06/09/12 The Raw Bridgeport Newsfeed

Go To The... Bridgeport Newswire Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Bridgeport, CT. Norwich business cited in environmental complaints 4:56:12 AM ... Long Island Sound." Other companies named in complaints were Eastern Scrap Metal LLC and the Bufferd Junk Co. of Bridgeport; A&B Auto Salvage Inc. and A&B Scrap Metal LLC of East Hartford; A-rite Used Auto Parts Inc. of New Britain; Seymour Auto ... Barnstormers get 17 hits in 9-5 win over Bluefish 12:30:31 AM The Bridgeport Bluefish suffered a 9-5 loss to the Lancaster Barnstormers Friday night at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Woman seriously injured in Bridgeport assault Friday, June 08, 2012 10:25 PM A city woman was taken to a local hospital with a serious head injury after she was assaulted in a Madison Avenue apartment, according to emergency dispatches. One hospitalized in Bridgeport crash Friday, June 08, 2012 9:57 PM The accident was originally called in as a car into a building by Pepe's Pizza in Fairfield, but emergency responders found the accident in Bridgeport, near Dewey Avenue. OPM chief: Shehan Center funding delayed Friday, June 08, 2012 9:57 PM The State Bond Commission, in a rare if not unprecedented move, decided this week to delay action on $2.8 million for the Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport. Special Olympics torch held high by local police Friday, June 08, 2012 8:47 PM ... on Post Road East at the Westport-Fairfield border, who then carried the torch more than 6 miles to their Bridgeport counterparts. Those local sections of the run were part of a broader southwestern Connecticut route, during which law-enforcement ... Foster, Glocester police arrest 2, seize marijuana, plants, cash Friday, June 08, 2012 7:33 PM ... Chief Robert E. Coyne Jr. said Friday in a news release. The suspects, William Blumberg, 36, of 2 Dodd Ave., Bridgeport, Conn., and Randee Thompson, 28, of 10 Round Hill Rd., were each charged with three felonies: cultivating marijuana, conspiracy ... Sit back, roll your own and watch for rats Friday, June 08, 2012 5:51 PM ... the regular session to approve it. The "implementers" are also a great time to push for totally local issues. Bridgeport expects about $3.4 million for its education system, as the state splits the difference on its $6 million deficit. Towns and ... A decade after Southport land buy, selectmen perplexed by easement Friday, June 08, 2012 5:20 PM ... the town bought the property off Barberry Road in Southport about 10 years ago from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, in part using funds provided by the state. In exchange, he said, the town was to grant the state a conservation easement ... Cops: Man left 6-year-old in car while discussing drug deal Friday, June 08, 2012 3:36 PM ... lice said. Johnson was held overnight on a $10,000 bond and was to be arraigned later Friday at Superior Court in Bridgeport. Merritt Canteen, Johnny Rockets Take Off Friday, June 08, 2012 1:21 PM The Merritt Canteen , a 60-year-old Bridgeport business, took top honors in this week's poll, but Johnny Rockets , a newer business in the Westfield Trumbull Mall , came in second. New Life for American Legion Baseball in Manchester Friday, June 08, 2012 9:23 AM ... the recognizable face of the program. He is Manchester's Deputy Mayor, the athletic director at the University of Bridgeport and a guy about town, but knows he is a puzzle piece in the restoration process. "The two guys at the top started working ... Danbury, Norwalk Hospitals Get a 'B' in Safety Friday, June 08, 2012 7:20 AM ... other large purchasers of health benefits. Greenwich Hospital received an "A," as did St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport. Bridgeport Hospital and Stamford Hospital both received a "C." All the ratings, together with more information, are on the ... Officer's 'Sixth Sense' Leads to an Arrest in Wilton Friday, June 08, 2012 6:15 AM ... promise to appear in court. Embezzlement Charges 6/1 : Police arrested Bonnie Piro-Rivera, 39, of Tremont Ave. in Bridgeport on charges stemming from an investigation where the accused is alleged to have "embezzled money from her place of ... Yorktown Man Charged with Drug Possession, Stripping in Public Friday, June 08, 2012 6:12 AM ... Ave., was charged Wednesday morning with failure to appear. Bianca Ronchelle Lane , 23, of Lenox Ave. in Bridgeport, was charged with violation of probation. Juan Pablo Mendez , 45, of Dolsen Pl., was charged Wednesday morning with breach of peace ...