06/05/12 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

Go To The.... Bridgeport Newswire Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Bridgeport, CT. Nomadic State of Mind to Attend Clearwater Festival 3:57:22 AM ... River." Following the Clearwater Festival, Nomadic State of Mind will be heading to Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, CT to continue selling their hand made rope sandals and organic apparel as they spread their nomadic lifestyle and good vibes. ... East Haven Eye on the Beltway: Blumenthal On Veterans' 'Invisible Wounds' 3:47:04 AM ... make a difference in this city, Himes said . This is pointing us in the direction -- and by us I mean Norwalk and Bridgeport and Chicago and LA - of what the future of the American city looks like." DELAURO: The congresswoman joined Milford Mayor ... High teacher absence rate comes with costs 2:41:23 AM ... County at 51.3 percent of teachers who missed school on more than 10 occasions that year, second only to Bridgeport, where 84.6 percent of teachers were absent on so many occasions. The data for all districts was obtained from the Office for Civil ... Unsolved cases frustrate detectives 1:51:20 AM With more than 350 homicide cases open in Bridgeport, it's not just families and friends of victims who are looking for closure. Families wait as cops search for answers in unsolved homicides 1:50:21 AM ... Greene Homes. He died two months later, and his case remains under investigation. Photo: Ned Gerard / CT One of Bridgeport's unsolved homicide victims, Aki Johnson, 26, was shot Oct. 30, 2008 at Seeley and Cottage streets. Photo: Contributed Photo / ... Death row inmates file challenges based on new law 1:14:59 AM ... cted of ordering the January 1999 killings of 8-year-old Leroy "B.J." Brown Jr., and his mother, Karen Clarke, in Bridgeport. Man charged with assaulting woman, fighting with cop 12:12:41 AM ... chasing were injured when they fell off a five-foot wall early Saturday morning. Officer Sam Leon was treated at Bridgeport Hospital for head and shoulder injuries from the fall, and also for lacerations on his inner forearm from the struggle with ... Cops seize drugs, cash, jet ski in Stratford raid 12:12:34 AM A Bridgeport man has been charged after a month-long investigation into narcotics sales, a police spokesman said Monday morning. Ox Brook flood control funds released by State Bond Commission 12:09:43 AM State Rep. Jack Hennessy announced the approval and release of a $260,000 design and planning grant by the State Bond Commission for ongoing efforts to mitigate flooding along Ox Brook in Bridgeport's North End. Politicians' familiar path toward redemption Monday, June 04, 2012 11:27 PM ... of mayors and one former governor have all spent time behind bars, we have former state Sen. Ernie Newton of Bridgeport, a convicted felon imprisoned on corruption charges, now asking voters to give him his old job back. In 2006 Mr. Newton was ... Commission OKs money for club renovation Monday, June 04, 2012 10:51 PM ... Club, to have the item withdrawn from the commission's monthly agenda failed. The club charges that the city of Bridgeport is making an improper attempt to take over the 28,000-square-foot building at 555 Madison Ave., where a federally sponsored ... Bridgeport council sets higher mill rate Monday, June 04, 2012 10:38 PM The City Council Monday approved a mill rate of 41.11 for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, raising property taxes for the median homeowner by about $224. In unanimous fashion, councilors upheld their decision from last month to establish a $511.8 million budget for the coming fiscal year. Saving them from the street, one kid at a time Monday, June 04, 2012 9:21 PM Eldorado Anderson shows the storm drain off Stratford Avenue in Bridgeport where he disposed of a handgun while a middle school student. The Browning Version Monday, June 04, 2012 8:51 PM ... who has imported several important Spaghettis for his Blue Underground label; and the great Tony Musante, the Bridgeport, Connecticut native and Northwestern University graduate who starred in one of the genre's most powerful and politically charged ... Neil Young and Crazy Horse Confirm North American Tour Dates Monday, June 04, 2012 7:37 PM ... swing, including an October 17 date at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with Los Lobos, before ending with a Bridgeport, CT concert with Patti Smith on December 4. Their first tour since 2004 follows the release of Americana , a collection of ... Man charged with Green's Farms burglaries Monday, June 04, 2012 7:21 PM Tyrone Doby, 47, of Bridgeport, Conn. faces several burglary and larceny charges after Westport, Conn. Hartford, New Canaan recover most guns in state Monday, June 04, 2012 7:15 PM ... e. There were 142 firearms recovered there last year in total. There were 110 guns recovered in Milford and 65 in Bridgeport, according to a report released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Fairfield accident brings I-95 to a standstill Monday, June 04, 2012 7:15 PM ... ic quickly built up behind it. By 7 a.m. DOT traffic cams showed the backup extending all the way past Exit 28 in Bridgeport. Gun violence focus of forum Monday, June 04, 2012 7:15 PM ... -- is going to make much headway alone. If any one good thing has come out of the bursts of gun violence in Bridgeport over the last few weeks, most notably the broad daylight shooting of a 3-year-old girl walking with her mother, it may be the ... New Veterans' Service Office To Open in Milford Monday, June 04, 2012 6:48 PM ... Ave., but had to close last August following Tropical Storm Irene. In the interim, veterans have had to travel to Bridgeport or Newingtown to find a service office.A "This helps families deal with the stresses of deployment and return. It ensures ...