As of Thursday, there were 249 students and staff with positive cases of COVID-19 currently isolating, according to an informational dashboard on the school district’s website.
In the ruling, the judge wrote that testimony from the franchisee’s witnesses was “implausible,” “unsupported and patently false.”
With delivery uncertain for the 500,000 at-home test kits that the state had planned to deliver to municipalities Thursday morning, local officials began sending out messages overnight letting residents know that the planned Thursday afternoon handouts to residents were off.
Some communities such as Derby, had planned their distribution events for Friday and were holding out hope that they could proceed as scheduled.
Overnight, a message was sent to municipal leaders saying: “No test kit flight overnight. No distributions on Thursday will be possible. More info as received,” according to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office.
Lamont had hoped to get the test kits into the hands of residents before the New Year’s holiday.
The City of Ansonia posted the news on its Facebook page shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday. The city was expecting to receive 2,430 test kits.
“This afternoon’s COVID test distribution event at Nolan Field has been CANCELLED,” according to the post. “The cancellation is due to a delay in the shipment of the COVID rapid test kits ordered by the State of Connecticut. The delay will impact all CT cities and towns.”
Residents are urged to monitor the city’s social media pages for a new distribution time.
In Milford, Mayor Ben Blake also encouraged residents to stay up to date with the situation on the city’s Facebook page. The city was expecting to receive 6,390 kits and distribution would begin as soon as the kits arrived, Blake said.
“Milford emergency management officials are standing by ready to pick up Milford’s...
In a 10 a.m. call Thursday, Drugonis informed residents the event had been called off.
On Monday, First Selectman Vicki Tesoro announced that Trumbull was receiving 4,680 kits that it would distribute from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday.
The city had been expecting delivery of 2,430 test kits and had allotted two kits per family, as supplies allowed.
According to an email announcement from First Selectman Kenneth Kellogg, the town has not planned a makeup date.
A crash on I-95 in Fairfield has the northbound lanes backed up for more than three miles Thursday morning.
Connecticut State Police said a Milford man was killed walking on Interstate 84 in Southbury late Wednesday night.
The city has yet to announce a date and time for the distribution, which will take place at the Hartford HealthCare amphitheater.
The city will pay over $3 million to upgrade the sewer line as part of the Route 34 expansion project slated to begin in April.
Critics want more of the required affordable units built on-site, rather than scattered around town.
Those seeking a test should bring their driver’s license or a piece of mail addressed to them to establish proof of residency.
Four city residents and eight others started their first day of a 30-week training to become Bridgeport police officers on Tuesday.
The iHealth test kits will be distributed starting Thursday and distribution is expected to take about a week.
Derby resident Walt Mayhew is set to replace outgoing Chief of Staff Andrew Baklik beginning Jan. 4.
The state will hit 500,000 positive coronavirus tests within days, if the trend holds.
James Cardon, of Hartford Healthcare, which owns St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport, said demand for testing is rising and will further increase in the coming weeks.
Director of the Westport Transit District, Peter Gold, believes public service is more important than profit. He says the Wheels2U service will also help the town with traffic and environmental concerns.
Police units searched the area near the Shell gas station on Post Road for an individual accused of robbing the place at gunpoint Monday night.
Police Chief Daniel Hayes was shot by a suspect he was arresting on Dec. 23, 1880. He died four days later from his injury.
The city included $1 million in its budget for 2022 based on an expected distressed communities grant. But the city did not receive it.
Ten of the intersections slated for upgrades are along Route 111.
Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr. is not pursuing the appeal of the foreclosure action on his Union Avenue cathedral, according to court filings.
Authorities continue to investigate after several boats were found vandalized at the South Benson Marina in Fairfield this month.
A man said an individual knocked on his door, opened it and threatened him at knifepoint until he handed over his wallet, according to police.
The Raymark Superfund site has been undergoing cleanup on and off for more than 25 years, but this money will go toward soil and groundwater remediation.
The Derby/Shelton station will receive an ADA compliant raised platform, security cameras and other additions.
