08/25/09 The Bridgeport Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Bridgeport, CT.

• School Starts Tomorrow In East Granby And Bethel
  posted on August 26, 2009 06:08:03 am
  ... of Education. About a third of the children in Connecticut will head back to school this week including those in Bridgeport, Windsor, Winsted and Bristol. Next week is when a majority of the schools in the State start, including Hartford and West ...
• Bridgeport School District Expecting Increase
  posted on August 25, 2009 06:38:09 am
  In Bridgeport Monday night, there is a shortage of desks. According to new superintendent Ted Downing, that's a good thing.
• Milford Shooting Victim Identified
  posted on August 26, 2009 02:11:02 am
  A man found fatally shot on secluded Milford street has been identified.
• Jews protest Catholic document
  posted on August 22, 2009 12:09:49 pm
  ... in Christ, nor to welcome them to share in that same faith whenever appropriate," said Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., chairman of a bishops' committee on doctrine. He had said the revisions affirmed statements from the Holy See. The ...
• CT: Norwich Drug Dealer Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Federal Prison
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... residing on Broad Street in Norwich, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 100 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release. On April 6, 2009, SWINTON pleaded guilty to one ...
• Merritt Canteen - Bridgeport, CT
  posted on August 24, 2009 04:52:00 am
  A beloved Bridgeport dive since 1942, the Merritt Canteen serves a chili dog that will make your lips and tongue glow for hours after you eat it.
• Barnum Financial Group and the Foundation for Life Host 'Bikes for Kids' This August in Connecticut
  posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... "Bikes for Kids" event. Volunteers for the Foundation for Life, Inc. will place bikes and helmets around the Bridgeport Bluefish infield on August 22 to be presented to the kids prior to that day's game start-time, to a group of youngsters who are ...
• U.S. Jews protest Catholic document
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... in Christ, nor to welcome them to share in that same faith whenever appropriate," said Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut, chairman of a bishops' committee on doctrine. He had said the revisions affirmed statements from the Holy See. The ...
• David Olson, 48, Hermon
  posted on August 24, 2009 02:13:39 pm
  ... hours or funeral services. Arrangements are with Green Funeral Home, Hermon. David was born October 29, 1960, in Bridgeport, CT, the son of John and Ann Safford Olson. He graduated from Shelton High School, CT and received a psychology degree from ...
• International cast sparkles in Cirque du Soleil's 'Alegria'
  posted on August 24, 2009 01:17:15 pm
  ... the UN, because not a lot of people do speak English,' said Webb, speaking from "Alegria" 's recent tour stop in Bridgeport, Conn. Even with all the cast's various languages to contend with, she directs without the aid of a translator. "Ultimately, ...
• CT priest convicted of $1M theft dies
  posted on August 24, 2009 12:33:11 pm
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport says a Connecticut priest who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million from a Darien parish to support a lavish lifestyle has died.
• What's new in the region's schools
  posted on August 24, 2009 05:45:36 am
  BRIDGEPORT First day of classes: Wednesday for prekindergarten through ninth grade; Thursday for grades 10-12. Number of students: 20,257 expected -- 15,237 elementary/middle and 5,020 high school your ad here Resource guide
• Across The Nation
  posted on August 23, 2009 01:37:00 pm
  ... off New England, but was still packing high winds and waves that had safety officials urging extreme caution. l BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport says The Rev. Michael Jude Faya, a Connecticut priest who pleaded guilty to ...
• Darien priest convicted of $1M theft dies
  posted on August 23, 2009 05:54:30 pm
  Darien priest convicted of $1M theft diesBRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport says a Connecticut priest who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million from a Darien parish to support a lavish lifestyle has died.The diocese says the Rev.
• Hartford: Pullman Comley Attorneys Recognized As 2010 'Best Lawyers in America'
  posted on August 23, 2009 02:36:26 pm
  ... rcial finance, property valuation, real estate and environmental, and trusts and estates. The firm has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford and White Plains. For more information, please visit www.pullcom.com.
• CT robber caught after 911 call faces sentencing
  posted on August 23, 2009 02:33:31 pm
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A Stamford man faces sentencing for a bank robbery in which he crashed his getaway car, then was caught after he returned home to find his roommate dead.
• Conn. priest convicted of $1M theft dies
  posted on August 23, 2009 02:32:51 pm
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport says a Connecticut priest who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million from a Darien parish to support a lavish lifestyle has died.
• Yan halts Bluefish losing streak
  posted on August 23, 2009 06:30:50 am
  The Bridgeport Bluefish were in desperate need of a boost Friday night. They had lost five straight games and eight of nine.
• U.S. Jews Protest Catholic Document on Salvation
  posted on August 23, 2009 06:30:39 am
  ... in Christ, nor to welcome them to share in that same faith whenever appropriate," said Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., chairman of a bishops' committee on doctrine. He had said the revisions affirmed statements from the Holy See. The ...
• It's the best $5,000 he's ever spent
  posted on August 23, 2009 06:23:20 am
  ... "Tie your sneakers ... stop talking and listen to me." The 9- to 15-year-olds learned about life from Daniels, a Bridgeport police lieutenant who grew up in the P.T. Barnum apartments, and Archie Talley, who jumped from Washington, D.C.'s housing ...