03/23/12 GREEN FOOD DRIVE

Cardsmart has been collecting green canned vegetables during the entire month of March to donate to Sister Theresa of the Daughters of Charity in Bridgeport, CT.

Sister Theresa works with hundreds of impoverished families on a daily basis and any help will be greatly appreciated.

All donations may be dropped off in the Cardsmart store, at 2480 Black Rock Turnpike anytime, anyday during our normal businesjavascript:void(0)s hours.

03/23/12 The Raw Byram News Feed

• 19 HYPER LOCAL BRIDGEPORT NEWS STORIES
• The WilliesTIMES Square Bomb is a Puzzler _{2012-03-23, 04:38 am}
  ... investigators that the plates were taken from another vehicle left there for repairs. CNN reports that a nearby Bridgeport, Conn., used car lot may have owned the car, but that factoid was not confirmed. Since the events described happened after ...
• Exotic Animal Amnesty Day March 31 _{2012-03-23, 04:03 am}
  Owners of exotic animals that are now illegal in Connecticut can be surrendered with "no questions asked" at Exotic Animal Amnesty Day at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport on March 31.
• UMass-Lowell hockey stretching into spring _{2012-03-23, 03:42 am}
  ... back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996, taking on second-seeded Miami in the East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn. It will be the first time in four NCAA appearances that the River Hawks have not had to board a plane and play a ...
• Man pleads guilty to stealing computer equipment _{2012-03-23, 03:36 am}
  A 28-year-old Bridgeport man pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $370,000 in computer equipment and software from PerkinElmer while working as a security guard there, federal authorities said.
• Union's Welsh eyes NHL future _{2012-03-23, 03:16 am}
  Union College's Daniel Carr skates in on goalie Troy Grosenik during practice at the NCAA Tournament East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn.
• MSU hockey: Spartans hope to reset high standard _{2012-03-23, 03:00 am}
  Time: 3 p.m. today, Bridgeport, Conn. TV, radio : ESPN U, WJIM 1240 AM Next: Winner will play winner of Miami vs.
• School board issues all about the children _{2012-03-23, 02:43 am}
  The letter recently submitted by Carmen Lopez on behalf of Sauda Baraka , Maria Pereira and Bobby Simmons against the Board of Education reform for the city of Bridgeport misses the point as the entire focus is on these three adults.
• Two years after reform _{2012-03-23, 02:43 am}
  Loretta Ebron and her sons Raynard, left, and Raymond, pose in front of Ralphola Taylor Health Center, in Bridgeport, Conn.
• NCAA women's tourney: Dolson 'just a big ol' goofball' _{2012-03-23, 02:06 am}
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Connecticut's quest for an eighth national title brings with it a lot of expectations, anxiety and a pressure to perform on the basketball court.
• US-Growing-unease-at-mixing-politics-with-religion _{2012-03-23, 01:37 am}
  ... focused" on battling the contraception mandate. A leading voice in that campaign, Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut, this week was promoted to Archbishop of Baltimore by Pope Benedict XVI. Peter Steinfels, co-director of the Center ...
• Quinnipiac poll gives Shays good news _{2012-03-23, 01:10 am}
  ... the state's open seat in the U.S. Senate, according to the latest Quinnipiac University Poll. Although Shays, of Bridgeport, trails Greenwich millionaire McMahon 51-42 among registered Republicans in a potential party-primary match-up for the Senate ...
• Helen Bundra _{2012-03-22, 11:06 pm}
  Mrs. Bundra was employed at Remington Arms and Columbia Records in Bridgeport. She was a volunteer at the Stratford Baldwin Senior Center and received the President's Volunteer Award numerous times in recognition for her hours spent in service.
• Lori thanks the faithful for their support _{2012-03-22, 03:00 am}
  Bishop William E. Lori speaks at a press conference at The Catholic Center, in Bridgeport, Conn.
• Brotherhood readies for NCAA Tournament _{2012-03-23, 12:54 am}
  The No. 2 seeded Miami University hockey team will play in Bridgeport, Conn. in the NCAA Tournament Regionals this weekend.
• Man bitten by Bridgeport police dog _{2012-03-22, 11:11 pm}
  A man who feared there was a warrant for his arrest fled from officers Wednesday night and was bitten by a police dog, police said.
• Two years into health reform, opinions are still mixed _{2012-03-22, 11:11 pm}
  But that's pretty much all the 20-year-old Bridgeport resident knows about the intricacies of health care -- that and the fact that his job at Chino's Deli in Bridgeport doesn't provide insurance.
• State offers amnesty to owners of illegal 'exotic' animals _{2012-03-22, 10:29 pm}
  State officials and the director of Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport don't expect to see any of those on the Amnesty Day for prohibited, exotic animals March 31.
• Union hockey back where dream ended a year ago _{2012-03-22, 10:02 pm}
  Union College's Jeremy Welsh sticks out his tongue as he blasts a shot on goal during practice at the NCAA Tournament East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn.
• Man wanted in killing of Brazilian mayor caught in Bridgeport _{2012-03-22, 10:02 pm}
  ... to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement . He had been in custody since federal agents arrested him in Bridgeport on Jan. 31. Dos Santos had been living openly in Bridgeport with his wife when city police received an anonymous tip that he had

