Lesnar's Return to Wwe TV, Vince Ready for Mania, More

... SC Dec 10, Mon. - 7:30pm Prudential Center Newark, NJ Dec 11, Tues. - 7:00pm Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT Dec 15, Sat. - 7:30pm Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Wilkes-Barre, PA Dec 16, Sun. - 7:30pm Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY ...



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FuelCell Energy ready to power up Connecticut project

... Energy's power plants have generated more than a billion kilowatt hours of ultra-clean power, and now the Bridgeport Fuel Cell project, a project developed and manufactured by FuelCell and owned by Dominion (NYSE:D) and considered the largest fuel ...



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Fairfield Theatre Co. Welcomes NJ's Ultimate U2 Tribute Band, 1/12

... each year featuring outstanding national talent on FTC's StageOne in Fairfield and at The Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport . FTC's intimate 200-seat StageOne venue is widely recognized as being one of the best places to see a live entertainment and ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://ct.broadwayworld.com/article/Fairfield-Theatre-Co-Welcomes-NJs-Ultimate-U2-Tribute-Band-112-20130103

US newspaper under watch after publishing handgun permits

Police Lt. Ray Mesek registers a rifle at a gun buyback event at the Bridgeport Police Department's Community Services Division on December 22, 2012 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.thespec.com/news/world/article/863489--us-newspaper-under-watch-after-publishing-handgun-permits

Fairfield Theatre Co. Welcomes NJ's Ultimate U2 Tribute Band, 1/12

... each year featuring outstanding national talent on FTC's StageOne in Fairfield and at The Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport . FTC's intimate 200-seat StageOne venue is widely recognized as being one of the best places to see a live entertainment and ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://music.broadwayworld.com/article/Fairfield-Theatre-Co-Welcomes-NJs-Ultimate-U2-Tribute-Band-112-20130103

Area will remain in deep freeze today

... day, although no records are likely to be set, WTNH meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin said. It was 18 degrees in Bridgeport early this morning. The record low in the Park City is 9, in 2008, and the average temperature is 24 degrees. The National ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Area-will-remain-in-deep-freeze-today-4163868.php

Himes Praises Greenwich Firefighters on House Floor

... $9 billion in aid, Himes said, "During that horrible night, the firefighters of Old Greenwich, the Red Cross in Bridgeport ... the response of the people who said I will help ... they were doing what's best for all of us in times of crisis ..." ...



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Area will remain in deep freeze today

... day, although no records are likely to be set, WTNH meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin said. It was 18 degrees in Bridgeport early this morning. The record low in the Park City is 9, in 2008, and the average temperature is 24 degrees. The National ...



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Man Charged with Burglary, Assaulting Officer, K9

... tipped off he may have been hiding in the store after hours in order to steal cigarettes. Reginald Joseph, 42, of Bridgeport was charged with burglary in the third degree, two counts of assaulting a police officer, larceny in the third degree and ...



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Obituary: Theresa M. Hill, Age 86

... Slattery Hill age 86 of Stratford beloved wife of the late Harry Hill passed away peacefully on Dec. 29, 2012 in Bridgeport Hospital with her loving family by her side. Theresa was born on May 5, 1926 in Bridgeport and was the daughter of the late ...



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Bridgeport cops injured in brawl

... at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the incident report. Jesse Hampton, 27, of Huntington Turnpike, was brought to Bridgeport Hospital after being shocked with an electronic stun gun and bitten on the inner thigh by a police dog. Carlos Baez, 34, of ...



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Butler students want answers on closing

... an uncertain future and, in many cases, crushing student loan debt. "So we don't have a school no more? Why?" the Bridgeport resident asked, clutching a book bag and purse, repeating the question when no one answered.



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Cops Find Burglary Suspect On Toilet

Police interrupted two burglary suspects in Bridgeport, including one who was found sitting on a toilet inside the Bridgeport apartment he allegedly broke into and ransacked.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50346964/ns/local_news-hartford_ct/

State Investigates Abrupt School Closures

... their education. Students at the two Sawyer Schools, in Hartford and Hamden, and at the Butler Business School in Bridgeport learned in recent days that all three schools, which are owned by Academic Enterprises Inc., had ceased operations. Classes ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-school-close-0101-20121231,0,1464658.story

Connecticut witness describes blimp-sized UFO as 'glowing'

... it was totally silent, I was perplexed. It traveled a little faster than corporate jets that fly by the house for Bridgeport, CT, airport. It was fairly low in the sky passing behind trees and eventually lost sight of it in the northeast sky." "It ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.examiner.com/article/connecticut-witness-describes-blimp-sized-ufo-as-glowing

Butler students demand answers

Butler Business School student Ardrena Harris, of Bridgeport, is shocked as she gets off the bus and discovers the school closed at 2710 North Avenue in Bridgeport on Wednesday, January 2, 2012.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Butler-students-want-answers-on-closing-4161702.php

A cancer patient and a widow need your help

... donations go directly to those seeking help. The case stories are provided by two local service agencies: FSW of Bridgeport and Family & Children 's Agency (FCA) of Norwalk. No. 61: Sasha and Jacob, students in the After School Program at FCA, are ...



