08/08/10 BRIDGEPORT BRIEFING: Blacktop Film Series: Indie flicks shown in New Canaan parking lot

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Blacktop Film Series: Indie flicks shown in New Canaan parking lot (Connecticut Post)

Growing up in New Canaan, J. Tedrowe Bonner had always delighted in the town's "communal art activities" -- carnivals, art festivals and film series, among others events.

Bridgeport schools to crack down on vandalism (Connecticut Post)

If there is a ground zero for graffiti in city schools it is Luiz Munoz Marin , which has borne the tag of just about every gang on the city's East Side.

Redding woman sentenced in fatal DUI crash (Connecticut Post)

A young Redding woman was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk and causing the June 2009 crash that killed a Bridgeport woman and severely injured her adult son.

LI banks plan for Bank of Smithtown takeover (Long Island Business News)

Since a Bridgeport, Conn., bank announced it will buy Bank of Smithtown - a linchpin in the Long Island banking community for 100 years - the head honchos at local financial institutions are hoping to eat up some of the customers that may become casualties of the merger.

Westport Fire, Bobby Q's Dedicate Drive to Bridgeport Firefighters (Westport Patch)

Each summer, Bobby Q's along with the band "Lost in the Flood" have held a fundraising dinner to support the Westport Firefighter's Benevolent fund a ' the charity arm of the department that donates to a number of Westport causes.

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Bobby Q's Event Supports Fallen Bridgeport Firefighters (Westport Now)

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Democratic primary for governor: It's a Greenwich-Stamford showdown (The Wilton Bulletin)

It will be a Greenwich vs. Stamford showdown for the Democrats seeking their party's nomination in the race for the governor seat in next Tuesday's primary.

Man pleads guilty in Fairfield smash-and-grab jewelry heist (Fairfield Citizen-News)

A Massachusetts man who was the only one arrested in a daring smash and grab at a Fairfield jewelry store early this year, pleaded guilty Thursday.

Political Mailbag (Fairfield Citizen-News)

Until 2008, Connecticut's 4th Congressional District was represented by strong independent-minded Republicans for more than 30 years.