Bridgeport fire, shooting may be linked

A body was found after a fire was extinguished at a home on Park Ave. and Worth St. in Bridgeport, May 2, 2013. (WTNH / Kent Pierce) A body was found after a fire was extinguished at a home on Park Ave. and Worth St. in Bridgeport, May 2, 2013. A ...



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Obituary: Alice Maglione, 94

... passed away peacefully on May 1, 2013 in Gardner Heights Nursing Facility. Alice was born on February 24, 1919 in Bridgeport and was the daughter of the late William and Alice Morgan Tickey. She was employed at Sikorsky for many years and enjoyed ...



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Police logs - May 2

... reckless driving, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and driving without a license. Jermaine Vinson, 35, of Bridgeport was charged Tuesday at Mohegan Sun with second-degree failure to appear in court and failure to respond to an infraction. ...



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Toddler Critically Injured By Hit and Run Driver Reports Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers

... by a vehicle while holding mothers hand outside of their car Tuesday evening. ( EMAILWIRE.COM , May 02, 2013 ) Bridgeport, CT - A toddler has been critically injured by a hit and run driver on Tuesday around 9 PM. Police are continuing to search for ...



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Bluefish score four unearned runs in 8th to defeat Blue Crabs, 8-4

The Bridgeport Bluefish used a four-run eighth inning to pull away with a win over the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Wednesday morning at Harbor Yard.



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Trending: Where the growth is slow

In 1960, more than one in four residents of southwestern Connecticut lived within Bridgeport's city boundaries.



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Suspect identified in Bassick High bomb threat

The state police bomb squad and Bridgeport police investigate a bomb threat after the evacuation of Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Conn.



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A never-ending cycle

Bridgeport, by local standards, is a big city. But its politics can be so insular, so incestuous, that there's little question why so many inside the city and outside consider it a hopeless cause.



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Police blotter

... to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford April 9. Jesus M. Castro-Castillo, 40, of 30 McKinley Ave. Apt 3, Bridgeport, was charged Tuesday, March 27 with misuse of plates, driving without insurance, driving an unregistered vehicle and driving ...



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Trending: Where the growth is slow

In 1960, more than one in four residents of Southwestern Connecticut lived within Bridgeport's city boundaries.



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Take action to spur port development

If creation of a state Port Authority, as has been proposed, is going to do anything to kick-start development around Bridgeport Harbor, it's certainly worth a shot.



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Testa's gets zoning change for his restaurant

... maneuvering on anyone's part, at least not on the applicant's part." He called the restaurant an asset to Bridgeport because it is "one of a handful" of businesses that bring in people from outside the city for weddings, funerals and social events. ...



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Mother pleads for justice in hit-and-run

... Finch offers comfort to Erika Parmlee and her cousin Ashalee Whyte outside Parmlee's house on Capitol Ave. in Bridgeport, Conn. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Parmlee's 2-year-old son, Corey, was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident on Capitol ...



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Bomb threat evacuates Bassick High School

... p.m. that the building was secured and no threat was found. "All students and staff are safe at this time and the Bridgeport police department has informed us the threat has been resolved and the building is clear for school to be back in session ...



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Take action to spur port development

If creation of a state Port Authority, as has been proposed, is going to do anything to kick-start development around Bridgeport Harbor, it's certainly worth a shot.



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Voice of the People: May 1, 2013

... Magazine footed the bill. Many of you have a lot to say about this in tonight's Voice of the People. Kevin from Bridgeport said, "Regarding Governor Malloy and People Magazine. If the people of Connecticut don't realize that every move he makes is ...



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Major Motorcycling Event Will Affect Sunday Traffic

... Healing Fund, Newtown Police Union, Newtown's five volunteer fire companies, The Center for Women & Families in Bridgeport, and Fairfield-based Al's Angels. The Green Ribbon Ride will enter Newtown on Berkshire Road (Route 34) at the Monroe town ...



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Malloy fields queries in town hall event

... forum at West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk, Tuesday night, April 30, 2013. Photo: Bob Luckey Bruce Halsted of Bridgeport addresses Governor Dannel P. Malloy during the community forum at West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk, Tuesday night, April ...



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Bomb threat evacuates Bassick High School

The state police bomb squad and Bridgeport police investigate a bomb threat after the evacuation of Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Conn.



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Bridgeport high school evacuated in bomb scare

A high school in Bridgeport has been evacuated following the discovery of messages on school walls that warned of "multiple bombs" in the building.



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Bridgeport high school evacuated in bomb scare

A high school in Bridgeport has been evacuated following the discovery of messages on school walls that warned of "multiple bombs" in the building.



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School evacuated, bomb squad on scene

A high school in Bridgeport was evacuated after wall graffiti was discovered indicating that there were bombs in the school.



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Blues Traveler Headline Milford Oyster Festival

... make the festival, you'll be able to catch Blues Traveler in August when they play the Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport , which runs from July 25 through July 28, in Oceanside Park. Also expected at this year's Gathering of the Vibes are The ...



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Stanley A. "Stash" Woznick III, Milford Junior Majors Coach, dies at 62

... of Milford and beloved husband to Connie Clark Woznick, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 28, 2013. Born in Bridgeport on August 18, 1950, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary Woznick II. Stan was active in the Milford Junior Majors and ...



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Child critically injured in hit-and-run

The mother was holding her child's hand, and was reaching into her car for another child when the two-year old was struck, said William Kaempffer, the Bridgeport police spokesman.



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Progress against patronage stymied

Not even Bridgeport's all-Democrat delegation to the General Assembly could get behind one of their own to support a bill that would move Bridgeport City Hall out of the patronage backwater it's been wallowing in for decades.



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Child critically injured in hit-and-run

The mother was holding her child's hand, and was reaching into her car for another child when the two-year old was struck, said William Kaempffer , the Bridgeport police spokesman.



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New site for Harding High takes a step forward

... Harding High School. "It may seem like we are down on the project, but this is a very good thing for the city of Bridgeport. At the end of the day, we will have a great facility," City Council President Thomas McCarthy said of the committee's ...



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Bluefish boil Crabs, improve to 7-4

The Bridgeport Bluefish defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 3-2 at Harbor Yard on Tuesday night to improve to 7-4. Bluefish starter Mike Parisi gave up only one run in five innings, striking out five and allowing six hits, but he wasn't involved in the decision.



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Jason Sonski: Beardsley Beast aims to help kids hit the ground running

It's no surprise: If you scan the high school scores each day in the Connecticut Post, you will see teams from the three public high schools in Bridgeport struggling to be competitive in the FCIAC.



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