05/11/12 The Raw Bridgeport Roundup

Go To The.... Bridgeport Newswire Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Bridgeport, CT. ============================================= People's United foundation grants $35K to nonprofits in the region 4:39:34 AM ... more than $320,000 went to 46 organizations statewide. Nearly $700,000 was handed out in the six states served by Bridgeport-based People's United Bank, including more than $177,000 given to United Way chapters in Connecticut, Massachusetts, ... What's Happening in Weston This Weekend 3:01:00 AM ... A. Levine, will be discussed at the Weston Public Library, 56 Norfield Road. "The Music Man: " 8 to 10 p.m. The Bridgeport Theatre Company completes its second season with "The Music Man," a Tony Award-winning musical the whole family can enjoy. ... One dead, one badly hurt in Bridgeport shootings 12:55:43 AM The sister and cousin of a 20 year-old man who was fatally shot Wednesday night outside of the Trumbull Gardens apartments, when another man was wounded, described him as "a good kid, a quiet kid who kept to himself and stayed inside this house." Kaqwan Glenn, 20, lived at 185 Platt St., about five blocks the housing complex, and graduated last ... (more) Bridgeport cruiser, SUV collide head-on 12:55:11 AM A head-on collision between a sport-utility vehicle being chased the wrong way down State Street and a city police cruiser responding to the call sent both the officer and the suspect to the hospital with head injuries. 2 injured in motorcycle-car crash 12:04:46 AM Police examine a motorcycle that smashed into the side of a SUV on Thursday night, May 10, 2012 at the corner of Washington Avenue and Pequonnock Street in Bridgeport, Conn. Harbor Freight Tools finds a home in Bridgeport 12:04:00 AM As hardware retailers across the nation shake off the recession, California-based Harbor Freight Tools has continued its expansion in Connecticut, opening up a Bridgeport store on the Huntington Turnpike. Residents respond to Obama announcement 12:03:25 AM Judy Eckert and Liz McGovern on the front steps of their home in Bridgeport, Conn. 1 dead in Bridgeport shooting Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:21 PM A man died Wednesday night after he was shot in the chest outside of the Trumbull Gardens apartments, police said. UB falls in ECC tournament opener Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:21 PM Top-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and went on to post a 9-5 win over fourth-seeded Bridgeport in the opening game of the ECC baseball tournament at Pomona, N.Y. With the victory, the Spartans move on to the winner's bracket game which will take place at noon on Friday. Chet Kaye, 70, Westport Manufacturing Director Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:14 PM ... finance from the University of Detroit. Kaye later received a master's degree in education from the University of Bridgeport. His career included positions at ITT Corp., where he served as director of manufacturing cost controls and chief financial ... Finch names acting finance director, tax collector Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:34 PM ... collector for the past four years. She also served as acting treasurer from 2008 to 2010. Prior to her work in Bridgeport, she was the treasurer in Stratford for one year. Before coming to work in a municipality, Kelly-Lenz worked in the private ... Bluefish pound out 18 hits in 15-11 win over Blue Crabs Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:15 PM WALDORF, Md. -- Bridgeport fought off a furious comeback from Southern Maryland to post a 15-11 win in 11 innings in Atlantic League play Thursday. Man charged with stealing landscaper's truck Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:14 PM A 21-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested after police said he stole a landscaper's truck Wednesday morning and then led police on a chase down Boston Post Road. Keila Torres Ocasio: Not exactly a profile in courage Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:13 PM ... Furie were, actually, disappointed. The business partners, who are gay, own the feminist restaurant Bloodroot in Bridgeport. Miriam and Furie had been waiting a long time for Obama to find the courage to be openly supportive of same-sex marriage, a ... Attorney: Cop took bribes because of wife's lesbian affair Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:12 PM ... to ensure he could carry large quantities of cash through airport security. According to court documents, a Bridgeport-based Frug Enforcement Administration task force broke up the oxycodone trafficking ring with assistance from the drug runner who ... Author to discuss caring for aging loved one Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:06 PM ... Newman , program coordinator, at 203-227-7253, ext. 107, or visit www.earthplace.org. Bethel Recovery Center in Bridgeport will hold its 10th annual "Mad Hatter's Tea" fundraiser 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at a home in Westport. The ... Best and the rest of the past week Thursday, May 10, 2012 6:21 PM Thumbs up to the people honored recently by the Fairfield County Community Foundation and the Bridgeport Public Education Fund for their contributions to the Bridgeport education system. Greenfield Hill 'country fair' is in full bloom this weekend Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:57 PM ... national and international nonprofits and such local charities as Operation Hope (of Fairfield), Janus House (of Bridgeport), Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County and Project Learn (of Bridgeport). Michael Howard, a longtime ...