Month: June 2023

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES RENTAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPANTS OF CAREERCONNECT

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is designating $30 million of federal COVID-19 relief funding that Connecticut received to make rental assistance stipends available for qualifying participants of CareerConneCT, the state’s signature workforce training program, as well as individuals participating in other federal-funded training programs. Administered by the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy, CareerConneCT connects jobseekers with free, short-term job training programs that provide them with the skills needed to obtain employment in several high-demand sectors, such as manufacturing, information technology, health care, infrastructure and clean energy, commercial driving, and more. The program collaborates directly with Connecticut employers who are seeking to hire, giving participants an opportunity to directly connect with available job openings. Participants in…

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ACCESS HEALTH CT ANNOUNCES JUNE ENROLLMENT FAIRS TO ASSIST HUSKY HEALTH CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY MEDICAID UNWINDING

These free, in-person events will take place in Meriden, Norwich and Waterbury HARTFORD, Conn. (May 24, 2023) — Access Health CT (AHCT) today announced it will host three free, in-person enrollment fairs in June to help HUSKY Health enrollees who have been affected by recent legislation. HUSKY Health is Connecticut’s Medicaid program. The events will take place in Meriden, Norwich and Waterbury. Medicaid Unwinding is a term the federal government is using to describe the process of resuming the regular annual review of households for Medicaid eligibility after a three-year hiatus during COVID. The eligibility redetermination process resumed April 1. The Medicaid Unwinding process will be taking place over a 12-month period. Connecticut residents who remain eligible for HUSKY Health…

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Water Rescue

2023-06-03@6:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #Fairfield CT-- Firefighters were busy looking for someone reportedly stuck out at the lighthouse due to the tide. It was low tide and firefighters dispatched units to Seaside Park (top pic) St. Mary's by the Sea (bottom left) and Fairfield (bottom right) and spoke to people on the reefs and no one was in distress. A viewer contacted me and said it was a fisherman at Seaside Park who was in the water up to his waist alarmed a few people in the area to prompt the call. The viewer said the fisherman was surprised I wasn't there!

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Bridgeport Carjacking Arrest Made In Milford

Milford CT-- On May 27, 2023, at 7:40am, a report came into the Milford Police Department from a tow truck driver reporting a suspicious male. The male gave the tow truck driver the keys to a vehicle, stating that it was his brother’s car and was “done putting money into it” and walked away. The vehicle was confirmed to be stolen, taken in an armed carjacking earlier in Bridgeport. The description of the suspect from the carjacking was given, matching the suspicious male walking toward the Pilot Travel Center. Officers checked the area and found a suspect matching the description at the Pilot Travel Center. He was positively identified by the tow truck driver as the male he had encountered…

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