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2022-07-15@12:12pm--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police were called to Tunxis Hill for a woman talking to herself, at times loudly. You guessed it, she was on the phone with a Bluetooth device. Chill with our sponsor:
2022-07-15@12:14pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- Another crash at exit 2 Route 8/25 southbound. No word on any injuries.
Bridgeport, CT— The City of Bridgeport announced today that the administration is implementing a reorganization plan aimed at 1) improving city operations; 2) cleaning up the city; and, 3) building stronger relationships with the business community. This reorganization is the result of efforts that started pre-pandemic, but which was crafted as the result of conversations between departments heads and senior city officials over the course of the last two months. This reorganization is focused on the greatest areas of need for the City, which include permitting, licensing, and code enforcement, illegal dumping and graffiti, attracting new businesses to the City, streamlining city services, and improving government operations. The plan will be implemented immediately, and will affect personnel in the Chief…
Stratford is set for the return of its annual “Blues on the Beach” summer music festival, which has become an increasingly popular summer ritual for the coastal town. The event will take place at Short Beach on Saturday, July 23rd, from 12:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. Blues is part of the Stratford Celebrate Festivals and is run by volunteer Erin McLaughlin. “Erin and her team always do a fantastic job of organizing the bands, stage, and vendors for this terrific event. I hope residents will come out and enjoy the sun and sand, amazing music, and some of the best views that Stratford has to offer,” said Mayor Laura R. Hoydick. As with last year, Short Beach will close at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 22nd, the evening before the festival, to accommodate stage set-up for Saturday’s events. The Short Beach Golf Course…
2022-07-14@7:14pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a car and motorcycle colliding at Post and Old Post Road near the library. Initial reports say the motorcyclist is up walking around. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Large Limb Block Jennings Road2022-07-014@4:50pm--#Fairfield CT-- Use caution on Jennings Road as the southbound lane is blocked by a large branch that is blocking the roadway.
2022-07-14@3:30pm--#Milford CT-- #cttraffic-- Another brush fire on I-95 near exit 39 appears to be causing visibility on the highway.
New England Guitar Society Returns LIVE on July 23 The Stratford Library will welcome back the popular New England Guitar Society in a live concert on Saturday, July 23 at 2 pm. The concert is free and open to the public. The New England Guitar Society was established to create a nurturing environment for classical guitarists to meet, share ideas, perform, compose, teach and grow as musicians. Each season the society holds member meetings, and invites guest artists to perform public concerts and hold master classes at the Milford Arts Council and online. For the library concert NEGS will present a classical guitar journey with music by Johann Kaspar Mertz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Astor Piazzolla, Len Williams and Astor Piazzolla among others. The six musicians are…
#Fairfield CT--In the aftermath of the WAFU Asian Bistro (3671 Post Road – Southport) shooting incident, which occurred on June 19, 2022, the Fairfield Police Department submitted a request for Summary Suspension of the Liquor License to the Department of consumer protection (DCP).Today, we were informed by the Department of Consumer Protection, Liquor ControlDivision that the permittee has voluntarily surrendered their liquor permit. They will NO LONGER BE PERMITTED TO SERVE ALCOHOL.Any violations of law, which occurred on that date and previous are still under investigation by the Department of Consumer Protection. The Fairfield Police Department would like to thank the DCP for all of their hard work and dedication, in this case, to ensure that the residents of Fairfield…
Bob Stefanowski, candidate for Governor of Connecticut, reacts to today's news that inflation in America has hit a 40-year high for the second month in a row, now at 9.1%. "Today Connecticut families and small businesses face inflation at another record high, prices on everything are going up again, and our state crashed fifteen spots in the CNBC ranking for business friendliness with high cost of living, and high cost of doing business as the top reasons. Governor Lamont knows that his tax hikes now and over the years are making it harder for families, and small businesses to weather these tough times, but he hasn’t rolled back one of his tax hikes, not even his tax on food.”