two to die in a crash near exit three overnight. State Police accident report says Kye Jackson of Stratford and Tyler Field Stevens of Shelton were the two that died in the crash. The accident report stated that Stevens was traveling north in the southbound lane and collided head-on in the right-hand lane. This news report is made possible by: Vist BDK Law Group at: http://www.bdklawgroup.com/

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Governor’s Staff Test Positive For Covid

HARTFORD, CT – Paul Mounds, chief of staff for the Office of the Governor, today announced that a member of Governor Ned Lamont’s staff has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, SARS CoV-2. The staff member was in the proximity of Governor Lamont as recently as Thursday, but the governor does not meet the criteria for close contact as outlined in the CDC guidelines. The individual is experiencing mild symptoms and is in self-isolation. Governor Lamont is feeling well and will be at his private residents through the weekend and has no events scheduled. He will undergo regularly scheduled testing in the coming days. Contact tracing is underway, and all members of the Lamont administration who have been in close…

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Coast Guard to improve health and safety standards aboard cruise ships

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 finalized by the House-Senate Conference Committee includes several provision he championed to support the Coast Guard and improve health and safety standards aboard cruise ships. “This major investment in the Coast Guard—which has called Connecticut home for more than two centuries—is a major investment in our great state,” Blumenthal said. “This bill invests significantly in the Coast Guard’s current operations, but also looks ahead to strengthen the Coast Guard of the future by making it more diverse and inclusive.” “I have fought for the Coast Guard Museum in New London for years, and I…

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