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Great Burgers Are Just The Start At Lil’ Mo’s

[caption id="attachment_9493" align="alignleft" width="300"] A storefront I've driven by dozens of times without stopping.[/caption] I've driven by Lil Mo's at 2415 Main Street in Stratford and the other stores on Main Street dozens of times without giving [caption id="attachment_9406" align="alignright" width="225"] The owner Maureen has every right to brag out fresh her food is![/caption] them very much thought. I received a message from the owner's husband on Facebook to check them out. He's a former Westport cop and very proud of what his wife put together. So I stopped in and met Maureen and she was as nice as could be. She showed me the menu and was proud of how fresh her food is. I took her up…

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Rep Tony Hwang is “Freezin” for Wakeman Boys and Girls Club

Mar 9, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

On Saturday March 23 at NOON, State Rep Tony Hwang is going into Long Island Sound at Jennings Beach as part of "Freezin' for a Reason" Polar Plunge! Rep Hwang realizes that this sounds like an absolutely silly and really "COLD" idea but there is a very good reason for his freezin’ plunge – to help raise money for Wakeman Boys & Girls Club - Southport, Stratfield, Bridgeport! "I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to do something silly and fun like this to celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Wakeman Club!" Rep Tony Hwang added, "for the past 100 years, The Wakeman Club has helped and made a huge difference in the lives of tens of…

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Happenings NOW 305 2013

Mar 6, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

3/6 3/5 9:37pm--Fairfield Ct--Bicyclist hit by a car in front of Dairy Queen at 1902 Post Road. 9:17pm--Bridgeport CT--Police watch a car travel at a high rate of speed down the wrong way on Frontage Street and crash at the corner of Broad Street. EMS on the way. 7:40pm--Bridgeport CT--Pedestrian hit by a car in the parking lot at CVS 3710 Main St 7:10pm--Bridgeport Ct Black Rock--Report of two men looking into homes for possible break in at Courtland Ave. and Midland area. 6:50pm-Bridgeport CT--Report of an unresponsive naked man in the middle of the road at Iranistan and Olive Street. Passerby put a blanket on him....nothing more to see. 6:45pm--Bridgeport CT--Police break up a domestic fight with a…

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FAIRFIELD FIRE COMMISSION PROMOTES TWO NEW LIEUTENANTS

Mar 3, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

FAIRFIELD, CT, February 28, 2013: The Fairfield Fire Commission announced the promotions of Lieutenants Scott Trembley of Ansonia and Brian McHugh of Fairfield effective Friday, March 1st at a special meeting last Monday night in the John Sullivan Independence Hall. The promotions were made from a list promulgated by the Fire Commission earlier in the month as the result of written and oral examinations which took place in January at which two Assistant Chiefs and five Lieutenants were promoted. Many family members were in attendance for Monday’s meeting at which both new officers were asked to stand for applause when their name was announced; a more formal ceremony will be held in early March at a Fire Headquarters on Reef…

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Fatal Pedestrian Accident In Westport

Mar 3, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Westport CT-- At approximately 6 pm Saturday night the Westport Police Department received a report of a pedestrian having been struck by a motor vehicle on the Post Road by Bulkley Avenue North. Arriving officers found the victim, an elderly male lying in the westbound lane next to the vehicle and immediately began medical treatment. The victim was transported from the accident scene to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS where he was later pronounced deceased. Police Department identified the deceased person as Bruce Tabackman, age 68, of Fairfield, CT. Preliminary information in the accident investigation is that the deceased was not in a crosswalk whenhe was struck by the motor vehicle. The Westport Police Department is asking anyone who may …

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Happenings NOW 3/2 – 3/3 2013

Mar 3, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

3/3 1:48am--Fairfield CT--A man on a blue motorcycle and wearing a skully cap exposed himself to a Bridgeport woman at the Dunkin' Donuts at the Circle on the Post Road. The woman went home and reported the incident to Bridgeport Police. EMS was initially dispatched as it was reported as a sexual assault. Fairfield Police were dispatched to the woman's home in Bridgeport. Fairfield Police located a motorcycle matching that description which had an expired registration. 1:22am--Fairfield CT--Second call tonight for loud large crowd outside the Sky Hookah Lounge on 689 Kings Hwy E this time in the Firestone parking lot. 1:18am--Bridgeport CT--Car accident at Main and George Street and two flee the scene last seen running towards Greene Homes.…

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Hookah Headaches In Fairfield

Mar 1, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

Police from Fairfield asked the Public Health Committee Wednesday to allow them to regulate hookah lounges, which they said can currently act as de facto nightclubs in their town. Capt. Joshua Zabin, the Fairfield Police Department’s patrol commander, said officers often respond to calls at hookah lounges, which operate from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. He said it has a negative impact on the neighborhood. CT News Junkie has the full story here..... Video above was posted March 2012

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Bridgeport Police Blotter 3-1-2013

Mar 1, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

K-9 Convinces Suspect to Lie Down (Bridgeport, CT – Feb. 28, 2013) – A 19-year-old thought better of bailing from a stolen vehicle when confronted by K-9 Trace and his partner Mark Martocchio. On Tuesday, Martocchio was on patrol when he spotted a 2013 Nissan Rogue that was listed on the daily stolen car sheet. The vehicle pulled into a gas station at Park and Wood avenues and the driver exited and walked toward the gas pump. He returned to the sport utility vehicle after seeing police. He tried to drive off but Martocchio blocked him in and exited the squad car with his K-9 Trace. The driver, Phillip Silas, 19, of Kelsey Street, started to bail out of the…

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Bridgeport Fire Engine Donated To Haiti

Mar 1, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

[caption id="attachment_9434" align="alignleft" width="300"] 1982 Mack fire engine went on its final call for service in Bridgeport[/caption] (Bridgeport, CT – March, 2013) – A 1982 Mack fire engine went on its final call for service in Bridgeport – to bring hope to an island nation 1,500 miles away. The decommissioned pumper left Bridgeport Friday for Massachusetts, where it will be loaded onto a military transport plane and begin its journey to Haiti. “I’d like to thank the Bridgeport Fire Department, which for many, many years took tender loving care of this Mack fire engine. This has many years of life saving left in it,” said Mayor Bill Finch at the send-off ceremony. “The City of Bridgeport is so proud to…

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Man With Gun Arrested In Road Rage Incident

Mar 1, 2013 Stephen Krauchick

(Westport, CT) Thursday, February 28, 2013, at approximately 5:02pm, Westport Police Dispatch received a 911 call of a road rage incident involving a firearm. The caller reported he was traveling east on Post Road East approaching the Bulkley Avenue intersection when a white male jumped out of his vehicle and pointed a black hand gun at him. The caller was able to obtain the license plate of the vehicle which was registered in Trumbull. The operator and vehicle description were given to Fairfield Police as this was their direction of travel. Fairfield Police located the suspect vehicle on Pemburn Drive in their town and waited for Westport officers to arrive and investigate the incident. A black Glock 9mm semi automatic…

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Great Burgers Are Just The Start At Lil’ Mo’s

Rep Tony Hwang is “Freezin” for Wakeman Boys and Girls Club

Happenings NOW 305 2013

FAIRFIELD FIRE COMMISSION PROMOTES TWO NEW LIEUTENANTS

Fatal Pedestrian Accident In Westport

Happenings NOW 3/2 – 3/3 2013

Hookah Headaches In Fairfield

Bridgeport Police Blotter 3-1-2013

Bridgeport Fire Engine Donated To Haiti

Man With Gun Arrested In Road Rage Incident

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