03/20/12 UConn women set defensive mark

Bria Hartley scored 13 of her 16 points in the first half and Connecticut held Kansas State to an NCAA tournament record low for points in a 72-26 second-round rout Monday night in Bridgeport, Conn.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 15 points and Kiah Stokes had a career-high 13 for top-seeded UConn (31-4).

It's the 19th straight season that UConn has made it to the round of 16.

Eighth-seeded Kansas State (20-14) was trying to make it that far for the first time since 2002. The Wildcats were no match for the Huskies, and were unable to surpass the 27 points that Southern scored against Duke in 2006.

Brittany Chambers scored 11 points to lead the Wildcats, who went 11 minutes in the first half without a point.

After taking a 3-2 lead 34 seconds in, the Wildcats missed 18 straight shots over the next 11:17. By the time Jalana Childs put back a miss, they trailed, 19-5, with 8:09 left. They never could recover.

03/20/12 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

• 12 Hyper Local News Articles About Bridgeport, CT
• Salcedo: Legalize, regulate drugs _{2012-03-20, 02:18 am}
  ... criss-crossing the state seeking support from the party faithful, Sylvester Lee Salcedo was in Mexico. Salcedo, a Bridgeport-based attorney, last month drove south and crossed the border into Nuevo Laredo, a town in the crossfire of the drug war, ...
• Keeping the faith among shifting Catholic flock _{2012-03-20, 02:17 am}
  ... Newfield Avenue. The diverse crop of seminarians represents the future of the Roman Catholic church's Diocese of Bridgeport, which is facing the same issues as other dioceses across the country in recruiting men -- only men may serve as priests -- ...
• NCAA women's tourney: Dolson, UConn throttle Kansas State _{2012-03-20, 02:05 am}
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Bria Hartley and the Connecticut Huskies nearly played a flawless defensive game in a record rout of Kansas State.
• UConn clamps down _{2012-03-20, 02:02 am}
  Connecticut's Bria Hartley, left, and Stefanie Dolson share a light moment late in the second half of an NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game against Kansas State in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, March 19, 2012.
• UConn women's stellar D leads them past K-State _{2012-03-20, 01:38 am}
  Kansas State's Jalana Childs fouls Connecticut's Tiffany Hayes during the first half of an NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, March 19, 2012.
• Poor shooting dooms favored Hurricanes _{2012-03-20, 01:31 am}
  ... first half and the top-seeded Huskies set a women's NCAA Tournament record for fewest points allowed, romping in Bridgeport, Conn. "I think it was definitely close to a perfect game; you can always do better," Hartley said. "We came out with a lot ...
• Tennessee's Lady Vols dominate DePaul in NCAA Tournament _{2012-03-20, 01:31 am}
  ... their eighth championship. The only player left from that team is Baugh. Connecticut 72, Kansas State 26 at Bridgeport, Conn.: Bria Hartley scored 13 of her 16 points in the first half and top-seeded Connecticut set a women's NCAA tournament record ...
• Connecticut holds Kansas State to record low in points _{2012-03-20, 01:04 am}
  Bria Hartley scored 13 of her 16 points in the first half and top-seeded Connecticut set a women's NCAA tournament record for fewest points allowed in a 72-26 victory over Kansas State in Bridgeport, Conn., on Monday night.
• Third place is the charm _{2012-03-20, 12:56 am}
  ... third in 2004 and 2010 as well. earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play in the East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn. against No. 3 seed University of Massachusetts-Lowell. said. "We've played a tough league schedule. We'll take a week ...
• College basketball: UConn limits Kansas State to NCAA women's tournament low of 26 points _{2012-03-20, 12:54 am}
  Bria Hartley scored 13 of her 16 points in the first half and top-seeded Connecticut held Kansas State to an NCAA tournament record low for points in a game in a 72-26 second-round rout Monday night in Bridgeport, Conn.
• NCAA Women's Tournament 2012: UConn's Stellar D Leads Them Past Kansas State_{2012-03-20, 12:49 am}
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bria Hartley and the Connecticut Huskies nearly played a flawless defensive game in a record rout of Kansas State.
• UConn routs K-State, moves to Sweet 16 _{2012-03-20, 12:14 am}
  UConn's Tiffany Hayes streaks to the basket between Kansas State defenders Mariah White, left, and Jalana Childs during the first half of their matchup in the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport on Monday, March 19, 2012.

