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Bridgeport News - June 17, 2010

Carl Eugene "Gene" Sparkman, Jr. (Great Bend Tribune - Great Bend, Kansas)

Carl Eugene 'Gene' Sparkman, Jr., of Crownsville, Md., died suddenly at his home June 13.

Copper thieves taking United Illuminating power lines (Hartford Business)

Theft of copper wire in United Illuminating's overhead power lines spiked in the past few months, the Southwest Connecticut electrical company reported today.

Man charged with failure to appear in court (Westport News)

Juan Vega-Aguirre, 25, of Bridgeport was arrested about 10:50 p.m. June 14 on a charge of second-degree failure to appear.

Police Blotter for Wednesday, June 16 (Fairfield Patch)

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The Workplace gets $500K to train Vets (Hartford Business)

The Workplace Inc. in Bridgeport is getting a $500,000 federal grant to retrain southwestern Connecticut veterans and find them work as part of the Obama administration's commitment to "green energy jobs,'' authorities said Tuesday.

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John Cena set for WWE match at Arena at Harbor Yard (NewsTimesLive)

WWE superstar John Cena will appear on RAW Monday at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport.

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