Gells is now a licensee for the league and will be creating belts for all of the teams’ logos, including some vintage designs.
Two staff members from Fairfield nonprofit are missing after an attack in Myanmar that killed 38
The incident took place near Morgan Avenue and Windsor Street just after midnight.
A city official said the person’s injuries were not life threatening.
The fines made up less and less of the library’s budget as technology advances made it easier for patrons renew or return books.
Dionne Semoy, lead resident care associate at Middlebrook Farms, an assisted living community in Trumbull, was moved to help the man after viewing a video about him on Facebook.
A porch fire at a Charles Street home spread slightly inside on the first floor, according to fire officials.
A Bridgeport man pleaded guilty to murder Thursday for strangling a teenage boy last year.
A prominent community figure, Coble worked for the city for 13 years.
The restaurant owner and Trumbull resident, accused of trying to bribe an alleged sex assault victim, was granted accelerated rehabilitation.
Bridgeport recently stirred up some controversy when it decided to rename its Stratford-based airport after the city.
State inspection records show several violations at day cares affiliated with Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Program’s Westport location.
James and Barbara Tamborra, 81, were killed this month when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver as they crossed a Seymour street, police said.
After his prison sentence, the man was ordered to serve five years of supervised release.
Griffin Hospital paid for the renovations as a way of saying thanks for the city letting them use the armory as a vaccination center in 2021.
Police determined there was no immediate threat, but two schools near Post Road still have more officers than usual as a precaution.
An Ansonia 16-year-old has been charged with murder and other offenses in connection with the June 12 fatal shooting of Ivan Whyte.
The Seymour manufacturing company entered into a plea agreement with the government in federal court on Tuesday, officials said.
The Board of Education approved student representative reports on Monday night.
Two city schools are in lock-in/lock-out mode after police say someone robbed a bank, carjacked a rideshare driver and crashed the vehicle nearby.
According to a statement from the company, there is a possibility that the ground meat may contain small metal fragments.
A teacher and three mandated reporters have been charged after an investigation into abuse and neglect allegations at a Westport day care, police said.
Councilwoman M. Evette Brantley died last month after being reelected, but prior to being sworn in.
A local student shared a threat against a school in town Monday in an attempt to try to get the holiday break to start earlier, officials said.
Terrance Boyd, convicted in the 1980s for a New Canaan murder, got a higher bond in the newest murder case than the alleged killer.
A driver was taken to a local trauma facility after crashing their vehicle into a utility pole, fire officials said.
Our Lady of the Assumption Church parishioners will celebrate Christmas in the parish hall, which Rev. Peter Cipriani said will be more like the first Christmas.
“We’re not that chummy,” Lamont says of fossil fuel lobbyists, after report finds industry groups spent millions opposing environmental efforts, including the Transportation Climate Initiative.
The building has a malfunctioning elevator and leaky second-floor windows.
Over 400 applicants are getting grants, some as high as $25,000 or $35,000.
Police said injuries from the incident were minor.
Mayor Joe Ganim’s re-branding effort is viewed by some as a slap-in-the-face to the admired aviator.
A Westport man waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal tax evasion offense, officials said.
The Mormons and their Catholic Charities partner needed a distribution spot, so they turned to Wade’s Dairy on Barnum Avenue.
Barnum Avenue between Bruce and Boston avenues is expected to be closed until around noon Friday as police investigate.
Asked about a timeline for opening a Bridgeport location, Andrew Walter, of the CT Lottery, said “the first part of 2022.”
Bridgeport police say the man arrested refused to give his name to authorities, only referring to himself as “Lucifer.”
Seymour police said the woman died Wednesday after being hospitalized with serious injuries from last Friday’s accident.
The owners of Pizza Post of Fairfield said some phone numbers listed online for their restaurant direct people to a Grubhub call center.
After multiple incidents of vehicles being entered and two others being stole in the last two weeks, police are urging residents to lock their doors.
