Best Photo from the Vibes Weekend
Where am I .... I am supposed to be at the VIBES am I there..... A mean practical joke by his "friends". Special thanks to our friends from 826 Paranormal who sent this to us!
Cash Cab Confidential: A Former Contestant Tells All
I was on the show, and I’d like to set the record straight. It’s not fake. It’s just kind of fake. The methods Discovery uses to screen contestants and get them in the right cab are deliberately misleading, but only to better the show. And it’s not like the actual game is fixed. Read more.......
Happenings NOW 7-29 thru 7-30 2011
[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 3:10am--#Bridgeport--Wake up Black Rock! Report of a kitchen fire at 2879 Fairfield Ave. on the second floor. This is near Brewster Street. 6:50pm--#Bridgeport #ctfire Fire department on scene of 115 Livingston Place, light smoke showing. Small fire in the doorway and they are going to work on it. UPDATE--Home owner is being uncooperative and being physically restrained. Police requested. 6:58--Fire is out, recall alarm of fire. Bridgeport--Take Back The Night Taken Back--This evening’s Take Back the Neighborhood Walk in Black Rock has been cancelled due to expected inclement weather. The walk will be rescheduled at a later date. 2:23pm--One in custody in Fairfield after a police pursuit by Fairfield PD through Bridgeport (State Street, Fairfield…
Job Placement for Veterans
The WorkPlace, Inc. as well as Senator Carlo Leone and State Representative Tony Hwang help place veterans into green jobs as well as previously incarcerated veterans in these tough economic times.
Explosion at US Power Plant in Astoria NY
[caption id="attachment_3034" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="No fire, one person taken in for observation after explosion at ConEd Plant."][/caption] ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) -- There was an explosion inside a building at the US Power Gen plant in Queens. The explosion happened at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the power plant, which is located on 20th Avenue in Astoria. Witnesses say there was a plume of smoke, but no ensuing fire. Read more......
Warren Buffet: I Could End The Deficit In 5 Minutes
“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.” Read more......
Exploding Toilet Injures Man
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia - A man from the Royal Australian Air Force suffered life-threatening third-degree burns after a portaloo exploded Monday at an airport Down Under -- an incident connected to an ongoing US-led military exercise in the area, The Courier-Mail reported. Officials believe the man was using the portable toilet (also known as a port-a-potty) at Rockhampton Airport, in the state of Queensland, when he lit a cigarette. Read more.....
Mary Jane Foster Education Highlights
Mary Jane Foster, mayoral candidate for the Democratic Party in Bridgeport laid out her ten point plan for education in the city.
Local Post Office Closings
In a need for a leaner post office, four local branches are slated to close, they are: Bridgeport--Nobel Station and Barnum Station. Stamford--Glenbrook and West Avenue Stations New Haven--Trolly Square, Kilby, Baybrook, Westivlle Stations and the Mout Carmel Carrier Annex. Across Connecticut about 400 post offices, and about 150 small branches are being postmarked for closing. The Postal Service lost $2.8 billion last year and expect the same this year which is why the cuts are being proposed.
Fire in Fairfield on Old Dam Road
[caption id="attachment_2988" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Quick work by fire personnel keep disaster at bay."][/caption] 6:25pm the Fairfield Emergency Communication Center received a report from a neighbor of 87 Old Dam Road of “fire showing from the roof,” with 911 call from the residence and another call reporting that neighbors had “been able to knock on the door and remove the family from the residence.” Fairfield Fire Engines 1, 2, 4 and 5, Ladders 1 and 2, and Cars 1, 3 and 5 responded along with Fairfield Police, the Fairfield Building Official and American Medical Response. Engine 1 was first on the scene and reported smoke coming from the north gable of the two story wood-frame house, directing Ladder 1 to ventilate…