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Thursday, June 4, 2009

06/04/09 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

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Fairfield County Online
Enjoying Summer with The Bridgeport Bluefish
Fairfield County Online
The Bridgeport Bluefish, along with two new corporate marketing partners and food concessionaire Centerplate, announce a new promotion that brings even more ...
Pair charged with running mob-backed gambling
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Raul Suner of Milford, 48, and Phillip John Bauco of Bridgeport, 33, were charged with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, operating an illegal gambling ...
Bridgeport master plan derailed by error
Connecticut Post
By Keila Torres BRIDGEPORT -- A final vote on sweeping revisions to the city's zoning regulations has been put off indefinitely when officials admitted ...
Fixing cruisers damaged in chase proving costly
Connecticut Post
By Noelle Frampton A wild chase from Bridgeport to Milford early Wednesday left four police cars out of commission, at least temporarily, and likely caused ...
Bridgeport pension fix out of time
Connecticut Post
By Ken Dixon HARTFORD -- As the midnight legislative deadline edged closer Wednesday, it became more likely that Bridgeport was not going to get a bill ...

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Bridgeport Banner: Barnum Royal Family warming up for the Great ...
By Thomas Henry
By TIM QUINN When you get a new car, you want to take it out on a test drive, right? Well, that's what the 2009 Barnum Festival Royal Family has been doing when it comes to parades. "By the time...
Bridgeport Banner - http://bridgeportbanner.typepad.com/bridgeport/
Public safety pension fix for CT city out of time
By webmaster@pennwell.com
but Bridgeport decided its own fate," said Rep. John A. Harkins, R-Stratford, who along with Backer filed the amendments that would weigh down the pension bill. "They're the ones who weren't willing to talk about any viable solutions ...
Fire Engineering - From the Wires - http://www.fireengineering.com/
Mateo Named Player of the Month Atlantic League Independent
By Atlantic League Independent Wire Services
Bridgeport, CT - Bridgeport Bluefish team officials today announced that infielder Enohel Polanco has been acquired from the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs for future considerations. Enohel joins the Bluefish after appearing in eleven ...
Atlantic League Independent - http://www.atlanticleagueindependent.com/
The Southport Globe: Car wedged under truck in I-95 crash
By The Southport Globe
He was treated for minor injuries and later released from Bridgeport Hospital. A passenger in the car, Jason Aguirre, 26, of Pembroke Street, Bridgeport, also was treated for minor injuries and released from Bridgeport Hospital. ...
The Southport Globe - http://thesouthportglobe.blogspot.com/

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Bridgeport Diocese sues Conn over lobbying laws Bostoncom
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport sued Connecticut officials in federal court Friday, after being told it needs to register as a lobbyist to hold ...


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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

06/03/09 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

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Staff cuts coming to Bridgeport Hospital
Connecticut Post
By marian Gail Brown BRIDGEPORT -- Proving that the recession strikes even the largest, oldest and necessary businesses, Bridgeport Hospital joined ...
Bridgeport man's death ruled a homicide
Connecticut Post
By Daniel Tepfer BRIDGEPORT -- An autopsy on the body of a man found dead Saturday in a city street was ruled a homicide Wednesday. Hermain Reyes Lopez, 28, ...
The Wiz to be performed June 10 at University of Bridgeport
University of Bridgeport
The Wiz, Broadway's acclaimed musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is easing down the road to University of Bridgeport for two ...
Bridgeport men wanted by task force
Connecticut Post
By STAFF REPORTS The US Marshal Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force is looking for two city men for violating parole on serious charges. ...

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Federal Bureau of Investigation - The New Haven Division ...
Nora R. Dannehy, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Bridgeport has returned an Indictment charging DOMINGO GONZALEZ, 51, of Success Village, Bridgeport, ...
FBI in the News - http://www.fbi.gov/fieldnews/breaking.htm


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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

06/02/09 The Raw Bridgport News Feed

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The Associated Press
Conn. bride helps save neighbors from burning home
The Associated Press
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Georgette Fogarty-Clemons was heading home from her wedding Sunday evening, looking forward to relaxing with a few friends. ...
Tax surcharge idea dies in Bridgeport
Connecticut Post
By Bill Cummings BRIDGEPORT -- Businesses in the city will not have to pay an extra surcharge on top of their already high tax bill. ...
Bridgeport man struck by car dies
Connecticut Post
By Joel C. Thompson BRIDGEPORT -- An elderly city pedestrian died after he was struck by a car while crossing Main Street at Woodmont Avenue. ...
Examiner.com
Catholic Church fights for its rights
Examiner.com
The Bridgeport Diocese of the Catholic Church has filed a feder al lawsuit against the state of Connecticut state ethics officials hoping for a court order ...
Guilty plea opens speculation floodgate
Connecticut Post
James Botti helped build up Bridgeport Avenue with a large plaza including a convenience store/gas station and Wendy's at 328 Bridgeport Ave. and the TD ...