The property’s owner, AA Shelton LLC, has withdrawn its application from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The 20-year-old Ansonia man is a person of interest in a shooting that left a Bridgeport man critically wounded on Wednesday, police said.
Gov. Lamont’s administration is investing $13 million in the ex-Remington Arms plant and a new North End youth club.
The local man was charged with being in possession of an assault rifle and body armor while awaiting trial for murder.
“Obviously this is a tragic situation,” the defendant’s lawyer said. “He comes from a good family.”
Democrats “are concerned about losing upward of 70 seats in the upcoming election cycle,” Candelora said, implying they are afraid of big changes.
Police suspect the man stole even more cigarettes, but surveillance video from the business only went back to February.
No one was found in the area after officers responded to a reported shooting and a vehicle that crashed into a building on Jackson Avenue early Wednesday.
Bridgeport police continue to investigate Wednesday after two individuals were hit by a vehicle on Fairfield Avenue.
The legislative body has done its work online since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bridgeport was made aware Monday that the system, Kronos, had a nationwide cyber-hack, the city’s director of communications said.
The third party opposes the ongoing effort to appoint late Councilwoman M. Evette Brantley’s successor.
Legislators and Trumbull Police Chief Michael Lombardo presented a series of proposed reforms that they said, would combat an uptick in auto thefts by juveniles.
Detectives continue to investigate after a person was shot on Brooks Street around 2 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
Bridgeport wants its name added to the city-owned, Stratford-based facility.
The two members of the Red Cross from Connecticut are Joseph Apicelli and Thomas Kimball, the organization said.
Police have closed a section of Fenwick Street for a homicide investigation.
More than 60,000 students will vote next year on how to spend $1.5 million in federal funds. Here’s some of the ideas proposed at one CT high school.
The restaurant owner had been charged with violating COVID restrictions during a party in which two men were shot to death.
Ansonia High School will dismiss early Monday after a threat against the school, according to police officials.
Several restaurants in Westport have had to alter their menus based on the availability of several products due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Firefighters are working to extinguish a one-alarm fire Sunday afternoon in an attached garage in Trumbull. No one has been injured in the fire.
Bridgeport police are investigating after finding a 42-year-old man dead in a vehicle early Sunday morning.
Health care workers in Stratford, Trumbull and Fairfield are struggling to keep up with the pandemic workload.
The City Council this month will consider providing a tax break to help finance 400 waterfront apartments.
Update on the Friday night hit-and-run in Seymour. One of the two victims has been pronounced dead.
Health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated and stay vigilant this holiday season following the confirmation of those cases.
The man’s injuries seem to be not life threatening, a city official said.
The funding will be distributed through the City of Bridgeport in payments of $85,000 over the next three years.
The AGI Rubber Co. and Winners Shoreline Star are prime properties near downtown and the harbor.
The two pedestrians were taken to hospitals in Waterbury Friday evening, police said.
FAIRFIELD — It’s rare for hockey goalies to get hat tricks. But in a way, that’s what’s happened to Charlie Capalbo.
On Friday, the former goalie headed back to his home in Fairfield, in remission now for the third time in four years, or “the ultimate hat trick” as those rallying around him have dubbed it.
And while he still has a way to go to get to full remission, he wasn’t alone as he started the next part of his recovery.
A crowd estimated in the hundreds paraded from Jennings Beach down the road to the Capalbo home Friday afternoon, chanting his name, banging hockey sticks on the pavement and cheering. Many wore hockey jerseys with players from Fairfield, Fairfield Prep, St. Joseph’s and Fairfield University all visible among the “Capalbo Strong” and other hockey-related signs and clothing. A firetruck with a large American flag was parked outside.
“I was speechless,” Capalbo said outside of his home, which was decked out in red, black and silver balloons and streamers.
The parade came together in about four days. Susie Richards, a family friend, said it started when Capalbo’s mother, Jenny, asked if they could put together a welcome home banner for him.
“It grew organically from there, because the entire community wanted to eagerly welcome him home,” Richards said, adding the police, fire department and a number of people in the community quickly jumped on board for the surprise.
