03/01/12 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

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• 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 ...