Water Rescue
3 people were rescued from a disabled boat in Milford Point. No word on their injuries. 2024-11-04@12:59pm--#Milford CT
STRATFORD LIBRARY TEEN EVENTS IN NOVEMBER
11/12, 11/19, 11/26: Peer Tutoring/Homework HelpersAre you struggling with class or homework assignments? Need help with math or writing that essay? The Library has high school volunteers ready to help you do your very best. Registration required so homework helpers can be scheduled. Call 203-385-4167 or email slateen@stratfordlibrary.org to schedule an appointment. Grades 5-8. 11/14, 3:30-5 pm: Decorate Your Holiday CupcakesDecorate your own special holiday cupcakes! We have everything you need to decorate fun Thanksgiving cupcakes. Satisfy your sweet tooth eating your creation or bring your work of 'sweet' art home. We'll also sample some cider and hot chocolate while we start gearing up our holiday spirit. Location: Teen Department. Grades 6-12. No registration; while supplies last. 11/18, 3-4 pm:…
Bridgeport News: Motorcycle Crash!
Report of a motor vehicle accident involving a motor cycle at the 3400 block of Fairfield Avenue. It is unknown if there are any injuries at this time, and the road going into Bridgeport is impassable from the accident. The lanes going from Bridgeport into Fairfield is open to traffic at this time.
“Sunday Afternoon Talks” at Stratford Library
Milford Author Hal Johnson Is Guest November 17 The Stratford Library will continue “Sunday Afternoon Talks”, itsseries of informative and entertaining talks featuring prominent local guest speakers, on Sunday, November 17 at 2 pm. Guest speaker Hal Johnson will discuss his new book, Impossible Histories. The talk is free and open to the public. A thousand years ago, Vikings landed in Canada, set up camp for a little while, and then left forever. But what if they’d stayed a little longer? Milford author Hal Johnson looks at these events both from the side of history-as-it-happened (in which Vikings are a footnote in the 16,000-year history of Canada) and history-as-it didn’t. Could one small change a thousand years ago have led to mounted, armored Indigenous knights driving Pilgrims back onto…
Bridgeport Homicide Arrest
Just over twelve hours after the city’s 12th homicide of the year—a fatal stabbing behind a social club in Bridgeport’s East End—police made an arrest in connection with the incident. At around 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Homicide Detectives took 40-year-old Ricardo Maldonado of Bridgeport into custody outside his Cowles St. residence, only blocks from the scene of the crime. Maldonado was charged with murder and is currently being held on a $750,000 bond. The incident began early Friday morning around 3:00 a.m., when Stratford Police responded to reports of a person found bleeding near the intersection of Stratford Ave. and Bruce Ave. Officers identified the deceased as 29-year-old Kyle Allen Leblanc, who suffered multiple stab wounds. Following this discovery, officers…
Man Arrested for Killing a Kitten
On 11-1-24, Shelton Police arrested 47-year-old Krzystof Bakota of Shelton and charged him with Malicious Killing of an Animal 1st Degree. Bakota was held on a $25,000 bond and brought to Derby Court for arraignment on 11-1-24. The arrest stems from a report Shelton Police took from a family member of Bakota who stated she left her kitten in Bakota’s care while she was away. Bakota told her that the kitten went missing. The kitten was later found deceased in the backyard by another family member. Bakota admitted to family members that he killed the kitten. He told another family member that the kitten was annoying him, so he threw the kitten against a table and then threw the kitten…
Car and Scooter Collide
Report of a crash between a car and scooter at Park Avenue and Park Terrace. No word on injuries.2024-11-01@5:42pm #bridgeport
I-95 Crash
A multi-car crash with one car rolled over I-95 northbound near exit 28. Everyone was able to get out of their cars without firefighters' help. 5 injured, 3 requiring hospitalization according to unconfirmed radio reports. 2024-11-01@3:17pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic
GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR COVERAGE WITH ACCESS HEALTH CT HAS BEGUN AND RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 15
Access Health CT’s Open Enrollment Period is November 1, 2024, to January 15, 2025 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais today announced that the open enrollment period for Connecticut residents seeking to enroll in health insurance plans for 2025 with Access Health CT, the state’s official health insurance marketplace, has begun effective this morning and continues through January 15, 2025. Governor Lamont and Commissioner Mais are encouraging anyone in need of coverage or considering changing their coverage to take full advantage of this open enrollment period to research their options. This open enrollment period provides individuals and families the opportunity to review, compare, and select health and dental insurance plans for the upcoming year. Consumers…
Bridgeport News: Update in Fatal Stabbing
The Bridgeport Police Department is investigating the murder of a 29-year-old man who was stabbed to death behind a social club in the East End of the city early Friday morning. The victim was identified as Kyle Allen LeBlanc from Southington, Ct. He was most recently residing in Stratford. At approximately 3:00 a.m. on Friday, November 1st, the Stratford Police responded to a report of a person laying in the street bleeding near the intersection of Stratford Ave. and Bruce Ave. Officers subsequently found the victim there deceased, as a result of multiple stab wounds. They then located what is believed to be the initial a crime scene behind the Thirty Plus Social Club at 1985 Stratford Ave. in Bridgeport.…