06/16/10 Bondsman follows cousin's path

Bridgeport News - June 16, 2010

Bondsman follows cousin's path (NewsTimesLive)

Dennis Perkins of Danbury is following in the footsteps of Sheriff Wilber Perkins, Danburya s first bondsman, by recently getting licensed as a bail bondsman.

Rabbi/comic Bob Alper performs in Bridgeport (News Times)

It's Bob Alper 's unique background that might help explain why Sirius/XM satellite radio plays Rabbi Bob Alper's comedy bits several times daily, often sandwiched between Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby .

Police, fire layoffs threatened in Bridgeport (Connecticut Post)

The police union is balking at demands for concessions from the cash-strapped city, saying threatened layoffs of 48 officers would risk safety and wouldn't allow the much-anticipated hiring of 20 new ones with a federal grant.

Want change? Start walking. (Hartford Courant)

At this rate, the road to the nation's capital is going to be mighty crowded with people calling attention to everything from failed school policies to shocking suicide rates among military veterans.

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Accidents stall traffic on I-95 in Bridgeport, Stratford (Connecticut Post)

All three southbound lanes on Interstate-95 are blocked as state police work to clear two accidents at exits 29 in Bridgeport and 32 in Stratford.

Shell game: Milford claims bragging rights as home to lobster roll (ctpost)

A freshly made hot lobster roll waits to be served on Friday, June 11, 2010 at 7 Seas Restaurant in Milford.

Company in bridge collapse previously cited by OSHA (ctpost)

A portion of a state highway bridge that was closed for construction collapsed Thursday morning seriously injuring one worker.

Danbury man has extra bones growing in his body (ctpost)

Dan Aziere suffers from a rare disease called multiple hereditary exostosis, which causes excess bones to grow in the body.

Proposal would restrict smoking at Fairfield beaches (ctpost)

Smokers have been kicked out of bars, restaurants and workplaces. Now, one local resident would like to see smokers kept to designated areas at town beaches.

Newtown hires two new elementary principals (Connecticut Post)

The Board of Education has hired two principals to fill vacancies at the elementary school level, effective July 1. Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung was chosen to replace retiring Donna PagA© as principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School .

Thyroid cancer on the rise (Connecticut Post)

Earlier this year, Laura Longueira locked herself in her bedroom for a week. No, it wasn't the stress of motherhood taking its toll -- the Fairfield mom had just undergone radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer, and posed a radiation risk to her family.

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