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Bridgeport 6/1/09 Atlantic League Independent
By Atlantic League Independent Wire Services
Bridgeport, CT - The Bridgeport Bluefish fell to the Long Island Ducks in the first contest of a three-game series on Monday 9-1 at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Long Island blew the game wide open in the seventh, scoring six runs. ...
Atlantic League Independent - http://www.atlanticleagueindependent.com/
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CT bride helps save neighbors in fire
A fire damaged home in Bridgeport Conn. Monday, June 1, 2009 can be seen in this view after a fire engulfed it Sunday. A Connecticut newlywed is credited with helping save the family from the fire while in her wedding gown. ...
WPRI TV - http://www.wpri.com/
Free Speech in Connecticut: Catholics Need Not Apply - Catholic Online
Bishop William E. Lori of the Diocese of Bridgeport. NEW YORK, NY (Catholic League) - Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses the state of free speech for Catholics in Connecticut: "Three months ago, two lawmakers from ...
Catholic Online > Politics - http://www.catholic.org/politics/

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Filibuster could kill Bridgeport pension plan Topix
Legislation that would allow Bridgeport to postpone contributions to its troubled pension ... Related Topix Forums US News Bridgeport CT Federal Aviation ...

Ralphn Rich's in Bridgeport CT Tristate Region Chowhound
I have not been to RnR in years so when we needed to meet up with relatives today near Shelton I remembered it from some very satisfying business lunc.


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Monday, June 1, 2009

06/01/09 The Raw Bridgeport News Feed

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Bride saves family from burning home
USA Today
Georgette Clemons of Bridgeport, Conn., was leaving her wedding reception Sunday evening when she spotted thick smoke pouring from a home. ...
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Filibuster could kill Bridgeport pension plan
Connecticut Post
By Ken Dixon HARTFORD - Legislation that would allow Bridgeport to postpone contributions to its troubled pension plan is on the verge of dying under a ...
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Bridgeport woman charged with prostitution
Connecticut Post
By STAFF REPORTS Angela Richardson, 18, whose Bridgeport address wasn't immediately known, was arrested on charges of public indecency and prostitution. ...
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Police say they tazed Bridgeport man twice
Connecticut Post
By Daniel Tepfer BRIDGEPORT -- A city man was arrested after police said he threatened local fishermen with a knife. Melvin Rodriguez, 42, of Prospect ...
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Developer's father pleads guilty in Shelton case
Connecticut Post
The two bank branches involved in Peter Botti's case are not far from the commercial development James Botti built on Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton. ...
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Staples tops Westhill, repeats as FCIAC champs
Greenwich Time
BRIDGEPORT -- The dream was hatched where they start for most young baseball players, in this case the Town Farm Field in Westport. ...
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TheDay.com - Newlywed rescues family from Bridgeport fire
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut newlywed in her wedding gown is being credited with helping save a family from a Bridgeport house fire. Officials say that Georgette Clemons had just left her wedding reception Sunday evening when ...
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Firegeezer.com » Brave Bride Battles Burning Bridgeport Bungalow ...
By firegeezer
IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, SUNDAY EVENING Georgette Clemons was still in her wedding dress when she was being driven home following her wedding reception in the city. As the caravan of wedding guests were traveling along West McKinley ...
Firegeezer.com - http://www.firegeezer.com/
Conn. bride rescues Bridgeport family from burning home while ...
By Bureau News
Conn. bride rescues Bridgeport family from burning home while wearing wedding dress. Bureau News. June 1st, 2009. Conn. bride rescues family from house fire. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut family was saved from a house fire by a ...
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Not Impressive
American Journalism Review
... tter editing, better choice of articles and a new focus on just who it is we are trying to impress. John Hourihan Bridgeport, Connecticut

6th Annual Wilfredo Perez Jr. Golf Classic @ Silve...
4 hrs ago WSTC-AM Norwalk
... in Iraq, the Middle East, and Afghanistan. The golf tournament will help fund a proposed 9/11 memorial site in Bridgeport, the Wilfredo Perez Jr. Scholarship Fund at Norwalk and Brien McMahon High Schools, and other veteran assistance organizations. ...

