Washington Bridge connecting Stratford and Milford closed overnight

The bridge was off a few inches in its closed position, and officials said they think the problem was expansion in the heat Tuesday. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Why Raul Valle was charged as an adult in the fatal Shelton stabbing of James McGrath

Raul Eliah Valle, a student at St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, faces murder and assault charges for the May 14 stabbing death of 17-year-old James McGrath during a fight. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The political style of ‘Gov. Ned Lasso’ defining Connecticut race for governor. Does it work?

“I just started running with [it]. Let’s face it, this was a state that was so down on itself,” said Lamont, a Democrat from Greenwich. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Memorial Day weekend in Connecticut one of the deadliest in years after 10 die in car crashes

Four people were killed in a one-car crash in Thompson Monday, capping a particularly deadly and hazardous Memorial Day Weekend. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Meriden man with dementia missing since Saturday

Meriden police ask for the public’s help in finding a man with dementia who has been missing from home since Saturday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Officials: Worker hurt in fall through Fairfield University skylight

The university’s Department of Public Safety were tending to the worker when fire and paramedics arrived. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Micalizzi, Zack’s Frozen Yogurt owners partner in new shop

Micalizzi’s Stratford celebrated its grand opening May 28. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Person killed in crash in Bridgeport’s Whiskey Hill neighborhood

Officials said the person died following a crash involving a motorized bike and a Toyota Camry at the intersection of Balsam and Sylvan avenues Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

JLH Designer Show House: 18 interior designers, one 5,000 square-foot West Hartford house and lots of chances to visit

The 2022 Junior League of Hartford Designer Show House opens June 3, showing off decor and architectural touches by local home designers. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Historic Stowe, Twain houses in Hartford get boost from state grants; longtime neighborhood community garden will be preserved

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford plus one of the city’s largest community gardens, are getting funding to help ensure their preservation. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A Connecticut man is battling a fatal disease with ‘enormous courage’. Love and his work with an ALS group give him ‘purpose’

Two days before Austen Eadie-Friedmann’s 36th birthday, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, a terminal, progressive nervous system disease. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Monroe passes affordable housing plan, 70 units being approved

There are currently 70 new units either in initial or final approval stages, spread across three projects. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Retiring Stratford fire chief led with humor, willingness to help

Stratford Fire Chief Brian Lampart is retiring after a 34-year career with the department. He started as a 19-year-old firefighter and is retiring as chief. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

CT ride-share drivers say gas prices making it hard to get by

With gas prices rising, drivers for Lyft and Uber said they’re struggling to make ends meet even with temporary fuel surcharges. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Connecticut governor: ‘If you’re not serious about guns, you’re not serious about crime prevention’. Others diverge on gun control, school security efforts

The divide among the nation’s governors mirrors a partisan split that has stymied action in Congress and many state capitols over how best to respond to a record-high number of gun-related deaths in the U.S. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

After Texas shooting, schools in Connecticut and around US boost security

Schools have ramped up police presence in a host of states, including Connecticut, Michigan and New York, after the shooting Tuesday that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

In Connecticut, USS Oregon officially joins Navy fleet; ‘one of the technological marvels of the world’

“But I think the record should be clear that despite that unprecedented disruption, you showed up for work every day and did your job,” Courtney told the crew of approximately 136 Navy personnel during Saturday’s ceremony, held at the U.S. Submarine Base in Groton. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Stratford volunteers place 1,500 ceramic poppies for Memorial Day

STRATFORD — The Town Hall green is filled with a deep red. The Stratford community, led by a trio of art teachers from around the school district, has installed 1,500 ceramic poppies on the green in time for Memorial Day. The project, aptly named Operation Poppy, has been two years in the making. “It was…

Bridgeport superintendent wants more cops at schools post-Texas shooting

Officials are torn on the value of having school resource officers and their impact on students. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Motor vehicle enforcement leads to firearms, narcotics arrests in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport Police made firearms and narcotics possession arrests following a motor vehicle stop on Friday night. At approximately 10 p.m., members of the Bridgeport Police Department Narcotics and Vice Division were conducting proactive motor vehicle enforcement in downtown Bridgeport. Officers observed a silver Infiniti I35 with an obscured license plate turn from Lafayette…

Will Connecticut offshore wind jobs be union jobs? Here’s what the US Energy secretary says.

Gov. Ned Lamont said there are “hundreds of good paying jobs right here” and “we’re just getting started.” Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Progress to fight racism in Connecticut continues two years after the death of George Floyd, but leaders and activists say we still have a ways to go

Two years after the death of George Floyd, Connecticut politicians, activists, faith and community leaders answered the question of where we are in terms of honoring his life and legacy and reflecting on the progress we are making as a state when it comes to the fight against racism. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News…

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