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AOL is spending about $160 million a year on Patch, which equates to about $150,000 to run each individual Patch site annually, according to an analyst’s estimate. AOL first focused on building traffic to Patch sites, and just recently started ramping up ad sales. …One analyst questions the business model: “If you sell lemonade for $1 and it costs $800 to make it, that’s not a great business." Read full article....
[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 3:11pm--#Norwalk--Plank fire on the southbound side of the train tracks, trains do NOT have to be stopped for the firefighters to extinguish the blaze. 2:42pm--#Norwalk--Fire department on the way for a child locked in a car Panera Bread 596 Westport Ave. At approximately 12:30pm the West Haven Fire Department responded to a report of smoke on the 1st and 7th floors of the VA Hospital at 950 Campbell Avenue. Units from all three West Haven Fire Companies responded to the fire scene. On arrival command reported smoke conditions on the 1st and then the 7th floor of Building 2. Searching floors 2 thru 6 the firefighters found a cooling unit had overheated and the smoke went…
[caption id="attachment_3459" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Harding is charged with enticing a minor under the age of 16"][/caption] (CBS/AP) DES MOINES, Iowa - A Des Moines man who allegedly tried to lure a young girl into an alley, wound up with stitches and a black eye after the girl's mother took matters into her own hands, according to authorities. "I got down to the alley and I confronted him. I said, 'Why are you staring at the kids?' and he looks at me and says, 'I want to marry the red head.' I came unglued at that point. I was like 'Dude, she's only 13 and that's my daughter,'" Pullen told the station. Read full story....
[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 12:14am--#Milford--United Illuminated reporting 2,808 with out power in town. 11: 42-- Ansoinia--Prindle Ave. and a residence atLopresti Court water in the basement threatening electrical. Nothing yet for low lying areas of Ansonia. 10:59pm--Milford Fire and Police have their hands full with flooding conditions. Fire Dept. on the scene of 221 New Haven Ave. and says most of the buildings in this area should have water coming into the buildings the water is so high. Possible on person trapped in a basement because of flooding at another High Street call. UPDATE--11:34--#Milford--More flooding calls trickling in...Car stuck in the water with occupants still in the car at Knob Hill Road. Two flooded basements with threatened electrical boxes and…
Shortly after 9pm a call that a woman was in the water on Water Street at the train station in Bridgeport. The fire department was quickly on scene and sent divers to hold the woman until a rescue boat could bring her ashore. The woman does not speak English so it is unknown if she jumped or was pushed.
Confidence among U.S. consumers plunged in August to the lowest level since May 1980, adding to concern that weak employment gains and volatility in the stock market will prompt households to retrench. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment slumped to 54.9 from 63.7 the prior month. The gauge was projected to decline to 62, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey. Full details, read more.....
Stop down the Splash Car Wash at Madison Avenue and North Avenue Saturday , August 13th between 10am and 3pm, a portion of the proceeds help support the Bridgeport Police Explorers.
[caption id="attachment_3411" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Four vehicles were involved in the crash."][/caption] A terrific rollover on Fairfield Avenue near Albion Street in Bridgeport just before 5pm [caption id="attachment_3412" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Witnesses say this pickup truck rolled over twice before coming to a rest."][/caption] today. Two people are in critical condition and five were rushed to area hospitals. The vehicle on its side was resting on it's roof when about twenty five witnesses rushed over to to bring it to its side. Witnesses told me the pickup truck rolled over twice. Five ambulance were called to the scene and about twenty firefighters assisted in the rescue. Police department have just begun their investigation. This intersection has been plagued with numerous crashes…
Walgreen Co., the nation's largest drugstore chain, is planning to start selling health insurance to customers this fall. The Deerfield-based company will sell health insurance products with different price ranges and coverage levels from coast-to-coast through a private health insurance exchange, according to people familiar with the matter. Read full story......
Spain, Greece, Israel China, Great Britain and other parts of the world are experiencing unrest at a time of global economic uncertainty and stock market volatility. Here's a look at what's happening around the world and how economic downturns are bringing protestors into the streets. Read more....