05/10/12 the Raw Bridgeport News Feed

Go To The....Bridgeport Newswire Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Bridgeport, CT. 1 dead in Bridgeport shooting 4:47:13 AM A man died Wednesday night after he was shot in the chest outside of the Trumbull Gardens apartments, police said. Shots fired three times Wednesday in Bridgeport 1:09:43 AM Shots rang out three times in three different areas of the city Wednesday, but no one was injured in any of the incidents, police said. Legislature sends fiscal help to Bridgeport schools 1:09:25 AM The city scored several fiscal victories focusing on education reform in the waning days of the legislative session, which ended Wednesday. The real educational problems 12:52:47 AM ... or coach. I also applaud the many parents who have taken the time to support events such as March for Education, Bridgeport Young Life, V.I.P., Taking Back Our Community, Peer to Peer Leadership Program, etc., who came out of the four walls of the ... Multiple cars burned in garage fire 12:52:37 AM Bridgeport, Conn. firefighters on scene at a garage fire at Embassy Towers, Park Avenue on May, 9, 2012. Jeff Jacobs: Whale Draw Legends (Mess, Bourque And Mr. Hockey), But What Does Future Hold? 12:00:00 AM ... Norfolk Admirals in game five of the second-round of the Calder Cup playoff series at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport by a score of 4 to 0, to fall behind in the series two games to three. - Three of the 15 greatest players in hockey history ... Senate approves budget adjustments Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:56 PM ... urban youth violence program with the goal of cutting down crime in the state's restive inner cities, including Bridgeport and New Haven; and finances the educational initiatives that emerged from compromise talks between legislative leaders and ... Admirals' Onslaught Sinks Whale In Game 5 Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:52 PM ... Norfolk Admirals in game five of the second-round of the Calder Cup playoff series at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport by a score of 4 to 0, to fall behind in the series two games to three. While the Connecticut Whale struggled to find their ... Bluefish fall to Blue Crabs Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:38 PM WALDORF, Md. -- The Bridgeport Bluefish suffered a 6-3 setback against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Wednesday at Regency Furniture Stadium. Mass layoffs threatened by Hostess during union negotiations Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:37 PM Hostess Brands Inc. alerted the state and Bridgeport officials this week that it might close five locations and put 183 people out of work if a bankruptcy court doesn't let it scrap union contracts. HS students get a fiscal reality check Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:36 PM Mark Soraluz and McHenry Ternier, students from the Academy of Information, Technology & Engineering, in Stamford, react after spinning the "Wheel of Reality" during a Financial Reality Fair at Housatonic Community College, in Bridgeport, Conn. Bodt to step down from helm of Council of Churches Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:35 PM Brian Schofield of the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, during a planning luncheon at the Council of Churches offices in Bridgeport, Conn. Attorney: Cop took bribes because of wife's lesbian affair Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:39 PM ... to ensure he could carry large quantities of cash through airport security. According to court documents, a Bridgeport-based DEA task force investigated and took down the oxycodone trafficking ring with assistance from the drug runner who led it. ... Ex-cop gets 25 years for robbing drug dealers of millions Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:04 PM ... in his violent gang invaded stash houses operated by at least 100 drug dealers in New York, Philadelphia, and Bridgeport, Conn., in a spree than began a decade ago, federal prosecutors said. The crew posed as on-duty police officers, wore NYPD raid ... Reuben Jeffery Jr., 89, Southport Accounts Manager Wednesday, May 09, 2012 6:45 PM ... & Co. Jeffrey is survived by a son, Reuben Jeffery III of New York City; a daughter, Martha Ann Jeffery of Bridgeport; a sister, Jean Jeffery Greene of Syracuse; a daughter-in-law and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, John ... Dogwood Festival in town Wednesday, May 09, 2012 6:40 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 ... House approves racial-profiling bill Wednesday, May 09, 2012 6:37 PM More than nine years after the death of Bridgeport state Sen. Alvin W. Penn , the state House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill strengthening racial profiling legislation that he pioneered and which was named after him. Shots fired second day in a row in Bridgeport Wednesday, May 09, 2012 6:29 PM Police were looking for two men who allegedly fired shots on Iranistan Avenue at about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, about 14 hours after a similar incident. Move ferry across harbor Wednesday, May 09, 2012 6:28 PM The issue: Owners of the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. , which has been operating ferries between the two cities since 1883, have been asking to move its Bridgeport terminal from the west side of Bridgeport Harbor, where it's been since 1968, across the water to an empty spot on the east side on Seaview Avenue. Fair shows students life can be pricey Wednesday, May 09, 2012 5:27 PM Call it a reality crash course, and as the more than 600 Bridgeport area students learned, reality can be expensive.