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Former State Senator Critically Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash Former State Senator Critically Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash
Former State Senator Critically Injured In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash This story has been updated. A two-vehicle crash left a former Connecticut State Senator in critical condition at a busy Fairfield County intersection. The crash took place around 6:53 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, at the intersection of Boston Avenue and Noble Avenue in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport Police Captain Kevin Gilleran. According to Gilleran, the crash took place when a red 2002 Acura RSX was traveling westbound on Boston Avenue approaching its intersection with Noble Avenue as a gray 2010 Ford Fusion was traveling eastbound on Boston Avenue.  Former State Senator Edwin Gomes,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: KFC Presses Pause On Its Popular Slogan, Calling It 'Inappropriate' Amid Pandemic COVID-19: KFC Presses Pause On Its Popular Slogan, Calling It 'Inappropriate' Amid Pandemic
Covid-19: KFC Presses Pause On Its Popular Slogan, Calling It 'Inappropriate' Amid Pandemic Kentucky Fried Chicken is pausing one of the world's most recognizable slogans. The fast-food chain says that after 64 years in use, saying "Finger Lickin' Good" is inappropriate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  "We find ourselves in a unique situation — having an iconic slogan that doesn’t quite fit in the current environment," said Catherine Tan-Gillespie, global chief marketing officer at KFC, in a statement. "While we are pausing the use of 'It’s Finger Lickin’ Good,' rest assured the food craved by so many people around the world isn’t changing one bit.”  The hous…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Customer Doused With Boiling Water In Altercation With Manager At KFC Customer Doused With Boiling Water In Altercation With Manager At KFC
Customer Doused With Boiling Water In Altercation With Manager At KFC A customer at an area Kentucky Fried Chicken was allegedly doused in hot water by the restaurant's manager following an argument, said police. The incident took place around 2:50 p.m., Friday, May 3, when the Bridgeport Fire Department and AMR units responded to a report of a burn victim at Kentucky Fried Chicken located at 325 Boston Ave. in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. The first unit on the scene reported that the victim was being transported to the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit, police said. "It appears this was an altercation between th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Chokes, Threatens To Shoot, Sexually Assaults Victim At Norwalk Motel, Police Say Man Chokes, Threatens To Shoot, Sexually Assaults Victim At Norwalk Motel, Police Say
Man Chokes, Threatens To Shoot, Sexually Assaults Victim At Norwalk Motel, Police Say A New York man was arrested after he allegedly choked and threatened to shoot another man he had spent the night with at a Norwalk hotel. Norwalk Police learned of the incident when a man called 911around noon on Wednesday, March 27, from the Red Carpet Inn at 469 Westport Ave., saying that another man had choked him, left, and may have a gun and that he was coming back to the room, said Norwalk Police Sgt. Sofia Guilno. Officers responded immediately, taking positions around the perimeter of the location. A key was obtained from the management of the facility. As officers were preparing to…

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by Kathy Reakes