6:57pm--#Bridgeport CT--First responders on the way to Jesus Is The Answer Church on Gregory Street where water is flowing from the ceiling and from the light fixtures during a service. The building has been evacuated. If the damage is bad our friends at Servpro can make it like it never even happened!
Open Space Grant Program Will Benefit from $5 Million in Funding (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy said today that $5 million to assist cities, towns, and land trusts with the purchase of important lands to protect as open space is expected to be approved when the state Bond Commission meets May 30. “Our open space grant program has played a part in protecting almost 30,000 acres in 81 communities across our state,” Governor Malloy said. “We will continue moving forward with this program because these lands serve to protect critical natural resources, provide convenient places for residents to hike and enjoy the outdoors, and add to the beauty and charm of our state.” The Open Space…
Lawmakers applaud Senate progress on GSE reform, outline principles for Delaney-Carney-Himes proposal Washington, D.C.—Thursday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs passed the Johnson-Crapo housing finance reform bill out of committee. The Johnson-Crapo plan uses the Corker-Warner proposal as its base architecture and winds down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Representatives John K. Delaney (MD-6), John Carney (DE- At Large), and Jim Himes (CT-4) have developed a housing finance reform proposal that uses private sector market forces to appropriately price risk while putting the scale and security of a government guarantee behind the program. Under the Delaney-Carney-Himes plan, the holders of mortgage-backed securities would absorb losses of up to 5% of their value, with the remaining 95%…
3:44pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are looking for a skinny Hispanic male wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans with a pony tail who fled on a grey mountain bike driving towards Chopsey Hill Road wanted for a shooting that occurred on Yaermich Drive.
1:56pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of a propane tank leaking gas in a back yard on Campfield Drive.
10:24am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a ruptured gas pipe at the intersection of Park Avenue Garden Street.
Human Services Director Barbara Butler today announced the eleventh year of the “Ceremonies and Celebrations” program in response to requests from school staff for assistance in purchasing new clothing for graduating middle and high school students. “Last year, thanks to the generosity of the Westport community and the schools’ PTAs, 40 Westport students were able to purchase new special event clothing for their graduations from middle and high school,” Butler said. “This year, the number of requests is considerably higher.” “The public can help fill the need for this year’s graduating students and lift a bit of the expense burden from their families by making a tax-deductible donation,” Butler said. Butler said her department had received numerous…
4:53pm--#Stratford CT-- Report of a motor vehicle accident, a car struck a pole at Cutspring Road and Circle Drive. Update-- Be careful if you're in the area, the downed wires are arcing.
3:13pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection ofReservoir Avenueand Platt Street
2:42pm--#Fairfield CT-- Report of smoke coming from an oven at 175 Jefferson Street, the Jewish Home for the Elderly.
