07/27/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed By Robo Blogger (updated)

• Possible lightning strike starts Fairfield fires
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:30:35 pm
  ... in the driveway and the house was locked tight. A ladder company and an additional engine were requested from the Bridgeport Fire Department. Fairfield Engine 2 arrived on scene and extinguished the fire on the outside of the building. Rescue 1 ...
• Pharmacist accused of prescription errors
  posted on July 27, 2009 09:39:32 pm
  Connecticut officials are accusing a Bridgeport pharmacist of filling more than two dozen prescriptions incorrectly from 2005 to 2008.
• Officials: Pharmacist Messed Up Prescriptions
  posted on July 27, 2009 09:06:18 pm
  Connecticut officials are accusing a Bridgeport pharmacist of filling more than two dozen prescriptions incorrectly from 2005 to 2008.
• Body Found Near Bridgeport Concert Site
  posted on July 27, 2009 09:06:10 pm
  Police say a person found dead near the four-day Gathering of the Vibes concert site in Bridgeport was a 29-year-old man and his death appears to be from a medical condition.
• Former CVS Pharmacist Facing Charges
  posted on July 27, 2009 06:46:39 pm
  A Bridgeport pharmacist is facing disciplinary charges that she gave customers more than two dozen incorrectly-filled prescriptions while working at a CVS pharmacy.
• 'The Ugly Truth'
  posted on July 27, 2009 06:17:18 pm
  Abby Richter is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr.
• Post a Comment
  posted on July 27, 2009 04:43:50 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 ...
• Public defender has history of activism
  posted on July 27, 2009 03:15:41 pm
  On Monday, Miles Gerety leaves his post as an assistant public defender in Bridgeport Superior Court to take over as the new chief public defender in Danbury.
• Cops raid Shelton house, bust alleged canary-fighting ring
  posted on July 27, 2009 12:53:40 pm
  ... Agostinho Gondinho, 35, and Massilon DePaula, 32. Other Connecticut residents arrested were Elito Goulart, 47, of Bridgeport, and Jurames Goulart, 42, of Shelton. The others arrested were Geraldo Teixeira, 43, of Kearney, N.J.; Waldiney Almeida, 29, ...
• Bluefish sweep Ducks
  posted on July 27, 2009 12:18:29 pm
  The Bridgeport Bluefish defeated the Long Island Ducks 10-4 on Sunday to sweep the three-game series and post their fifth straight victory.
• Final day features Crosby, Stills Nash
  posted on July 27, 2009 12:13:59 pm
  ... male. It was the first incident like this at one of Hays' events, which he has been staging for 14 years in Bridgeport and at several locations in New York. "It certainly has taken the wind out of our sails," said a downbeat Hays, who added that ...
• Weather, arrests don't cause major concerns
  posted on July 27, 2009 12:13:38 pm
  The violent weather and tornado warnings that swirled around the tri-state area Sunday night didn't arrive in Bridgeport to disrupt the final performances at the Gathering of the Vibes.
• In housing market meltdown, rental properties also on ice
  posted on July 27, 2009 12:13:22 pm
  ... in an empty apartment," said Gail Robinson, a real estate agent who specializes in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport. "Tenants are valuable right now," she said. All residential homes in the city -- from single-family to six-family homes -- are ...
• Weight-loss expert Dr. Ian Smith speaks in home town
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:45:06 am
  ... team, and his State Farm counterparts who are funding the program, to let him speak in Danbury, after speaking in Bridgeport Saturday. "Danbury is always number one in my heart," Smith said. He said he started the national 50-million pound challenge ...
• Zoo Accepts Exotic Pets On 'Amnesty Day'
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:36:16 am
  ... state has been cracking down on owners of exotic animals. Saturday, officials teamed up with the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Conn., to host an "exotic pet amnesty." Reporter Craig LeMoult of member station WSHU witnessed some tearful partings.
• Police Bust Canary Fighting Ring In Shelton
  posted on July 27, 2009 08:47:00 am
  ... to fight. The raid was led by Shelton Police with help from the Department of Agriculture and officers from Bridgeport, Ansonia, Fairfield, and State Police departments. "They have a cage in the middle that's set up like a ring, where the two will ...
• Invasive shrubs can become long-term problems
  posted on July 25, 2009 11:00:00 am
  ... 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 and ...
• Police: Man Struck Officer Twice With Car
  posted on July 27, 2009 10:31:04 am
  ... but police lost sight of the car and discontinued the pursuit. Police said Metz got off the highway at exit 27 in Bridgeport and drove toward the Vibes concert, where he struck a pedestrian before abandoning the car. Metz then abandoned the car on ...
• Body found near Gathering of the Vibes concert site
  posted on July 27, 2009 05:29:17 am
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Police in Connecticut are investigating the death of a person whose body was found near the campsite of the four-day Gathering of the Vibes concert in Bridgeport.
• Primaries shaping up for Bridgeport council
  posted on July 27, 2009 05:14:53 am
  Days after the Democratic Town Committee endorsed candidates for the City Council this fall, at least nine potential challengers have started collecting signatures in a bid to qualify for September primaries in five council districts.