07/22/09 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed By Robo Blogger (Updated)

East End library resources sent to Black Rockposted on July 23, 2009 01:46:09 am... should have a full-service branch. "The community should be outraged. We have separate and unequal facilities in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 2009. If anyone has been to Black Rock Library or the North End branch and they are being served in an ...

'Sound' ways to help people with cancerposted on July 23, 2009 01:45:46 am... took Michael Murray's left leg, but he never let that break his stride. On Friday, Murray will walk alongside Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and Storm, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers mascot, for the 22nd annual Swim Across the Sound Walk-a-thon on the ...

Economy ends Sunday's Polka Celebrationposted on July 23, 2009 01:44:59 am... shows his listeners were more than Eastern Europeans. They are people like Verna Hewins and William Maraczi of Bridgeport. "There'll be many of us missing you," wrote Maraczi. And Lorraine and Jack Sheehan of Hamden. "We're in shock " the Sheehans ...

Vibes gives boost to local bandsposted on July 23, 2009 01:44:51 am... really isn't a downside to playing during the four days of the music and art festival, which starts Thursday at Bridgeport's Seaside Park. They can get their songs heard by more people in one day than they probably can at a month of club dates. They ...

Give your kids a taste of the Big Top at Bridgeport's Barnum Museumposted on July 23, 2009 01:44:41 am... just one of the skills kids in the region can learn at an upcoming Circus Skills Workshop at the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport. The workshop, which takes place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, is the last of three such tutorials the museum has hosted ...

Police Searching For Remains Of Girl Who Disappeared In 2001posted on July 22, 2009 03:24:00 pmState and local police spent about two hours digging up a section of Bridgeport 's Seaside Park Saturday in an effort to find the remains of a 10-year-old girl who disappeared nearly eight years ago from outside her city school, the Connecticut Post reported.

Teen charged with Fairfield car break-insposted on July 22, 2009 07:56:26 pmA 16-year-old Bridgeport youth faces multiple burglary charges after he was spotted by police riding a bicycle on Stratfield Road early Tuesday, with a woman's purse slung over his shoulder.

Bill Cosby Performances to Benefit Westport's IHAposted on July 22, 2009 06:58:47 pmComedian Bill Cosby will be performing two shows on Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport to benefit of the Westport nonprofit agency Homes with Hope/IHA which aids the homeless in the community.

Bill Cosby in Concert The 2nd Annual Stand Up for Homes with Hope Comedy Event--Tickets on Sale Nowposted on July 22, 2009 03:00:00 pmCome enjoy the comedy of an American icon. The laughter will make you feel good.

Invasive shrubs can become long-term problemsposted on July 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm... from shrubs, there are plants to be avoided," said Lee Buttala, a shrub aficionado who does his gardening in Bridgeport, Conn., and Richmond, Va. Here is Buttala's list of some of the most troublesome shrubs: -Berberis (Barberry). "Seeds heavily ...

Shrubs can be 'great green furniture' for the yardposted on July 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm... from small to medium in size can create a strong sense of garden without all that much work,' said Lee Buttala of Bridgeport, Conn., a veteran gardener who has cultivated shrubs in a half-dozen hardiness zones. 'Shrubs can work so well in a mixed ...

Fugitive task force seeks two menposted on July 22, 2009 05:28:05 pm... third-degree assault, reckless endangerment and risk of injury to a minor. Stafford Brown, 44, formerly of Bridgeport, is sought for violation of probation stemming from an August 1998 arrest for first-degree robbery. A reward is being offered for ...

Concert generates good vibrations for businessposted on July 22, 2009 05:27:50 pm... to pull off the event at Seaside Park, with $1.2 million spent in Fairfield County and another $500,000 in Bridgeport. "The bottom line is this is a significant festival," said Ken Hays, the Vibes producer and festival organizer. "It's also an ...

Germany's Software AG sees 2nd quarter net profit rise by 7 percentposted on July 22, 2009 04:01:08 pmGermany's Software AG said Wednesday that its second quarter net profit rose 7 percent on a strong improvement of revenue from licenses and maintenance.

Foreclosure Crisis Could Get Better With Federal Stimuls Fundsposted on July 22, 2009 01:24:48 pm... three state-wide non-profit Housing groups. It also includes the four cities hardest hit by foreclosures -- Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford. Patricia Spring is the coordinator for Connecticut Housing Coalition, which helped bring the ...

The Call of the Highwayposted on July 22, 2009 11:17:18 amIt's good to hear that the FCC is back in business, thinking about the Internet and wireless telecommunications and not so much about assessing huge fines to broadcasters who say "poop" on the air.

Bridgeport joins weight-loss challengeposted on July 22, 2009 09:47:31 amDr. Ian Smith, the diet expert featured on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club," is inviting Connecticut residents to join the 50 Million Pound Challenge. your ad here Resource guide

Mayor's comments draw attentionposted on July 22, 2009 09:22:08 amThe Connecticut Post has done an important service in taking Mayor Bill Finch to task for his utterly irresponsible and altogether undeserved comments about the University of Bridgeport .

City must step in to help nursesposted on July 22, 2009 05:53:34 amSome 26 Bridgeport school nurses, many of them long-time employees of the city of Bridgeport, have found themselves in a summer jackpot.

How do you enjoy summers in Connecticut?posted on July 22, 2009 05:52:53 am... ll summer suggestions to Amanda Cuda at acuda@ctpost.com or Amanda Cuda, care of Connecticut Post, 410 State St., Bridgeport CT, 06604. We want to hear from you! POST YOUR COMMENTS: