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Month: November 2022

Stratford

HOLIDAY CONCERTS SET AT STRATFORD LIBRARY

Nov 28, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

Harmonica History, NEGS and Sister Cities Featured This Year             The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford will present three special holiday concerts on consecutive Sunday afternoons in December. The annual event is also the final program in celebration of the Library 125th anniversary year.  It is sponsored this year by the Janice Daponte Memorial Fund. The concert schedule includes The World of Harmonica on December 4, The New England Guitar Society on December 11 and The Stratford Sister Cities Chorus set for December 18.  The concerts, held in the Library’s Lovell Room at 2 pm each Sunday, are free and open to the public.   The World of Harmonica is presented by harmonica virtuoso Bob Hennessy and is an effort to expand the awareness of the instrument.  Using Story Telling, Historical Facts and playing…

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Fairfield

Fairfield News: What’s Going On At Joe’s American Bar and Grill?

Nov 28, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

I met with Mark S. Barnhart, Director of Economic Development the other day and asked him about any recent developments at the former site of Joe's American Bar and Grill located at 750 Post Road. Many businesses have complained to me about it being an eyesore. Mark said the developer of the site has taken out a permit to make improvements to the facade. He said there has been interest in the site but no commitment. I asked Mark if Chic-Fil-Proposal is still in play and he said it is dead and he does not foresee it being resurrected. https://youtu.be/AQ26Qh5KgJo

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State News

State Police Final 2022 Thanksgiving Weekend traffic stats

Nov 28, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

State Police Final 2022 Thanksgiving Weekend traffic stats: Calls for Service: 6,569 Speeding Violations: 265 Seatbelt Violations: 240 Other Hazardous Violations: 913 (to include unsafe lane change, following too closely, cell phone usage, etc.) DUI Arrests: 41 Accidents Investigated: 444 With Reported Injuries: 30 Serious Injuries: 2 Fatal: 3 - 4 total fatalities This press release was made possible by:

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State News

Nov 28, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

CALLS ON EVERSOURCE AND UNITED ILLUMINATING TO CONTRIBUTE GREATER SHARE OF PROFITS TO RATEPAYER RELIEF DURING EXTRAORDINARY SPIKE IN WINTER ENERGY COSTS (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today calling on Eversource and United Illuminating to contribute a greater share of their profits to ratepayer relief to lessen the crushing burden of the extraordinary spike in winter energy costs. Attorney General Tong had been participating in rate relief negotiations with the two utilities and state leaders over the past week. He has asked Eversource and United Illuminating to contribute roughly 10 percent of their substantial earnings—or approximately $40 million for Eversource and $8 million for United Illuminating. Attorney General Tong has proposed to use those…

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State News

ACCESS HEALTH CT WAIVES REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES 

Nov 28, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, Conn. (Nov. 23, 2022) — Access Health CT (AHCT) Small Business announced it will waive the minimum number of employees typically required to enroll in a small group health insurance plan now through Dec. 15. Small businesses can enroll in a group health insurance plan at any time of year. However, they usually need a certain percentage of employees to participate in the plan. During this period, any small business with 50 or fewer employees in Connecticut can enroll in a group health insurance plan regardless of how many employees participate. This opportunity, called the Employee Participation Waiver Period for small businesses, is only offered to new groups not currently enrolled through Access Health CT Small Business. “This period…

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Bridgeport

Armed Robbery/Criminal Attempt Murder – Peking Chinese Restaurant

Nov 27, 2022 Stephen Krauchick

#Bridgeport CT--On November 25, 2022, at approximately 5:20 pm the Bridgeport Police Emergency Operations Center was notified of a party shot at 264 Wood Avenue, Bridgeport, CT (Peking Chinese Restaurant). As details came into police dispatch, uniformed officers and detectives quickly responded to the scene and determined the Peking Chinese Restaurant was also the subject of a violent armed robbery. During the course of the robbery, the 48-year-old restaurant owner was shot at twice. Bullet projectiles shattered equipment in the business that fragmented and struck him in the face. The restaurant owner was transported to a local hospital, treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and released. Fortunately, the store owner was not killed. The Bridgeport Police Department’s Robbery Squad responded and took…

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