07/11/09 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed (Updated Two Times)

Rock 'n' Roll, Locally Grownposted on July 12, 2009 08:48:21 am... Eyes," its debut album for Wind-Up, on July 14; they will also play at the Gathering of the Vibes festival in Bridgeport on July 25. "They plucked us from obscurity and I'm grateful," Mr. O'Toole said of Wind-Up. "I think it's going to take a hot ...

Goalie Koskinen has size on his sideposted on July 12, 2009 08:08:00 am... He's a candidate, along with veteran Scott Munroe and returning second-year goalie Nathan Lawson, to play for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. "I want to be here next season," Koskinen said. "We'll see. Things are going well so far." Koskinen proved ...

Are religious rituals linked to recent grisly findings?posted on July 12, 2009 08:07:23 amRed candles illuminated the path to a frightening scene in a Madison Avenue basement near Bridgeport's Columbus School.

Job-training program a victim of budget battleposted on July 12, 2009 08:07:11 am... programs during the battle over a new state budget. For Sade Sims, of the Marina Village neighborhood in Bridgeport, a July 1 shut-off of state funding for Job First Employment Services meant the first $147 paycheck -- for two weeks of initial ...

Man Drowns In Cromwellposted on July 12, 2009 07:51:01 amA 50-year-old man who fell into the Connecticut River Saturday afternoon died a short time later at Middlesex Hospital.

Bridgeport firefighter warned of possible disciplineposted on July 12, 2009 05:16:30 amThe city firefighter ticketed last month for reckless driving has a history of public disturbances and erratic behavior, according to police and court records in three area towns. your ad here Resource guide

Embezzling ex-lawyer charged with failing to pay back clientsposted on July 12, 2009 12:13:03 am... who now lives in Hopkinton, Mass., was released on a promise to appear in court pending arraignment July 16 in Bridgeport Superior Court. Kennedy, who was chairman of the Bridgeport Board of Education in the 1970s, pleaded guilty in January 1997 to ...

Milford OTB approved for TV simulcastsposted on July 11, 2009 09:09:47 pm... to generate revenue here in Milford, as opposed to letting the revenue go to other OTB communities," such as Bridgeport and New Haven. Manning, along with Justin Rosen, D-2, and Robert Nunno, D-5, voted against the proposal. Don Barberino, marketing ...

The Final Score with Matt Levineposted on January 20, 2009 04:00:00 pm... because try to make a tank and -- let -- Friday night and you know when you're kinda. Go to cover gauged and Bridgeport when you -- it can't hurt." " Lucky -- correctly there at odds. Still the case where can strong." " During attention since pretty ...

Green Star joins home-energy programposted on July 11, 2009 07:16:16 pm... The Home Energy Solutions program has been available since May to customers of the United Illuminating Co. in the Bridgeport and New Haven areas. For $75, a Building Performance Institute specialist will perform a complete in-house energy ...

York tops Bridgeportposted on July 11, 2009 02:12:03 pmJosh Johnson's two-run home run was all the offense Tim Harikkala needed to lead the York Revolution over the Bridgeport 2-1 in the second half season opener for both teams.

Brookfield, Ridgefield chosen for federal loans to improve water linesposted on July 11, 2009 01:55:32 pm... will not increase to fund it," Marconi said. The town has already hired Anthony Julian Railroad Construction of Bridgeport as the contractor for the project. Brookfield, which applied for $2,271,000, will receive $1,283,051. The town will use the ...

Access to our most precious resource must be treasuredposted on July 11, 2009 12:09:15 pm... us got to spend our workdays strolling along some of the most beautiful beaches and parks in the northeast, from Bridgeport's own Seaside Park down to Greenwich Point (Tod's Point to those who've been around there for a while, and ground zero for ...

Coal calling on the Soundposted on July 11, 2009 10:05:51 amTaking advantage of the calm waters of Long Island Sound off Bridgeport's coast, three ships anchored and transferred coal Thursday for distribution throughout the region.

Collins seeing the world of orchestral music from both sides nowposted on July 11, 2009 07:22:02 amTrumbull musician Stephen H. Collins has a rather uncommon perspective of the concert hall -- from "front of the house, back of the house and from the stage." Not only is he a percussionist with several orchestras throughout the state, including the Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Collins is the newly appointed executive director of the venerable ...

Vacation time or not, kids workingposted on July 11, 2009 07:21:21 am... I didn't really have to go out and find a real job until I graduated from college, when I was hired by the Bridgeport Telegram, the now-defunct sister paper to the Connecticut Post. So I had a job waiting for me after graduation. In a twist to the ...

Looking back after 37 yearsposted on July 11, 2009 07:17:41 am... instance, Al Green crooning "Let's Stay Together" while I painted the kitchen ceiling of a spacious eight-room Bridgeport flat on North Avenue, 250 bucks a month, everything included except the phone and, as a bonus, a baby-grand piano left by the ...

Mass. man pleads guilty in death of Greenwich real estate developerposted on July 11, 2009 07:17:18 am... Greenwich police detectives were on hand during the hearing. It is not clear whether Carlos Trujillo, 48, of Bridgeport will now face more serious charges. He is currently charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The shake-up may delay his trial, ...

Changing lives one piece of art at a timeposted on July 11, 2009 06:27:41 amMarcus Robinson believes airbrushing saved his life. The Bridgeport resident, employee at Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now, and owner of Airbrush Images, had been hit hard financially and emotionally back in 2004.

Peter Katis Operates Recording Studio Out Of His Victorian Mansion In Bridgeportposted on July 11, 2009 05:51:41 am... in New York when Dave Schneider, his friend and leader of the the Zambonis, suggested a place near his house in Bridgeport. "I didn't like having to travel to Greenwich to record, so I figured I'd try to bring the studio closer to me," Schneider ...