08/20/08 The Bridgeport Briefing

Comprehensive News Feed for Bridgeport, CT.

• Cox Media Names Additional Management in Reorganization
  posted on August 21, 2009 02:55:36 am
  ... and regional vice president of Cox Radio, will now oversee Cox radio stations in Athens, Ga.; Norwalk, Conn.; Bridgeport, Conn.; New Haven, Conn.; Greenville, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Long Island, N.Y. and Richmond, Va., as well as its television ...
• Homicide investigation in Bridgeport
  posted on August 20, 2009 05:19:20 am
  Police in Bridgeport say they're looking for suspects in a fatal shooting, the second in the city in as many days.
• Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers Opens New Office in Hartford
  posted on August 20, 2009 04:34:52 am
  ... the fastest-growing personal injury firms in the state of Connecticut. The firm also maintains an office in the Bridgeport, Conn. area. Although all types of injured clients may be helped, Perkins lawyers mainly focus on cases involving auto ...
• Bridgeport woman tries to save home
  posted on August 19, 2009 09:44:46 pm
  ... to some extent because Kirkland's case is complicated. Her son is the sole borrower on the mortgage for her Bridgeport home, which she bought in 2006 for $279,000, but both of them are named on the deed. Because her son is in the military and a ...
• Milford teen arrested in jewelry theft
  posted on August 19, 2009 03:49:37 pm
  A Bridgeport teen was arrested Monday afternoon for allegedly trying to run off with $6,700 worth of jewelry from a store in the Westfield Connecticut Post mall.
• Man killed at Bridgeport housing complex
  posted on August 19, 2009 03:49:36 pm
  For the second time in four days, a city resident was killed by gunfire. The latest victim is a 30-year-old city man who died early Tuesday at the Greene Homes housing complex. your ad here Resource guide
• Car snaps Bridgeport utility pole, power KO'd
  posted on August 19, 2009 03:49:34 pm
  A Seymour man escaped injury Tuesday after telling police he was forced off the road and crashed into a utility pole on Fairfield Avenue, knocking out power in the area. your ad here Resource guide
• Departments submerge in water drills
  posted on August 19, 2009 12:20:42 pm
  ... training so we can see what they're all about and maybe learn something from them," said Sgt. Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police Department. It's also a perfect opportunity to give residents an added sense of security. David Gombis lives right on the ...
• Columnist Robert Novak Dead At 78; Was Central Figure In Valerie Plame CIA Leak Case
  posted on August 19, 2009 10:14:56 am
  Political columnist Robert Novak, a conservative, pugilistic debater and proud owner of the "Prince of Darkness" moniker, died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer that was diagnosed in July 2008.
• 'Top Chef: Las Vegas'
  posted on August 19, 2009 05:07:50 am
  What happens in Vegas won't stay in Vegas. The sixth season of "Top Chef" is back Aug.
• Teens Charged With Firing Into Crowd
  posted on August 19, 2009 04:56:09 am
  - Police arrested two Bridgeport teens for allegedly firing into a crowd that included children Friday night, the Connecticut Post reported . Joseph Vega, 17, is being held on $250,000 bail on charges of reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a ...
• Health events in the region
  posted on August 19, 2009 03:14:56 am
  ... Summer Listen and Learn series, will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Watermark, 3030 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Neurologist Dr. Srinath Kadimi will explain the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's disease, discussing the early signs and ...
• Ducks defeat Bluefish 3-2
  posted on August 19, 2009 03:12:19 am
  The Long Island Ducks won their fourth straight game on Monday with a 3-2 victory over the Bridgeport Bluefish in an Atlantic League game before 6,406 at Citibank Park.
• Ready for storms, communities say
  posted on August 19, 2009 02:52:48 am
  Bridgeport's emergency management director, Scott Appleby, has been keeping an eye on Hurricane Bill, the first of the season, though the burgeoning storm is still thousands of miles away.
• Teens charged with firing into Stratford crowd
  posted on August 19, 2009 02:49:51 am
  Two Bridgeport teens were in custody Monday after police said they fired on a crowd, including several children, late Friday night.
• Drowned woman pulled from Fairfield river; suspected suicide
  posted on August 19, 2009 02:46:32 am
  ... of the woman who arrived at her home about 10 a.m., but could not find her. A canine search unit from the Bridgeport Police Department was brought in to help with the search, and the town's police dive team began looking in the nearby river. ...
• Conn. police confident shooting was murder-suicide
  posted on August 17, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Police say a Bridgeport man killed his ex-girlfriend and wounded her daughter before killing himself.
• Michigan has tax credits, wants film jobs, what is CT doing?
  posted on August 17, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  Michigan, bleeding jobs and manufacturing, is banking on the movie business by offering more generous tax credits thatn Connecticut.
• Suspected suicide in Mill River
  posted on August 17, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... of the woman, who arrived at her home about 10 a.m. but could not find her. A canine search unit from the Bridgeport Police Department was brought in to help with the search, and the town's police dive team began looking in the nearby river. ...