03/18/12 Freshman leads UConn

PHOTO: Connecticut’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (23) is fouled by Prairie View A&M’s Jeanette Jackson during the Huskies’ 83-47 first-round win Saturday. Mosqueda-Lewis led UConn with 21 points.

Connecticut freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a stellar NCAA tournament debut.

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/18/2072047/freshman-leads-uconn.html?storylink=rss#storylink=cpy

Connecticut freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a stellar NCAA tournament debut.

Mosqueda-Lewis scored 21 points to help top-seeded UConn beat Prairie View A&M, 83-47, on Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA women’s tournament in Bridgeport, Conn. She matched the school record set by Jamelle Elliott in 1993 for points by a Huskies player in her first tournament game.

“I know Coach Jamelle. She’s awesome,” Mosqueda-Lewis said. “She recruited me while I was in high school and to share this with her and to know her personally is really awesome.”

UConn coach Geno Auriemma was expecting his phone to light up with messages from Elliott, a longtime assistant with the Huskies before leaving to coach Cincinnati. He was impressed by Mosqueda-Lewis’ play.

“She’s pretty efficient with her shots,” Auriemma said. “She doesn’t need a lot of shots and that’s one thing that maybe helps her score a lot of points quickly. She takes advantage of the opportunities she gets.”....

...Mosqueda-Lewis scored 21 points to help top-seeded UConn beat Prairie View A&M, 83-47, on Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA women's tournament in Bridgeport, Conn....

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/18/2072047/freshman-leads-uconn.html?storylink=rss#storylink=cpy

