10/27/12 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

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• John DeLara, 52, Of Weston _{2012-10-27, 04:31 am}
  WESTON, Conn. John E. DeLara of Weston and formerly of Westport died Oct. 24 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport. He was 52. He was born Aug. 31, 1960, in Beacon, N.Y., to George and Catherine DeLara. A former Westport resident, DeLara and his ...
• Tribune, Cablevision reach agreement _{2012-10-27, 03:05 am}
  ... without any Fox or CW national and local programming during the blackout, it's the end of an era for those in the Bridgeport area, including Fairfield, Stratford and parts of Milford, which for years has had duplicate affiliates of both Fox and CW. ...
• Captain's Cove founder no stranger to storms _{2012-10-27, 01:16 am}
  Kaye Williams, founder of CaptainaAos Cove Seaport, talks about the upcoming storm at his office at the Bridgeport marina Friday, Oct.
• Sharks rough up Sound Tigers _{2012-10-27, 12:48 am}
  When the Bridgeport Sound Tigers looked ready to make a game of it Friday night, four Worcester Sharks rushed up-ice to tell them to forget about that perfect start.
• Last-minute Halloween costumes can be cheap and easy _{2012-10-27, 12:28 am}
  ... issues. After spending hours of research on her own, Doreen decided to get her BS in Nutrition from University of Bridgeport. A former daily newspaper reporter, Doreen loves to write...
• Man fires shot at Bridgeport cops _{2012-10-26, 11:38 pm}
  City cops swarmed the East End searching for a man who fired at least one shot at two officers while running away from them Friday night.
• Trinity Catholic tops Bassick, moves to 7-0 _{2012-10-26, 11:37 pm}
  Trinity Catholic's #28 Randy Polonia gets taken down by Bassick players #11 Kenny Rene and #51 Ahjah Ennis, bottom, during boys football action in Bridgeport, Conn.
• Board pres names chief-of-staff _{2012-10-26, 09:05 pm}
  ... served as acting commissioner. He also has held top administrative positions for the cities of Stamford and Bridgeport. Austin, a former University of Connecticut president, is overseeing the board after the resignations of its president, Robert ...
• Connecticut Community Boating needs help _{2012-10-26, 05:58 pm}
  ... with two other weather systems. The so-called "Frankenstorm" could have devastating consequences for the new Bridgeport Boat Basin. German opened the Bridgeport Boat Basin over the summer, as a key step in moving Connecticut Community Boating ...
• Finch, Liberian ambassador celebrate groundbreaking of new center _{2012-10-24, 03:00 am}
  ... organizations to preserve the legacy of "Little Liberia" and the last physical remains of a critical piece of Bridgeport's history, on Oct. 24. "I look forward to welcoming Ambassador Sulunteh to Bridgeport," Finch said during Wednesday's event. ...
• The WilliesTIMES Square Bomb is a Puzzler _{2010-05-02, 03:00 am}
  ... investigators that the plates were taken from another vehicle left there for repairs. CNN reports that a nearby Bridgeport, Conn., used car lot may have owned the car, but that factoid was not confirmed. Since the events described happened after ...
• Jim Himes the right candidate in the 4th _{2012-10-26, 08:28 pm}
  ... , stretching from the rarefied air of backcountry Greenwich, his home town, to impoverished pockets of inner-city Bridgeport.
• McMahon And Obama Go Together Like R's And D's _{2012-10-26, 07:18 pm}
  ... more of the water on the ground. I think the eyes of Barack Obama may once again behold the gleaming parapets of Bridgeport in between now and Election Day, although this would have been easier to accomplish back in the day of Uriah Tracy when ...
• Man Accused Of Prescription Forgery In Fairfield _{2012-10-26, 04:00 pm}
  ... on Post Road called police Thursday afternoon to report the incident. The man said that Benjamin Shiggs, 61, of Bridgeport, asked to fill a prescription for 180 pills of the painkiller oxycodone, police say. Shiggs handed over a prescription from a ...
• Bridgeport bank robbed _{2012-10-26, 03:33 pm}
  Two armed and masked men held up the TD Banknorth branch at 1640 Barnum Avenue shortly after 10 a.m., police said.
• More _{2012-10-25, 03:00 am}
  "Color Play" is a new exhibition, created for kids of all ages, at Bridgeport's Discovery Museum & Planetarium that explores the art and science of color.
• Thumbs up, thumbs down _{2012-10-25, 03:00 am}
  Thumbs up to the Village Initiative Project , a 12-year-old Bridgeport-based organization that helps inner-city youth get into college.
• Briefs chase: Man accused of fleeing after swiping underwear at BJ's _{2012-10-26, 02:19 pm}
  ... afternoon and then tried to hide from police in an empty movie theater, police said. Davis, of Madison Avenue, Bridgeport, walked by a BJ's employee as he was leaving the store, who noticed large bulges under his jacket. Davis was told to stop, but ...
• Letters: Campaign mailbag _{2012-10-26, 02:08 pm}
  ... of our cities and the local treasures that make us a unique place to live. He knows how to revitalize Stamford, Bridgeport and Norwalk and how important they are in our District's local economy. He understands the varied lifestyles in our community ...
• Stamford blotter _{2012-10-26, 02:00 pm}
  ... assault, risk of injury to a child and violation of probation. Jonathan Rivera, 27, of 637 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport, was charged Friday with possession of narcotics, sale of certain illegal drugs, driving while under suspension and operating an ...