08/26/10 BRIDGEPORT BRIEFING: Woman faces motor vehicle charges in Westport

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Woman faces motor vehicle charges in Westport (Westport News)

Shayquan Vega, 22, of Bridgeport, was charged Tuesday around 5 p.m. with failure to display license plates, misuse of license plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and theft of a license plate.

Simsbury Students Among First To Return To School (The Hartford Courant)

The mood was upbeat Wednesday morning at Squadron Line Elementary School even though its 800 students were among the first kids in the state to go back to school.

Metro Center Plaintiffs Argue No Harm if Stay on Judge's Order is Terminated (Fairfield Patch)

The plaintiffs and defense in the Fairfield Metro Center litigation agree in final documents filed in Bridgeport Superior Court that harm has to be shown to terminate an "automatic stay of execution" on Bridgeport Superior Court Judge Richard Arnold's July 6 ruling.

City tells popular hotdog vendor to move along (Connecticut Post)

Joe Marzan tends the Snappy Dogs food cart recently outside the State Courthouse on the corner of Fairfield Avenue and Main Street in Bridgeport.

Doctor focuses on natural healing (Connecticut Post)

Instead of treating symptoms with pharmaceuticals, naturopathic medicine strives to cure ailments through the use of nutrition, vitamins, minerals, botanical medicine and other natural means.

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Suzanne Collins Talks about 'Hunger Games' (Hartford Courant)

Connecticut author Suzanne Collins , whose "Hunger Games" series is a dark fantasy about a future in which a Big-Brother-like government oppresses citizens and a brave teenager named Katniss Everdeen fights back, will make two appearances Friday to talk about the final book in her trilogy, "Mockingjay" . At 1 p.m., the best-selling author, who ...

Bridgeport: New Exhibit Featured At ArtPlace Gallery @ The Watermark (The Hartford Courant)

At The Museum Submitted by Kristina Breux on 2010-08-25. From Sept. 2 through Oct.

No Fun at Pleasure Beach (Connecticut Magazine)

Saltwater views at Pleasure Beach - but it's strictly off limits. Just off the coast of Bridgeport lies the lonely barrier peninsula of Pleasure Beach.

Stamford man to pay for not producing Timberlake (Connecticut Post)

A federal judge has ordered a Stamford talent agent to pay nearly $1.2 million to a concert promoter for failing to produce Justin Timberlake for a concert in the Philippines.

Bridgeport incubator seeks tech tenants (Hartford Business)

The state's technology promotion arm and the University of Bridgeport are soliciting startups for its new technology incubator at its Fairfield County campus.

Female Soldiers, Forgotten Heroes Finally Has a Home (Wilton Patch)

Wilton's Female Soldiers, Forgotten Heroes prevailed; homeless female veterans will soon have rooms of their own.

Bridgeport's Webb to play at Robert Morris (Greenwich Citizen)

Bernard Webb of Bridgeport has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Robert Morris in Moon Township, Pa.

Conn. kidnapping suspect held on $1 million bail (Hartford Courant)

A Connecticut man charged with stabbing and kidnapping his ex-wife before leading police on a 50-mile chase on the Massachusetts Turnpike was ordered held on $1 million bail after an angry outburst in court.