08/11/09 The Bridgeport Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Bridgeport, CT.

• Bridgeport Man Pleads Not Guilty In Prom Dress Assaults
  posted on August 12, 2009 07:04:48 am
  ... and made them put on prom dresses before fondling them. Twenty-seven-year-old Joshua Gonzalez appeared in Bridgeport Superior Court on Tuesday. He's charged with kidnapping, fourth-degree sexual assault and other crimes. His case was continued to ...
• Conn. man denies fondling 2 women in prom dresses
  posted on August 12, 2009 05:45:36 am
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A Connecticut man accused of kidnapping two women at gunpoint and making them put on prom dresses before fondling them has pleaded not guilty.
• Man pleads not guilty in assaults
  posted on August 12, 2009 05:15:47 am
  ... and made them put on prom dresses before fondling them. Twenty-seven-year-old Joshua Gonzalez appeared in Bridgeport Superior Court on Tuesday. He's charged with kidnapping, fourth-degree sexual assault and other crimes. His case was continued to ...
• Norwich Man Gets More Than 8 Years For Drug Dealing
  posted on August 12, 2009 02:17:35 am
  ... Judge Stefan R. Underhill sentenced Kareem Swinton, 27, formerly of Broad Street in Norwich, in federal court in Bridgeport Monday. On April 6, Swinton pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess, with intent to distribute, 5 grams or more ...
• Teacher not competent to face secret videotaping charges, for now
  posted on August 12, 2009 01:39:23 am
  ... a stroke Jan. 31. He was in a coma for two months and subsequently ruled incompetent to stand trial in the Bridgeport case. In May, state psychiatric experts found Bavedas had improved dramatically and could communicate with others. However, they ...
• Supreme knight urges Catholics to put their confidence in Our Lady of Guadalupe
  posted on August 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... of all immigrants; and, in a special way, she's the patroness of evangelization." Later, Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Conn. and Supreme Chaplain to the Knights of Columbus, led a Marian meditation for the hundreds of attendees. But much of the ...
• 7 Days
  posted on July 08, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... abstract drawings, and Polaroids of girls drinking forties on the toilet. Day One Skate Shop, 605 Brewster St., Bridgeport. Tue. - Fri. noon to 7 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun. noon to 4 p.m. through Sept. 3. (203) 331-9525, ...
• Religion events in the region
  posted on August 11, 2009 04:13:38 pm
  The Healthy Hearts Club of St. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main St., Bridgeport, has announced a trip to the Foxwoods Resort and Casino, which includes a ticket to the "Legends in Concert" show on Aug.
• Bridgeport power plant gets new owner
  posted on August 11, 2009 04:08:26 pm
  As part of a $1 billion deal, Houston-based Dynegy Inc. said Monday it will sell its Bridgeport power plant to LS Power of New York.
• Erratic cell calls slowed response to fatal fire in Stratford
  posted on August 11, 2009 04:07:13 pm
  ... second, who were there for a sleep-over. Of the 10 survivors, only one, Anthony White, required treatment at the Bridgeport Hospital burn unit. He was discharged Sunday. White was Linda Borger's boyfriend. "Cigarettes are supposed to put themselves ...
• Defendants in finch-fighting case seek deal
  posted on August 11, 2009 02:02:35 pm
  ... to any ownership of the birds Monday. "They all agreed not to make any claims to the birds," said Edward Gavin, a Bridgeport lawyer who represents Geraldo Teixeira, 43, of Kearney, N.J. Gavin said all of the defendants agreed the state could use ...
• Head of Knights says Our Lady of Guadalupe can inspire, unite people
  posted on August 11, 2009 11:09:17 am
  ... all immigrants; and, in a special way, she's the patroness of evangelization." Later, Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., who is the Knights' supreme chaplain, led a Marian meditation for the hundreds of attendees. But much of the ...
• Rodeo comes to Danbury Arena
  posted on August 11, 2009 10:17:03 am
  ... Eudes Silva said he drove more than three hours from Framingham, Mass., to see the rodeo with friends from Bridgeport. But while he was in town, Silva, 26, decided to take a few whirls around the ice in the smaller Liberty Rink at the arena, which ...
• DMA Appoints Tom Shimko as SVP CMO; Lee Shufro as VP, Sales
  posted on August 11, 2009 09:04:16 am
  ... positions, including vice president of marketing for Pitney Bowes' Mailing Systems Division. University of Bridgeport and a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Connecticut . Lee Shufro will be responsible for creating an integrated ...
• 10-Aug-09 - Bishop Compares Visitation to Our Lady of Guadalupe
  posted on August 11, 2009 08:17:24 am
  Phoenix, Ariz., Aug 8, 2009 .- Following the opening sessions of the International Marian Congress in Phoenix, Arizona, Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus William Lori led participants in a Marian meditation, reflecting on how Mary continues visit her children and bring Christ to them today, as she did ...
• Summer's heating up, boosted by humidity
  posted on August 11, 2009 08:16:51 am
  ... to the relatively cool season so far. The National Weather Service reported a sticky high of 92 degrees for the Bridgeport region Monday afternoon. But shoreline areas, where readings are taken at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, tend to be ...
• Andover: The CPCA Holds Law Enforcement Day At Channel 3 Kids Camp
  posted on August 11, 2009 07:21:51 am
  ... the children that police have families and children just like them. Police officers from Waterbury, Old Saybrook, Bridgeport, Waterford, Hartford, Manchester, West Hartford, State Police, and Police Explorers from Stratford prepared and served hot ...
• Greenwich Positive Mosquitoes For West Nile Virus
  posted on August 11, 2009 04:43:20 am
  ... October." In 2008, eight Connecticut residents were identified with WNV infection; they included residents of Bridgeport (3), Fairfield, Sherman, Stamford (2) and a Greenwich resident infected while travelling out of the state. There were no ...
• Students give a green thumb's up to program
  posted on August 11, 2009 01:52:50 am
  Cars bustling down Central Avenue and wailing ambulances headed to nearby Bridgeport Hospital provided the soundtrack for the Green Team's recent project renovating gardens outside Harding High School.
• Ecuadorian Pride Fills City Streets
  posted on August 10, 2009 10:48:44 pm
  ... dancers wore colorful and exotic masks. Ecuadorian organizations from throughout Connecticut - including Danbury, Bridgeport, Bristol, Stratford, and Trumbull - were represented by vehicles and groups of marchers in the parade. Ecuadorian paraders ...