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Barbara J. Krausse, 73, Former Rowayton FD Ladies Aux President

... his wife Linda of Norwalk, her adopted daughter Daphne Martin of Saratoga Springs, UT, brothers Edward Taylor of Bridgeport and Carl Taylor of Stratford, grandchildren Michael, Nicole, T.J. and Shaniya Krausse, and Christina and Jessica Decarie, ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://norwalk.patch.com/articles/barbara-j-krausse-73-former-rowayton-fd-ladies-aux-president

Edward J. Petro

... 26, 2012 in Griffin Hospital with his loving family by his side. Edward was born on September 22, 1925 in Bridgeport and was the son the late Paul and Elizabeth Zihala Petro. Edward was a U.S. Marine World War II veteran and was a co-proprietor of ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.milfordmirror.com/2695/edward-j-petro/

Cops Find Burglary Suspect On Toilet

Samuel Saunders and Johnnie Newkirk are accused of burglarizing a home on Englewood Avenue in Bridgeport.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Cops-Find-Burglary-Suspect-On-Toilet-185460342.html

Burglary suspect found sitting on toilet

... arrested. At the same time, Officer Paul Scillia detained a man, later identified as Johnnie Newkirk , 38, of Bridgeport, a few blocks away. A witness then identified him as one of the men who broke into the house. Police recovered a pillow case ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Burglary-suspect-found-sitting-on-toilet-4161824.php

Ansonia police probe shooting

Police are investigating a shooting on New Year's Day in the parking lot of the Ansonia Commons parking lot that left a 24-year-old Bridgeport man wounded.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://m.ctpost.com/connpost/db_43460/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=mRcN2XWM&detailindex=3&pn=0&ps=4

Bridgeport Police: Suspected Burglar Posed As Resident By Sitting On Toilet

... him stay there, but the owner didn't know who he was, police said. The other suspect, Johnnie Newkirk, 38, of Bridgeport was arrested a few blocks away. A witness identified him as one of the men who broke into the home. Both men were arrested on ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctnow.com/news/hc-bridgeport-toilet-burglary-arrest-0103-20130102,0,2343162.story?track=rss

Stamford Youth Hockey Team Wins Regional Tournament

STAMFORD, Conn. The Stamford Sharks Squirt A hockey team won the New England Regional Silver Sticks championship last weekend in Bridgeport.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://stamford.dailyvoice.com/sports/stamford-youth-hockey-team-wins-regional-tournament

Norwalk 5th-Grade Hoop Team Wins Holiday Tournament

NORWALK, Conn. The Norwalk Youth Basketball fifth-grade boys team won the Rock the Bells Christmas Classic tournament last week in Bridgeport.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://norwalk.dailyvoice.com/sports/norwalk-5th-grade-hoop-team-wins-holiday-tournament

Bridgeport cops injured in brawl

... at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the incident report. Jesse Hampton, 27, of Huntington Turnpike, was brought to Bridgeport Hospital after being hit with an electronic stun gun and bitten on the inner thigh by a police canine. Carlos Baez, 34, of ...



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Two men rob Bridgeport eatery

Employees of the Madison Avenue business said one of the men fired a shot into the floor. No one was injured and the men, who were wearing what looked like surgical masks, escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://m.ctpost.com/connpost/db_43460/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=zOgrwqRZ&detailindex=3&pn=0&ps=4

Local business helps Newtown community

... to another community, this is how healing happens." The free event will take place at the Webster Bank Area in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Tuesday, Jan. 15 from 6-10 p.m. Max Lucado, Mary Beth Chapman and Louie Giglio are scheduled to speak while ...



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01/01/13 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

This Just In...

