Month: January 2024

MURPHY LEADS BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 29 SENATORS IN CALLING OUT AMAZON’S MISTREATMENT OF DELIVERY DRIVERS

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday led 28 of his Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy requesting information about the company’s Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program and its efforts to avoid legal liability for the persistent mistreatment of DSP drivers. The senators are also seeking information regarding Amazon’s justification for refusing to bargain with union representatives of DSP employees and requiring DPSs to sign non-poaching agreements. “Amazon’s freight truck drivers haul a variety of goods across highways every day, and their branded delivery vehicles are a virtually unavoidable feature in neighborhoods all over the country. Though nearly all Americans are familiar…

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Frontier Investigation

The Office of Consumer Counsel filed a petition with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority requesting they commence a contested proceeding to investigate Frontier Communication’s well-documented and prolonged non-compliance with the Quality of Service standards that telecommunications companies are required to meet in accordance with Connecticut statutes and regulations. Connecticut’s certified telecommunications providers, like Frontier, are required to file semi-annual Quality of Service reports outlining their performance on a six-month basis in five categories: Trouble Reports Per Hundred Lines, Maintenance Appointments Met, Installation Appointments Met, Installation Interval, and Out of Service Repair. These categories are each broken down into performance by region (New Haven/Berkshire, Bridgeport/Gateway, Capitol, and East) as well as by average for the entire state. The petition calls attention…

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Stratford News: FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

On January 09, 2024 at approximately 6:56am Stratford Patrol Officers responded to the 500 block of Surf Avenue for a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival Patrol Officers found one vehicle involved and one occupant who had serious injuries. The occupant was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The Stratford Police Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating the accident, expect traffic delays and road closures in the area for several hours. If you have any information regarding this accident, please contact our Traffic Division at: 203.385.4158. https://youtu.be/hdiw7wlHu7M

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Fairfield News: Puppy Rescue

2023-01-08@10:11pm--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police have been known to herd cows back to the farm but tonight they helped herd a bunch of German Sheppard puppies back to a home in the 3000 block of Black Rock Turnpike. The caller thought the puppies were dumped off but police located the puppies human who said they escaped from and open door.

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Milford News: Multiple Charges

A narcotics investigation unfolded on January 7, 2024, at 12:20 AM, when officers responded to reports of a suspicious male in the vicinity of Mercury Drive and Elgin Drive, observed peering into parked cars. The officers located Tyler Griffin, 26, on Elgin Road. Upon investigation, Griffin was found to have two active arrest warrants for probation violation and was also in possession of narcotics with intent to sell, drug paraphernalia, and two controlled substances. Griffin was subsequently apprehended and is facing charges, with a bond set at $5,000, and a court appearance scheduled for February 5, 2024.

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Milford News: Criminal Mischief

A criminal mischief incident occurred on January 5, 2024, at approximately 1:28 PM, prompting a police response to Eisenhower Park. Officers discovered an unoccupied Chevy Silverado stuck in the riverbed within the park premises. Tire tracks leading to the vehicle were evident in both the grassy area at the lower lot of Eisenhower Park and the adjacent wooded area, indicating prior off-road activity. Following an assessment by Milford Public Works, the estimated damage to city property was determined to be $10,000. Subsequent investigation identified Joel Carta, a 21-year-old white male residing on Kaye Road, West Haven, as the driver of the vehicle. Carta was taken into custody by Officer Kreitman and is facing charges of Criminal Mischief 1st Degree, No…

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Bridgeport News: Pedestrian Killed

On January 05, 2024, at approximately 8:00AM, the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received several calls for an accident involving a pedestrian. The collision occurred at the intersection of Coleman Street and Washington Avenue. The pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle traveling southbound on Coleman Street. The victim was in the crosswalk walking westbound on Washington Avenue. American Medical Response, the Bridgeport Fire Department and Bridgeport Police all responded to this intersection to investigate and render aid. The Connecticut State Police also responded. The victim has been identified as 79-year-old Marilyn Jones, a Bridgeport resident, and she was transported to Bridgeport Hospital for injuries sustained at the scene. While at the hospital the victim sadly succumbed to her injuries. The…

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