Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

Governor Announces Municipal Aid Update

Today, the Governor gave his update on the Municipal Aid levels for each town. This is the State operating plan until a State Budget is passed. Here is a sampling for selected Towns: Fairfield is reduced by $4 Million,  Milford is reduced by $14 Million, Stratford is reduced by $23 Million, Westport is reduced by $1 Million and Bridgeport is reduced by $31 Million.   You can dance to Tax Man and other great Beetle songs Saturday!  

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Bridgeport Fire Receives Donated Safety Car

#Bridgeport CT--Mayor Ganim joined Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode to unveil a new fire safety truck on Thursday.  The truck was donated by actor Denis Leary’s The Leary Firefighters Foundation. The Fire Safety Truck will be operated by Bridgeport’s round-the-clock Fire Safety Officer who is responsible for the safety of first responders.  The fire safety unit was formed in 2011 after the loss of Lt. Steven Velasquez and FF Michel Baik the year before. The dedicated officers assigned to this unit are responsible for training firefighters on their shift and responding citywide to all box alarms serving as the Incident Safety Officer. The truck also carries rehab equipment. This company is near and dear to my heart as I had the honor to serve as its Captain for 9 months prior to Department restructuring. Currently,  four Lieutenants operate…

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Fairfield News: CrasheS

2:19pm--#Fairfield CT--A car and a box truck tried to occupy the same spot at Kings Highway and Meadowcroft, no injuries reported.  A few minutes ago another crash, this time with injuries were reported in front of Star Towing/gas station at Jennings and Black Rock Turnpike.  I'm sure I'll be reporting from Kings Highway East and Longfellow soon.      

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