“We would like Charlie and the entire Capalbo family to realize how loved and supported they are by their community,” she said. “They have never been forgotten over the past 322 days. Just drive around town. There are sticks out everywhere and they’ve been there since the day he went to inpatient on Jan. 25, 2021.”
...The governor’s visit to the Bridgeport school coincided with Computer Science Education Week.
The investigation into Ari Castro’s death in 2013 was a long and often frustrating effort by Bridgeport detectives.
Both municipalities want to continue to be prominently associated with the facility.
Gary and Randy Marsala face charges of witness intimidation, second-degree unlawful restraint, and conspiracy.
A city official says the severity of the person’s injuries is unknown at this time.
The Connecticut side of the massive electric project, dubbed Park City Wind plans to use Bridgeport’s port to stage and transport construction material to ocean leases off Martha’s Vineyard.
BRIDGEPORT — Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the 2013 disappearance of a city man.
According to police, Shawn Gibson, 45, of Hamden, was arrested Wednesday and was charged with the murder of Aryndel Castro, 24.
A second suspect, Terrance Boyd, 55, of Columbia, S.C., was also arrested yesterday in South Carolina.
Castro was reported missing in September 2013. The following spring, members of the Bridgeport Police Homicide Unit got involved in the case, investigating it as a possible homicide.
As of Thursday afternoon, Castro’s body had not been recovered, but police said “strong evidence” exists to believe that Gibson, with Boyd’s assistance, beat and choked Castro to death on the evening of September 22, 2013, in room #1 of a rooming house on Noble Avenue.
Police said the evidence also suggests that the two men then engaged in an elaborate clean-up effort, purchasing cleaning supplies at the Home Depot on multiple occasions and renting vans from Home Depot and U-Haul. They reportedly used these vans to move Castro’s body more than once in the days following the murder, police said.
During a post-arrest interview, Gibson acknowledged disposing of the body and agreed to cooperate with detectives to recover Castro’s remains.
Gibson is being held on a $250,000 bond. Once the extradition process is complete, Boyd will be brought to Connecticut and will also be charged with murder, police said.
Fairfield police said the threat that was circulating was in reference to Trumbull, not Fairfield.
Firefighters extinguished an overnight fire that displaced nine people on Shelton Avenue, officials said.
Crews pulled a vehicle from a brook on the side of the road after a crash Tuesday night, fire officials said.
SHU partnered with Back East Brewing Company and the state Pink Boots Society chapter to develop the new scholarship.
Authorities say a gun was recovered after a report of shots fired on Fairfield Woods Road on Wednesday night.
The school will have an increased police presence Thursday, the principal said.
The structure fire was called in to emergency officials around 9 p.m. Wednesday.
A judge dismissed former Bridgeport councilwomen Eneida Martinez’s election appeal because it was filed a day too late.
Bridgeport police arrested a man they stabbed a local store owner with a pair of scissors two years ago.
Tyler Porpora faces a charge of negligent cruelty to persons in the case.
Stratford has recently reimplemented a mask mandate for town buildings as cases continue to rise.
Stratford police said they arrested the three individuals on Wednesday after an investigation into two separate shootings in September and October.
A Milford man and a New Hampshire resident used funds gained through construction project fraud schemes to pay personal expenses, prosecutors said.
City officials and residents commemorated the attack on Pearl Harbor which plunged the United States into World War II.
Police patrolling in the area of Park Avenue and Olive Street came across a collision where one of the vehicles had crashed into a building.
Monday marked 36 years since the deadly explosion at the River Restaurant on Main Street that killed six people and injured many others.
The Board of Education and City Council on Monday night nominated and voted for chair and president.
The City Attorney last week determined no special election will be held.
The Connecticut Audubon Society examined the impact of climate change and other threats that contributed to the loss of 3 billion birds across North America.
Mauredson Chaves, 40, had pleaded guilty to two counts each of first-degree sexual assault and illegal sexual contact with a minor on Sept. 7.