Woman charged with prostitution
Westport News
A Bridgeport woman has been charged with prostitution near the Greens Farms train station. 1

Library asks help identifying black soldier
Connecticut Post
... Among the keepsakes was a portrait of a young soldier in full uniform, taken by the Corbit Photography Studio in Bridgeport. But Reese could not find the man's name. "I found it among my father's stuff. He was, I guess, a friend of my father's," he ...

Connecticut Bride Rescues Family from Fire
FireHouse.com
... the latest news, department links, forum discussions, job listings & more by state. Select Your State and Click: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Connecticut family was saved from a house fire by a newlywed who rushed inside through thick smoke while wearing ...

Peter Schiff Telegraphs GOP Primary Run
My Left Nutmeg
Is a Republican Superprimary for Senate in the offing? Addressing the Connecticut Libertarian Party's convention in Bridgeport this past weekend, Ron Paul acolyte Peter Schiff - who has been the subject of a draft movement by national Paul supporters and has recently made more and more noise himself about possibly challenging Chris Dodd as either a ...

Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network
WPKT-FM Hartford
... exhibition titled, "From Models to Monuments" from June 1 to June 29 at the P.T. Barnum Museum, 820 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT. Original artist's models of inspirational monuments in the United States will be on display. Smaller scale versions of ...

Sotomayor and White Collar Crime Opinions
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
... for using lawyer skillsin the conduct in another case. ( Reich ). And it is a good thing that the former Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut is not ruling on her confirmation as she wrote the decision affirming his conviction finding no prosecutorial ...

Bluefish sweep Crabs
Connecticut Post
The Bridgeport Bluefish closed out a three-game sweep of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs with a 10-7 victory before 3,969 fans at sun-splashed Regency Furniture Stadium here Sunday.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Perez's poor sportsmanship a sad sign of our times
Connecticut Post
Move over Jose Offerman, you now have company in the Bridgeport Baseball Hall of Shame.

Bridgeport seeks pension debt relief from state
Connecticut Post
... a 73 percent funding level. The 2008 economic collapse, however, dealt the city nearly $100 million in losses. Bridgeport is not alone in losing pension fund money during 2008. Fairfield's holdings lost an overall $100 million and Milford's pension ...

Diocese files suit over right to protest
Connecticut Post
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport filed suit Friday in federal court to block state officials from penalizing the church for organizing a rally outside the state Capitol in March.

Staples Advances to FCIAC Finals With 3-0 Win Over Trumbull w/Photo
Westport Now
... over Trumbull at Trumbull set up the noon Sunday championship game against Stamford Westhill at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport. Last year, Staples gained its first baseball FCIAC title since 1985 with a 3-1 win over Westhill. David Speer pitched a ...

Westport Police Make Prostitution Arrests
Westport Now
Westport police today arrested an 18-year-old Bridgeport woman and a 46-year-old Wolcott man on prostitution charges after they were spotted engaging in a sexual act at Green's Farms station.

Bridgeport ferry tariff ruled unconstitutional
Connecticut Post
The way the Bridgeport Port Authority used part of the $9.5 million in tariffs it collected from Bridgeport-Port Jefferson ferry passengers was unconstitutional, according to a pair of federal judges.

Man awarded Bronze Star -- 65 years late
Connecticut Post
... first time as he marched in the town's Memorial Day parade. The 83-year-old Mariani grew up on Capitol Avenue in Bridgeport, a few blocks away from Central High School. The military draft came calling before high school graduation, and soon Mariani ...

Burglary scores 2 laptops, 2 TVs
Connecticut Post
... p.m. Wednesday and returned at about 2 a.m. Thursday to find the items missing. Cash, cell phone taken by robbers BRIDGEPORT -- A wallet containing $24 and a cell phone were taken by a pair of thieves from a 46-year-old man walking south on Park ...

2 Conn. men accused of beheading cat
Hartford Courant
Two Bridgeport men have been charged with beheading a cat. Thirty-six year-old Josue Saint-Fleur and 25-year-old Ruben Tzoc were charged Thursday with cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct after police received a report the men were cutting off a cat's head.

Little Leaguers play regular season, dream of summer glory w/Photo
Connecticut Post
Mariners catcher Joey Seagren prepares to put the tag on Rangers baserunner Kevin Watson during Monday's North End Little League matchup at Blackham School in Bridgeport.

As wild pet ban dies, state declares exotic animal amnesty
CT Post
... will voluntarily turn over questionable pets on July 25 at an "exotic animal amnesty day" at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. The wild animal ban was drafted this year after Travis, a 200-pound chimp, nearly mauled a friend of his owner's to death in ...

