05/07/12 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

Go To The Bridgeport Newswire For Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Bridgeport, CT. Bridgeport budget agreement reached 2:42:36 AM A trimmed version of Mayor Bill Finch's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012-13 will go to a vote Monday night in City Council Chambers. Gangs a growing problem in Bridgeport 1:30:48 AM The 3-year-old girl shot last Monday while walking with her mother on a West Side street is the latest victim in a war between youth gangs for control of parts of the city. Barnum Festival royalty crowned 1:30:30 AM Andre Escaleira Jr., a student at Kolbe Cathedral High School in Bridgeport, and Robert Roehrich, a student at St. Bluefish winning streak snapped 12:30:04 AM The Bridgeport Bluefish lost, 5-3, to the York Revolution on Sunday, ending the Bluefish's five-game winning streak. Chris Elsberry: McLeod a Bridgeport great 12:29:59 AM Barry McLeod, his brother, Ron, and their cousin, Frank Oleynick, would throw some basketballs into the trunk, pile into Frank's car and drive around town. Bill targets college remedial classes 12:23:16 AM ... math course before they can take college level math courses for credit. At Housatonic Community College , in Bridgeport, the percentage needing remedial math is greater than 80 percent, said HCC President Anita Gliniecki . "I totally agree that we ... Two city teachers honored for leading the way in the classroom Sunday, May 06, 2012 11:52 PM Candice King Sadler, one of two recipients of the annual Beard Award for excellence in teaching, works on reading with her first grade class at Cesar Batalla School in Bridgeport on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Whale Lose 4-3 To Norfolk Admirals Sunday, May 06, 2012 11:00 PM ... series. The fourth game is Monday night in Hartford, with Game 5 Wednesday night at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. "We had a good start," Whale coach Ken Gernander said. "I thought we showed some good resolve at the end of the game. We had a ... Cops: Arrest expected in theft at Fairfield Ludlowe High Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:04 PM ... victim gave police the names of three possible suspects, and during the investigation the phone was located at a Bridgeport pawn shop. Police expect to make an arrest soon in connection with the April 24 theft of an iPhone from a locker at Fairfield ... Bridgeport budget agreement reached Sunday, May 06, 2012 6:52 PM A trimmed-down version of Mayor Bill Finch's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 will go to a vote Monday night in City Council Chambers. Ride Against Child Abuse is May 20 Sunday, May 06, 2012 6:00 PM ... May 20. Registration will be from 9:30-11:30 a.m., in The Center's parking lot located at 753 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. The ride will end at the Germania Schwaben Club, 416 Horace St., Bridgeport. Food will be served from noon-2:30 p.m. There will ... University of Bridgeport Graduation Sunday, May 06, 2012 4:33 PM The University of Bridgeport celebrates its 102nd commencent Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. SUV hits, injures kids in Bridgeport Sunday, May 06, 2012 3:26 PM Two teenagers were seriously injured Friday night when the bicycle they were riding was struck by a sport utility vehicle near Barnum and Central avenues. Keila Torres Ocasio: Be 'The Man' to your kid Sunday, May 06, 2012 2:26 PM Fact No. 2: Forty-four percent of households with children in Bridgeport are led by females, and roughly 43 percent of these female-led families have incomes below the poverty level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau , Fact No. SUV hits kids Sunday, May 06, 2012 2:25 PM Two children were injured after they were hit by a SUV on Central Avenue near the corner of Barnum Avenue in Bridgeport, Conn. Regional forum highlights mass transit's role in development Sunday, May 06, 2012 1:24 PM ... development (TOD) near the railway line on the coast. That was one of the conclusions of forum held last month in Bridgeport on development and construction trends in southwestern Connecticut. "Mass transit really is the game," said Joe McGee, of ... John Forrest obituary Sunday, May 06, 2012 10:47 AM ... very "British" characters such as Grassy Green in Very Important Person (1961), he was in fact born in the US, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His English mother, an artist, had married an American lawyer, and when the marriage broke up after a few ... Charged with Adam's Bakery holdup, man a suspect in other heists Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:35 AM ... at work. Police say the suspect warned business employees that he was carrying a gun. On Saturday morning, a Bridgeport florist was robbed, with an unknown amount of cash taken, according to Fairfield police. Bridgeport police, however, had no ... Saturday's high school roundup: Bullard-Havens baseball team pulls out Classic victory Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:20 AM Central's #4 Eric Vilanova misses the toss to him at second allowing Bullard Havens' #14 Aris Mier to make it to third and opening the door to break the 2-2 tie, during Bridgeport Baseball Classic championship action in Bridgeport, Conn.