03/18/12 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

• Nineteen Hyper Local Bridgeport, CT News Articles.....
• College men's hockey: UMD is in, but still plays NCAA waiting game _{2012-03-18, 12:00 am}
  ... that information as four teams each are placed in four regional tournaments: Midwest in Green Bay, and East in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday and Saturday, and West in St. Paul and Northeast in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday and Sunday. Projections for ...
• Women's NCAA tournament: K-State edges Princeton _{2012-03-17, 11:26 pm}
  Prairie View A&M's Latia Williams gets fouled by Connecticut's Kia Stokes in Bridgeport, Conn.
• Women's college basketball results, March 17 _{2012-03-18, 02:07 am}
  Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 21 points to help top-seeded Connecticut beat Prairie View A&M 83-47 in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
• WMU hockey projected to play Union College in NCAA tournament next Friday _{2012-03-18, 01:45 am}
  ... Hockey Association Tournament championship , the Broncos are projected to play Union College next Friday in Bridgeport, Conn. The projection by College Hockey News was based on the Pairwise ranking system, which mimics the NCAA tournament selection ...
• UConn cruises to win _{2012-03-18, 01:14 am}
  Connecticut's Stefanie Dolson, right is fouled by Prairie View A&M's Larissa Scott, left, during the first half of an NCAA tournament first-round college basketball game in Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday, March 17, 2012.
• Sound Tigers drop 3rd in a row _{2012-03-18, 01:12 am}
  Up by two early, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers gave up three in the first to Portland, a chain reaction that turned into Bridgeport's third loss in a row.
• Medical pot in the pipeline _{2012-03-18, 01:12 am}
  ... Photo / Connecticut Post Contributed John Watkins poses with two models of his GroundClouds vaporizer, in Bridgeport, Conn. March 13th, 2012. Photo: Ned Gerard / Connecticut Post Medical marijuana legal in: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, ...
• Funds to brighten art experience _{2012-03-18, 01:12 am}
  ... Program created by the state Department of Economic and Community Development's Office of Culture and Tourism . Bridgeport's share will be $158,000, in addition to $25,000 matches from both the city and the Downtown Special Services District . Ben ...
• State policy makers wrestle with how to deal with sea level rise _{2012-03-17, 11:36 pm}
  ... for the past 40 years. Most agree that the rate is accelerating. Between 1964 and 2006, monthly tide gauges in Bridgeport show a mean sea level rise trend of 0.1 inch a year, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. ...
• Basketball fans from far -- and not so far -- descend on Bridgeport _{2012-03-17, 09:42 pm}
  Tammy Gipson jumped to her feet, shouting "Defense, Defense" as her beloved Kansas State Wildcats tore down the court Saturday at the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in their third NCAA appearance in Connecticut.
• PV women fall 83-47 to UConn in NCAA Tournament _{2012-03-17, 09:28 pm}
  Connecticut's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, back, defends Prairie View A&M's Latia Williams during game action in the 2012 NCAA Women's basketball tournament at Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Saturday, March 17, 2012.
• Fan turnout low for Huskies _{2012-03-17, 08:57 pm}
  ... The NCAA will stop allowing you to host if you keep losing money." Fan turnout 'disappointing' for NCAAs at Bridgeport, and ticket prices didn't help When the public address announcer at the Webster Bank Arena officially announced the attendance for ...
• FCC wants radios on tighter bandwidth _{2012-03-17, 08:56 pm}
  Northeastern Communications system technicians Joseph Olzacki, left, and Andrew Esposito narrow the width of the Bridgeport first responder radio frequencies in Bridgeport on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.
• UConn women cruise to 83-47 win over Prairie View _{2012-03-17, 08:27 pm}
  Connecticut's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis is fouled by Prairie View A&M's Jeanette Jackson during the first half of an NCAA tournament first-round college basketball game in Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday, March 17, 2012.
• Chris Elsberry: Fan turnout 'disappointing' for NCAAs at Bridgeport, and ticket prices didn't help _{2012-03-17, 08:26 pm}
  ... The NCAA will stop allowing you to host if you keep losing money." Fan turnout 'disappointing' for NCAAs at Bridgeport, and ticket prices didn't help When the public address announcer at the Webster Bank Arena officially announced the attendance for ...
• Princeton women fall to Kansas State, 67-64, in NCAA Tournament's first round _{2012-03-17, 06:42 pm}
  ... eighth-seeded Wildcats past ninth-seeded Princeton, 67-64, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament today in Bridgeport, Conn. "As far as I'm concerned, numbers aside, she was the game-changer," Kansas State coach Deb Patterson said. "She boarded ...
• Dominant UConn opens tourney with rout _{2012-03-17, 06:32 pm}
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 21 points to help top-seeded Connecticut beat Prairie View A&M 83-47 on Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
• Women's Basketball: Tigers fall short in NCAA Tournament _{2012-03-17, 03:25 pm}
  Senior center Devona Allgood scored 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting and added 12 rebounds, but it was not enough as the Tigers fell to Kansas State, 67-64. BRIDGEPORT, Conn.
• Harvard Falls to Union in the ECAC Hockey Title Game, 3-1 _{2012-03-16, 11:00 pm}
  ... televised live on Sunday, March 18 at noon on ESPNU. Next weekend's four regional sites include Worcester, Mass.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Green Bay, Wis. or St. Paul, Minn.

03/01/12 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

Hyper Local Bridgeport News Reports...