Rudy Morse
Aspen Times Weekly
... Ann Bryant Morse, 86, died peacefully May 7, 2009, in Litchfield Park, Ariz. Rudy was born Sept. 11, 1922, in Bridgeport, Conn. After attending Miss Hall, a private school in Pittsfield, Mass., she married Edward Wendall Morse III. In 1948 Rudy and ...

Follies 2009 - Our Ten Year Folliversary @ Central...
WSTC-AM Norwalk
... year. What started as a social experiment to build bridges of understanding and friendship among teenagers from Bridgeport and suburban towns, has blossomed into an annual event that wows audiences with delightful vignettes of Broadway musicals ...

Theater Review (Bridgeport, CT): The Man in Black
Blogcritics
A musical Celebration of the life and times of Johnny Cash.

The troubled hunt
NewsTimesLive.com
Every morning outside the downtown Bridgeport offices of The Workplace, a line of people forms seeking jobs and different kinds of help to find jobs.

Church vs. State
WVIT-TV
The Diocese of Bridgeport has filed a lawsuit against the Office Of State Ethics after being told the Diocese must register as a lobbyist.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

man recovering from lightning strike
Tuesday May 26 WTIC-TV Hartford
... ure there was no damage to his heart, lungs or brain. He's in stable condition at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport.


Conn. man recovering from lightning strike
Tuesday May 26 NewsTimesLive.com
... ure there was no damage to his heart, lungs or brain. He's in stable condition at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com

Conn. police say teen dies in Trumbull accident
Tuesday May 26 NewsTimesLive.com
... two others were traveling in went off Route 8 near exit 11 and smashed into a tree. Lucas Ananias died Monday at Bridgeport Hospital. Police say he was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car driven by 18-year-old Douglas Onorio of Bridgeport. ...


Connecticut Science Center Readies For Opening In A Few Weeks
Tuesday May 26 Hartford Courant
... 16 date to keep. That's the day that they, along with students from six other schools from Windsor , Simsbury , Bridgeport and Stratford , are booked to visit the as-yet unopened Connecticut Science Center. Which is to say that, one way or the ...

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Teen dies, two others hurt in Route 8 crash
Monday May 25 Connecticut Post
... tree early Monday. Lucas Ananias, believed to be about 16 and of uncertain address, died about 10 a.m. Monday in Bridgeport Hospital after being brought there shortly before 1:30 a.m. by the Trumbull Emergency Medical Service. State Police had no ...


Fire displaces Bridgeport family
Monday May 25 Connecticut Post
An early morning fire displaced a Huntington Turnpike family Monday as fire swept through a second-story bedroom.


Monroe man survives lightning strike
Monday May 25 NewsTimesLive.com
... Oz." Chuckta, a Monroe resident, discussed the incident from his hospital bed at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport on Monday. Chuckta, a nurse at the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield, knew he was in trouble right away when he was ...


Council, media find Richmond City Hall is generally more open under Jones
Monday May 25 Richmond Times-Dispatch
... during his first six months on the job. He became Richmond's chief Nov. 3 after serving as police chief in Bridgeport, Conn. Norwood said his department's general policy for handling media inquiries is for a ranking officer to respond to questions ...

Bluefish lose on walkoff single
Monday May 25 Connecticut Post
Colin Roberson stroked a two-out, pinch-hit two-run single to tie the game, and Danny Sandoval followed with a game-winning single as the York Revolution stunned the Bridgeport Bluefish 3-2 Monday in an Atlantic League game at Sovereign Bank Stadium.

By Jiminy, cricket swings for the big time in Bridgeport
Monday May 25 Connecticut Post
... his style. The occasion was the start of the New England T20 Cricket Tournament on Saturday at Newfield Park in Bridgeport's East End. (T20 is the shorter, spectator-friendly version of the game.) Teams representing Connecticut, Southern ...

Monday, May 25, 2009

What to tell my journalism grads
Sunday May 24 The Boston Globe
... one else did, and they ask your advice over an emergency cup of tea whether to continue with Teach for America in Bridgeport, Conn. (That was easy: yes.) My revised speech: Despite the realities facing you, I urge you to believe in the Parking Gods. ...

Bluefish beaten
Sunday May 24 Connecticut Post
Ryan Mulhern singled to center with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth as Lancaster completed a three-game sweep of the Bridgeport Bluefish with a 4-3 victory Sunday at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

10 Questions for Bob Chechoski
Sunday May 24 Connecticut Post
Bob Chechoski was fresh out of Bullard-Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport and unable to find a job as a machinist when he volunteered to fight in Vietnam in the late 1960s.