Their attorney is asking a judge to lethim question the lawyers representing the strip club’s former president, Joseph Regensburger, and longtime associate Gus Curcio Sr., a reputed former mobster who — according to court filings by the dancers — is involved with the club.
“Every one of these dollars is a force multiplier; it will have ripple effects throughout Long Island Sound and Connecticut,” says Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Jury rules Trumbull firefighters did not strike former Trumbull police officer with firetruck.
Baklik served as Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan’s chief of staff since 2017. But he said he’s resigning to spend more time with family and to unwind.
Bridgeport police said officers responded to Capitol Avenue and Main Street for a reported stabbing Monday morning.
The man wanted in connection with the Friday night homicide in Bridgeport surrendered to police on Monday morning.
Firefighters freed the two occupants who were taken to the hospital after the Sunday night crash.
Units responded to the crash on the highway between exits 19 and 20 and evaluated the driver, who reported no injuries, fire officials said.
Officials say the work to create affordable housing in town will continue through a variety of approaches even with a moratorium.
Officials seek to promote Wheels 2 U, a shuttle service that started in October 2020 and brings residents to and from the train.
BRIDGEPORT — A Bridgeport man is accused of shooting and killing the boyfriend of his children’s mother, according to a city official.
Police are still searching for the man, who was identified as Miguel Rojas, 28 of Bridgeport.
Police went to the area of West Avenue and West Liberty Street around 9:20 p.m. Friday for a call of shots fired. There, they found Stratford resident Jalen Parilla, 37, suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Scott Appleby, director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management.
Parilla was taken to Saint Vincent’s Hospital where he died a short time later, Appleby said.
Witnesses told police that Rojas shot Parilla, Appleby said.
Detectives are currently searching for Rojas. He was last seen driving a 2018 Honda Accord with Connecticut tags “AR78215,” Appleby said.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts should contact Bridgeport Police at 203-576-TIPS (8477).
liz.hardaway@hearst.com
Big acts are being booked for one of next year’s two new music festivals, but the second was postponed until 2023.
The education department provided an update this week on the state’s “Screen and Stay” initiative.
Mayor Laura Hoydick issued a release late Friday afternoon stating masks are now required regardless of vaccination status at all town buildings starting Dec. 6.
“People shouldn’t have to pay to have something like a background check,” Milford resident Wendy Cahill said. “It’s expensive to take care of a parent.”
It was day 2 in a hearing to decide whether charges should be dismissed against a Fairfield woman accused of killing five dogs.
Superintendent Uyi Osunde sent a letter to parents on Dec. 1 stating the district is speaking to district leaders over “our readiness to pivot” to remote learning.
A Stratford-based fiction writer has made the jump from writing books to selling them.
The state Board of Education reported “unprecedented staffing challenges,” including more than 1,000 certified staff member vacancies in Connecticut schools.
Among the valuables stolen was a gold Rolex watch worth more than $26,000, according to the victim.
In an abrupt decision, the Zoning Commission relegated the cannabis industry to neighborhoods for adult entertainment.
Authorities in Ansonia continue to search for Vanessa Morales, as Thursday marks two years since she vanished from her Ansonia home.
Police said three people stole about $7,000 worth of merchandise from the Ulta Beauty store Thursday morning and were apprehended after crashing their car on I-95.
Seymour Schools Superintendent Susan Compton said no one was injured or fell ill and school immediately returned to session after the fire department responded.
A judge is being asked to dismiss the charges against a Fairfield woman accused of killing five dogs.
A Waterbury man, awaiting trial on gun charges, has been charged with fatally shooting a Bridgeport man last month.
Preservationists packed a hearing last month calling for the private land to be fully preserved.
Zachary Gallipoli, 32, was in court in connection to a September incident which prompted a seven-hour police standoff
One resident said their partner was verbally abusive and would throw things and punch the wall when he was enraged but was remorseful afterwards.
Connecticut Voices for Children found the state’s approach to educating students with disabilities has failed to keep up with growing costs and changing demographics.
