Month: December 2021

FAIRFIELD DELEGATION MEMBERS SECURE $1.5M BOND REQUEST ON AGENDA FOR OPERATION HOPE OF FAIRFIELD

(HARTFORD, CT) – State Representatives Jennifer Leeper (D-Fairfield, Southport), Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D-Fairfield) and Laura Devlin (R-Fairfield, Trumbull), and State Senator Tony Hwang (R-Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston, Westport) announced that the $1.25 million state bonding request for the purchase and renovation of a new Operation Hope facility in Fairfield has been placed on the state's bonding commission's agenda by the Governor. Rep. Leeper said, "I am proud to live in and work for a community that rallies together for a common cause and the greater good. This request for Operation Hope has been a bipartisan effort among my legislative colleagues and me to provide assistance to a selfless organization that continually assists our community during their greatest moments of need. With the prospective funds, Operation Hope will…

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Bridgeport’s Computer Data At Risk Due To Ransomware Attack

City of Bridgeport UPDATE: The City of Bridgeport has been advised by KRONOS of a nationwide cyber hack on their systems.  There is currently no further update on the breach, a date for repair, or restoration. What does this mean? KRONOS is utilized by the BPD as a time management system for daily rosters and overtime.   KRONOS has essentially “locked in” their systems in order to secure and identify the threat, and work through fixing the problem. BPD is not currently using KRONOS for daily rosters, overtime, etc. In addition to impact of our time management systems in KRONOS, we share concerns of any breached personal information.  At this time we are not aware of data being compromised. FROM…

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Bridgeport News: Person Shot

2021-12-14@1:59am--Bridgeport police received a shotspotter activation a Ogden Street and they found a person shot in the leg in the 70 block of Brooks Street. Police say the person suffered from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg. Victim was transported to the hospital. This is an active investigation at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police at 203-576-TIPS. This press release was made possible by: Visit Perez Tires at: https://www.pereztirecenter.com/

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AUTHOR CHARLES F. ROSENAY AT STRATFORD LIBRARY DECEMBER 21

     The Stratford Library will present a special "Meet-the-Author" event on Tuesday, December 21 at 6:30pm with Charles F. Rosenay.  Rosenay, the author of the pop culture book titled The Book of Top 10 Horror Lists, which collects lists of favorite monster movies, actors, and other themes from 100 celebrities, will be doing an author appearance, book reading and personal signing at the Library.  Just a few of the pop culture icons featured in the book include William (Star Trek) Shatner, Butch (Eddie Munster) Patrick, Ruth (Laugh-In) Buzzi, baseball great Dave Winfield, the late actor Ed Asner, Bill (Lost in Space) Mumy, Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Gos, mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, singer Gary Puckett, and many others.  More than just lists, every submission was a list plus additional…

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