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Group Helps Immigrant Parents Leap Obstacles In Bridgeport's Schools Group Helps Immigrant Parents Leap Obstacles In Bridgeport's Schools
Group Helps Immigrant Parents Leap Obstacles In Bridgeport's Schools BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Imagine you just arrived in a foreign country. You can't speak the language and your kids need to go to an unfamiliar school. At registration, you don't understand the officials. You have no experience with the local educational system and may be unaware whether services are in place to help your child acclimate. That's exactly what many Hispanic women in Bridgeport face, said Barbara Lopez of Make the Road CT. Language is a key barrier for Hispanic mothers when it comes to getting involved in their children's education, she said.  "It affects how parents communi…

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Schools
Summer Interns Can Dig Into Work At Jones Family Farms In Shelton Summer Interns Can Dig Into Work At Jones Family Farms In Shelton
Summer Interns Can Dig Into Work At Jones Family Farms In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — College students interested in learning about sustainable agriculture practices are invited to apply for summer internships to work in verdant pastures nestled in the White Hills of Shelton. The application process opens in January for one of these opportunities at the Jones Family Farms and Winery. The 400-acre working farm has been busy throughout December as families visited to cut their own Christmas trees — Jones Family Farms is famous for its 200 acres of trees. It also has 15 acres of strawberry fields and another 15 acres of blueberry fields; along with 25 acres of…

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Police & Fire
State Police Report 6 Fatalities, Thousands Of Violations During Holidays State Police Report 6 Fatalities, Thousands Of Violations During Holidays
State Police Report 6 Fatalities, Thousands Of Violations During Holidays FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Connecticut State Police were busy over the two holiday weekends, investigating a number of fatal crashes and handing out thousands of tickets for drunken driving, speeding and other violations. The enforcement operation from Dec. 22 to Monday, Jan. 2 included having sobriety checkpoints in place to deter drinking and driving. Police released the following statistics from Dec. 22 to Dec. 26: Accidents: 528 With injury: 58 With serious injury: One on I-91, Exit 12, North Haven. Fatalities: Four DUI arrests: 47 Speeding: 579 Seatbelt violations: 50 All moving viola…

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News
State Ends DMV Services At AAA Offices In Fairfield County State Ends DMV Services At AAA Offices In Fairfield County
State Ends DMV Services At AAA Offices In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The AAA offices in Fairfield and New Haven counties will no longer provide any services for the Department of Motor Vehicles such as driver's licenses renewals, the state announced Tuesday. Fran Mayko, spokesman for AAA Northeast, confirmed Tuesday that the AAA offices in Fairfield, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury and Milford will no longer offer DMV services for members and nonmembers. The DMV equipment at those AAA offices were disabled by the DMV on Saturday, she said. "We do around 160,000 transactions a year," Mayko said. Those transactions will now hav…

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Police & Fire
Man Chokes, Tries To Rob Woman In Stamford Motel Man Chokes, Tries To Rob Woman In Stamford Motel
Man Chokes, Tries To Rob Woman In Stamford Motel STAMFORD, Conn. -- A homeless man was accused of attempting to steal a cell phone from his girlfriend in a city motel on New Year’s Eve, police said. Police went to America’s Best Value Inn early Sunday morning after receiving a call from a woman who reported that Thomas Golterman allegedly choked her then tried to take her phone, Sgt. Robert Shawinsky told the Stamford Advocate. The man reportedly asked the woman, 38 and homeless, to come to the motel Saturday, Shawinsky said in the report. The two argued after midnight when Golterman allegedly was drunk, according to the Stamford Advocat…

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Police & Fire
Darien Police Investigating Theft Of $1K Worth Of Shampoo At CVS Darien Police Investigating Theft Of $1K Worth Of Shampoo At CVS
Darien Police Investigating Theft Of $1K Worth Of Shampoo At CVS DARIEN, Conn. -- A Darien CVS is out of Aveda hair products valued at $1,000 after two crooks took the items Dec. 19, according to the Darien Times. A black male and light skinned female were seen on footage from the store's security camera stuffing the products into the man's clothes, police told the Darien Times. Click here for the Darien Times story.

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News
Stratford Public Meeting To Address Development Of Transit Stratford Public Meeting To Address Development Of Transit
Stratford Public Meeting To Address Development Of Transit STRATFORD, Conn. -- The public is invited to a public information session Wednesday, Jan. 4 to address transit-oriented development in Stratford at the Baldwin Center.Town officials have pushed for transit-oriented development because they say it promotes both residential and business development by the Metro-North Railroad station, according to the Stratford Star. In 2016, Stratford officials agreed to allow a "Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Zone District," in place of an existing "transit-centered development zone," the Stratford Star reported. About a half-mile …

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Police & Fire
Man Speeding At 100 MPH On Route 8 Busted On Heroin Charges In Shelton Man Speeding At 100 MPH On Route 8 Busted On Heroin Charges In Shelton
Man Speeding At 100 MPH On Route 8 Busted On Heroin Charges In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man was busted on charges of heroin and cocaine possession after a traffic stop Route 8 in Shelton on Monday evening, according to Connecticut State Police. At 6:30 p.m., state police from Bethany barracks were conducting speed enforcement near Exit 12 of southbound Route 8 in Shelton, according to police. The suspect was clocked driving 96 mph in a posted 55 mph zone, said state police. The driver first identified himself as , Stavon Taft, 24, of Bridgeport, but state police later confirmed his identity as Joshua Smith, 24, of Bridgeport. Smith was operati…

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Weather
Rainy Start To New Year In Bridgeport May Give Way To Snow By Friday Rainy Start To New Year In Bridgeport May Give Way To Snow By Friday
Rainy Start To New Year In Bridgeport May Give Way To Snow By Friday FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- January came in like a lamb but expect all that to change by the end of the week when snow could fall across Fairfield County. Tuesday is the second day of rain forecast, according to the National Weather Service. It is 37 degrees and foggy Tuesday morning, so drivers are urged to use caution as they make their way back to work and school. Expect the rain to stick around most of the day, when the high temperature will be 41, though wind chill values will make it feel below freezing at times. A 100 percent likelihood of precipitation will bring a half- to three-qua…

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Police & Fire
Ridgefield Police Investigate Attempted Home Break-Ins, Stolen Porsche Ridgefield Police Investigate Attempted Home Break-Ins, Stolen Porsche
Ridgefield Police Investigate Attempted Home Break-Ins, Stolen Porsche RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Police are investigating attempts to burglarize houses on George Washington Highway and Cross Hill Road Monday afternoon, according to the Ridgefield Press. Capt. Jeff Kreitz told the Ridgefield Press that police are seeking a 50-something-year-old man who reportedly threw a rock into a slider at a residence on George Washington Highway. The female homeowner confronted the suspect who left the scene, the Ridgefield Press reported The same person reportedly was seen by a homeowner walking outside their house on Cross Hill Road, Kreitz told the Ridgefield Press Another …

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