07/23/09 The Raw News Feed By Robo Blogger (Updated)

• NY Man Sentenced In Conn. Child Prostitution Case
  posted on July 23, 2009 07:50:11 pm
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A New York man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a Connecticut child prostitution case.
• Invasive shrubs could become big problems
  posted on July 23, 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 ...
• Shrubs can be 'great green furniture' for the yard
  posted on July 23, 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 ...
• A night in the life of the Milford marine unit
  posted on July 23, 2009 04:42:45 pm
  ... included at least one safety check, of a boat containing a pair of fishermen, boat owner Ederson S. DeAlmeida, of Bridgeport, and passenger Nixon Moronare, of Trumbull. The men were fishing not far from Charles Island when Nielsen pulled up and ...
• East End library resources sent to Black Rock
  posted on July 23, 2009 04:22:59 pm
  ... should have a full-service branch. "The community should be outraged. We have separate and unequal facilities in Bridgeport, Conn., in 2009. If anyone has been to Black Rock Library or the North End branch, and they are being served in an inferior ...
• Making brick oven pizza a in your own home
  posted on July 23, 2009 02:39:52 pm
  Times Test Kitchen manager Noelle Carter spent the better part of two weeks testing the recipes and method behind this story about making brick-oven-style pizza in your own home.
• Bank robbery suspect arrested
  posted on July 23, 2009 12:32:26 pm
  LEONIA a ' Police have arrested a man suspected of committing a bank robbery in Bridgeport, Conn.
• Yan shows major stuff as Bluefish sweep Sharks
  posted on July 23, 2009 11:49:42 am
  ... has spent 11 seasons in the big leagues over his 18-year career. Now pitching at the independent level with the Bridgeport Bluefish, he is proving why he deserves a chance to reach the top again. Yan is among the Atlantic League leaders in several ...
• Bridgeport Democrats nominate school board, council candidates
  posted on July 23, 2009 11:47:44 am
  ... convention. "I care a lot about the people. We have a lot of drugs and we have a lot of crime on the East Side of Bridgeport, so we need to increase the quality of life." Valle, who was named as a possible nomination but received few votes on ...
• Body found in Sound could be missing Fairfield boater
  posted on July 23, 2009 11:45:45 am
  ... positive identification had not been made. Callan disappeared from his sailboat Saturday while on his way from Bridgeport to Block Island. The 57-year-old's craft was found empty about 4 p.m. about two miles south of Charles Island in Milford. State ...
• Chris and Rich Robinson Share 'The Weight' with Levon Helm
  posted on July 23, 2009 06:36:19 am
  ... emerged at the end of Helm's set to sing The Band classic "The Weight" with the drummer. Helm will appear at Bridgeport, CT's Gathering of the Vibes this Saturday, while the Black Crowes are slated to appear at Tulsa, OK's Dfest Music Festival this ...
• Gathering of the Vibes set for Connecticut; Graham Nash interview in Journal, CSN at Vibes Sunday
  posted on July 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Music and Art Fair, Bob Weir, Levon Helm and Crosby, Stills & Nash. The Vibes will be be held at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn. Visit www.govibes.com for ticket information, band lineup and more. Bob Weir, who played Woodstock with the ...
• City should detail new precautions
  posted on July 23, 2009 05:30:13 am
  Before the city of Bridgeport hires a new treasurer, it has some unfinished business.
• Flood control
  posted on July 23, 2009 03:52:49 am
  ... a few hundred yards away that services the Feroleto Steel Company, which is just over the Fairfield line in Bridgeport. The exact location of the new bridge won't be determined until the funding is approved for the conceptual design work, said ...
• 'Sound' ways to help people with cancer
  posted 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 Celebration
  posted 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 bands
  posted 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 Museum
  posted 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 2001
  posted on July 22, 2009 03:24:00 pm
  State 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.