The unemployment rate slipped to 7.6%, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. But it's not good news: It's because nearly 500,000 people dropped out of the labor market. CNNMoney has the full report here.......
10:39pm--#Bridgeport CT--An armed robbery outside 3600 Park Avenue. Taken was the man's wallet. A gun and knife was displayed.
9:29pm--#Fairfield CT--First responders on scene at Planet Fitness on Black Rock Turnpike for a person passed out in the parking lot.
8:08pm--#Bridgeport CT--One man is in custody for attempting to steal patio furniture from the back area of Ralph and Rich's Restaurant 815 Main Street.
I was in very "good hands" today as I visited the David Gonzalez Agency Inc. at 200 Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk. Christian Flores has been a big fan of DoingItLocal.com for a couple years now and wanted more information on adverting on our site. I've been a customer of Allstate since 1974 (told you I'm old) so it was a good time for me to go over my auto and homeowner's policy. I also added their auto club for just $37.50! Chrisitian was great at explaining what the different aspects of my policies, taking all the confusion of what is what and what is important. He gave excellent real world examples to make it easy to understand it. It was…
7:13pm--#Ansonia CT #ctfire---Report of a porch on fire at 390 Wakelee Avenue. Firefighters on the way. UPDATE---Firefighters on scene reporting lots of smoke no fire.
7:01pm--#Bridgeport CT Firefighters on the way to 1511 Madison Ave. for an odor investigation, possibly of smoke. Turns out to be workers sandblasting.
6:11pm--#Bridgeport CT--#ctfire--Firefighters were called to Jana Lingerie at 2442 Main Street for smoke in the basement. It wasn't anything you or I were thinking, it was just a ember from a grill dropped below the deck. No fire and firefighters quickly recalled the alarm of fire.
Today, Marty McCarthy and Phil Segneri, partners - Fire Engine Pizza Co., presented RYASAP and the City of Bridgeport with a check in support of theRYASAP’s Safe Asleep program. The program receives 25-40 calls per day and installs approximately 4,000 free smoke alarms in Bridgeport’s single and multi-family homes and apartments each year, saving lives every day. Prior to the Safe Asleep program, which began in 2005, Bridgeport had one of the highest incidents of fire related deaths in the United States. With a large population of children, families, seniors and persons with disabilities living in poverty, many households have limited resources to maintain their homes, let alone purchase and install smoke alarms and batteries.
1:05pm--#Norwalk CT--Today's car fire is at Norwalk Hospital parking garage at 38 Maple Street. on the top floor by the main level.