• Butler Business School closing stuns students _{2013-01-01, 11:07 am}
  ... closing. The notification occurred Sunday. "I can't stop crying over this," said Melinda Rankine, a student from Bridgeport who has been at the North Avenue school 11 months and was set to start a 180-hour externship in January, the final step ...
• Update on the TLC Match at RAW, ER's World Title, More _{2013-01-01, 09:37 am}
  ... SC Dec 10, Mon. - 7:30pm Prudential Center Newark, NJ Dec 11, Tues. - 7:00pm Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT Dec 15, Sat. - 7:30pm Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Wilkes-Barre, PA Dec 16, Sun. - 7:30pm Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY ...
• 3 arrested in Bpt Courthouse fracas _{2013-01-01, 09:11 am}
  ... on $1 million bond and transferred their cases to the Main Street courthouse. A small army of state troopers, Bridgeport police and judicial marshals converged on the scene after hearing inaccurate reports that shots were fired. State Police Lt. J. ...
• Lauren Rousseau Never Let Go Of Her Dream _{2012-12-31, 08:33 pm}
  ... Rousseau struggled to find a niche in an unforgiving economy. She got her master's degree from the University of Bridgeport in 2006, just before the recession hit and teachers were being laid off. So she worked shifts at Starbucks in Danbury and ...
• Officers hurt in crash out of hospital _{2012-12-29, 03:00 am}
  The two Bridgeport police officers injured after a car rammed into their cruiser last week have been released from the hospital.
• Obituary: Betsy McCauley Ross, Age 75 _{2013-01-01, 06:12 am}
  Betsy McCauley Ross, age 75, of Stratford, beloved wife of Anthony Ross passed away peacefully on Friday December 28, 2012 at Bridgeport Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
• Sound Tigers win in shootout _{2012-12-31, 09:56 pm}
  This might not have been the way the Bridgeport Sound Tigers wanted to earn their fourth win in a row, surrendering a three-goal lead, but two points are two points.
• Events to mark Emancipation Proclamation's 150th _{2012-12-31, 09:16 pm}
  ... the slaves in 1863," said Kevin Ginyard Jr., president of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Greater Bridgeport , an association of African-American churches in the region. "It will follow Watch Night services, from the tradition ...
• Abrupt School Closing Raises Questions _{2012-12-31, 08:47 pm}
  ... a medical assistance program. The school also has a second campus in Hamden and the Butler Business School in Bridgeport. Over 1,200 students occupy the three campuses. The Office of Higher Education addressed the abrupt closing in a statement today ...
• 3 Arrested In Courthouse Fight In Bridgeport, Conn. _{2012-12-31, 08:33 pm}
  Three people were arrested in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, after a courthouse brawl broke out among family and friends of an alleged murder victim and the defendants in the case.
• 3 arrested in Conn. courthouse fight _{2012-12-31, 08:29 pm}
  ... officers responded after an inaccurate report of shots fired Monday at the Golden Hill Street courthouse in Bridgeport. Twenty-six-year-old Josue Gullap was charged with assault and breach of the peace. Twenty-year-old Jessica Gullap was charged ...
• State Investigates Abrupt School Closures _{2012-12-31, 05:12 pm}
  ... their education. Students at the two Sawyer Schools, in Hartford and Hamden, and at the Butler Business School in Bridgeport learned in recent days that all three schools, which are owned by Academic Enterprises Inc., had ceased operations. Classes ...
• "Elections shouldn't exist": The new war on school boards _{2012-12-31, 05:34 pm}
  On Election Day 2012, as voters around the country chose between two presidential candidates who both touted policies that would make it easier to fire teachers, voters in Bridgeport, Conn., rebuffed a referendum backed by Bridgeport rejected city charter changes that would have ended school board elections.
• If Bridgeport, CT Can Raise $130,000 for a Gun Buyback Program, Why Can't Seattle? _{2012-12-31, 03:14 pm}
  ... r, to my knowledge, no big donors have stepped up to fund an effort. Which is a shame. You'd think we could match Bridgeport, if not Los Angeles.
• New Haven duo Ports of Spain to perform in Danbury, Bridgeport _{2012-12-31, 11:05 am}
  Two guys, big sound: New Haven duo Ports of Spain perform in Danbury and Bridgeport this weekend.
• Officers injured during car chase released from hospital _{2012-12-31, 04:38 am}
  Bridgeport Chief Joseph Gaudett Jr. reports that both officers injured during a car chase have been discharged for the hospital and continue their recovery at home.
• Former Supermarket Employee Facing Charges In Wilton _{2012-12-30, 03:00 am}
  ... to steal cigarettes is facing several charges from Wilton Police. Reginald R. Joseph, 42, of Tremont Ave., Bridgeport, is charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree larceny, assault on a public safety officer, all felonies, and interfering ...
• Virginia Gun Show Posts Big Sales _{2012-12-31, 09:26 am}
  DECEMBER 22: Pistols and rifles that have been turned in at a gun buyback event are viewed at the Bridgeport Police Department's Community Services Division on December 22, 2012 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
• Man Faces Drug Charges in Fairfield _{2012-12-31, 06:56 am}
  It does not indicate convictions.] A Bridgeport man faces drug charges after an officer spotted him Thursday in the backyard of a property he had no reason to be in, police said.
• Obituary: John B. Kennedy, 69 _{2012-12-31, 02:45 am}
  ... Army during which time he proudly completed a tour in Vietnam. Upon his return, John attended the University of Bridgeport, graduating in 1972. It is there that he met and married the love of his life Sandra (Deutsch) Kennedy. He worked for ...

10/27/12 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

This Just In...

• 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 ...