• Bridgeport woman sentenced for selling pills _{2012-03-01, 12:48 am}
  A 37-year-old Bridgeport woman was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison on Wednesday for illegally distributing prescription drugs.
• St. Vincent's CEO expands responsibilities _{2012-03-01, 12:11 am}
  ... Post Contributed Susan L. Davis, president and chief executive officer of St. Vincent 's Medical Center in Bridgeport, is resigning as president to take on more responsibilities within the hospital's parent company, Ascension Health . Davis will ...
• UB men turn back Molloy, gain ECC semifinals _{2012-03-01, 12:05 am}
  The University of Bridgeport men's basketball team, the No. 3 seed, advanced to the semifinals of the ECC tournament with a 64-62 win over sixth-seeded Molloy Wednesday night.
• Finch urges lawmakers to undo takeover ruling _{2012-02-29, 10:48 pm}
  Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch did some scrambling in the Capitol complex Wednesday in an attempt to seek a legislative remedy to the shattering reversal of last year's state takeover of the city school board.
• Lawmakers Weigh Bridgeport Mayor's Request For Help Bypassing Court Ruling _{2012-02-29, 08:50 pm}
  General Assembly leaders are expected to press ahead Thursday to try to circumvent the Supreme Court's rejection of the state takeover of the Bridgeport Board of Education.
• ICE Arrests 40 Suspected Immigrants In Connecticut _{2012-02-29, 08:50 pm}
  ... ERO in New England. The arrests in Connecticut, in cooperation with local and state authorities, were made in Bridgeport , Danbury , Darien , Derby , East Hartford , Hamden , Hartford, Meriden , Naugatuck , New Britain , New Haven , New London , ...
• Foran sophomore crowned Miss Emerald Isle _{2012-02-29, 08:47 pm}
  ... resident, Julia attended St. Mary's School before Foran. Through Foran, she attends the Aquaculture School in Bridgeport, a program that has her studying marine science half the day and attending core classes at Foran the other half. She plans to ...
• Sound Tigers sign D Sinkewich _{2012-02-29, 08:10 pm}
  The Bridgeport Sound Tigers signed defenseman Russ Sinkewich to an AHL contract Wednesday.
• City school board candidates start to line up _{2012-02-29, 08:08 pm}
  Maria Pereira, former Bridgeport Board of Education member, now back on the board after the state Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday, Feb.
• Sound Tigers tout hard work in practice _{2012-02-29, 07:37 pm}
  The Bridgeport Sound Tigers' turnaround, a series of wins on the weekends, may stem in part from their weekday mornings at Webster Bank Arena and the Wonderland of Ice.
• School system take-over angers parents _{2012-02-29, 07:08 pm}
  Bridgeport, Conn. - Local residents say voter turnout is already low in Bridgeport, and when the state took over the city's school system it sent the message to them that their votes don't count.
• Davy Jones Death Draws Tribute Band to Fairfield _{2012-02-28, 10:00 pm}
  ... we get a Monkees tribute band here?" said Hugh Hallinan, executive producer of the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, which draws its audience base mostly from throughout Fairfield County. Tribute bands, which started with the Broadway show ...
• School board should remain _{2012-02-27, 03:00 am}
  Despite the secrecy and missteps that went into the state of Connecticut taking over Bridgeport's stumbling public school system, a new state-appointed Board of Education seems to be moving forward.
• Don't stop Bridgeport's educational momentum _{2012-02-29, 05:53 pm}
  Bridgeport children win, Bridgeport children lose -- which will it be? The Connecticut Supreme Court has called for a new election.
• Sons killed; Mothers carry on _{2012-02-29, 05:53 pm}
  Since 200, Bridgeport has had 216 homicides, almost allof them plunging a mother - and sometimes a father - into a spiral of grief that can isolate and alienate the parent for years.
• Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse Sent Explicit Texts to Student, DA Says _{2012-02-29, 04:01 pm}
  ... in Lynch's case allegedly occurred on Feb. 8 and then again sometime between then and Feb. 17. Lynch, of Bridgeport, CT, appeared in court for his arraignment Wednesday donning a Derek Jeter jersey and jeans. He fled from reporters on his way out of ...
• Court rules school board takeover violated state law _{2012-02-29, 02:29 pm}
  State education officials violated the law when they took over the Bridgeport School Board, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in a 6-1 decision late Tuesday.
• Teacher arrested for groping female student _{2012-02-29, 01:07 am}
  Another teacher groping has taken place. Darryl Lynch, 55 of Bridgeport, Connecticut was arrested on Tuesday for touching a 14 year old student.
• Sixth NYC school staff member in 2 months arrested for groping students _{2012-02-28, 10:27 pm}
  ... touched a 14-year-old female student, New York's Daily News reports. The arrest of Darryl Lynch, 55, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, marks the sixth city school employee nabbed for student sex abuse in the past two months. Lynch is accused of twice ...
• Job, resource fair attracts 600 visitors _{2012-02-28, 10:09 pm}
  ... overlooked. For that reason, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he chose to host a second job and resource fair in Bridgeport on Feb. 24. All told, 600 job seekers and 48 businesses and organizations participated in the fair at the University of ...