Fewer retire from school jobs this year
Sunday May 24 Connecticut Post
... now. Normally, by now, I would have at least 40" retirements, Pannozzo told the Board of Education last week. Bridgeport's experience is not unique. Statewide this year, according to the Connecticut Retirement Board, 786 certified educators have ...

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Today's digital mural w/Photo
Tuesday May 19 WGBH-TV Allston

Image credit: WGBH/Jeff Dunn Purportedly worn by one of George Washington's dance partners, this pair of 18th-century silk shoes fetched a tidy sum for a collector in Bridgeport, Conn

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Plenty of ways to pay tribute this Memorial Day
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
... School in Derby and ends on Coram Avenue in Shelton. For details, call Mary Porter at 732-2027 or 906-0533. n Bridgeport -- Parade starts at noon Monday on State Street and goes to Seaside Park. A ceremony will be held at the Soldiers Sailor Moment ...

City shouldn't own prime real estate
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
In Bridgeport, the order of the day for city offices is consolidation. It might make for some short-term inconvenience, but it's the right move, for the purposes of spending and future tax collection.

New dock shows tide of support for boating group
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
... up to Norwalk to "tow" the dock -- nicknamed Jumbo, after P.T. Barnum's favorite elephant -- to its new home in Bridgeport's Black Rock Harbor. "The last time something that big and tedious wandered the streets it called P.T. Barnum 'Daddy' and ...


6 new additions to Bridgeport Diocese
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
That's sort of been the theme of Reginald D. Norman's path to religious life. The 42-year-old Stratford resident is one of six men being ordained by the Diocese of Bridgeport during a 10 a.m. Mass Saturday at Saint Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport.


Programs help end cycle of prison
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
I was released from prison in July 2003 and entered a halfway house, Connecticut Renaissance's Maple Street House on Maple Street in Bridgeport.

Lottery prize withheld while court sorts out rivals' claims w/Photo
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
... claim. Under an agreement reached Monday in Superior Court, Armando Martins, of Trumbull and Nuno Nascimento, of Bridgeport, decided to let the Connecticut Lottery Corp. keep hold of the winnings pending resolution of the court case on the prize. ...


Lottery Holds Onto Stone Masons' Disputed Powerball
Monday May 18 WVIT-TV
... any money until the courts decide whose entitled to what. Armando Martins, of Trumbull and Nuno Nascimento, of Bridgeport, have been going in together to buy lottery tickets every week. The trouble started on April 1 when Nascimento bought tickets ...

State leaders increase the noise to fight FAA airspace proposal
Monday May 18 Airport Business
By Martin B. Cassidy STAFF WRITERConnecticut Post Online (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Still waging a battle to roll back the Federal Aviation Administration's flight path redesign, Connecticut leaders are trying to pre-empt a new plan to expand the ...

Summer Festivals in Fairfield County, CT
Monday May 18 Associated Content
Gathering Of The Vibes July 23-26, 2009 Seaside Park Bridgeport, CT Several types of passes are available for the festival, such as a $180 camping or non-camping weekend pass, and a $60 single day non-camping pass.

Teller pleads guilty to Trumbull bank theft
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
... to stealing more than $30,000 in traveler's checks from the bank. Jeffrey Mastroianni, 21, of Elberta Avenue, Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to first-degree larceny. Senior Assistant State's Attorney Robert Brennan told Superior Court Judge George Thim ...


Awards presented by Fairfield police
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
... they do and the risks they take for their community." Other recipients Lifesaving Awards Officer James Wiltsie, Bridgeport Lt. Robert Christy and Bridgeport Officer Edward Martocchio for the marine rescue of an apparent suicide attempt. Special ...


Cops investigating stabbing in Bridgeport
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
Police this morning are investigating a stabbing that occurred earlier this morning on the city's West End.


AD testifies in Quinnipiac Title IX lawsuit
Monday May 18 NewsTimesLive.com
... gender equity goals, the school's athletic director testified Tuesday. Jack McDonald appeared in federal court in Bridgeport to defend a lawsuit filed by the coach and some members of the women's volleyball team, which the Connecticut university ...
Woman shows respect to victims w/Photo
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
The streets Arlene Mercer travels down are often the grittiest, grimiest and goriest in


Bluefish fall to Halama, Southern Maryland
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
Former Major League pitcher John Halama held the Bridgeport Bluefish to seven hits over eight innings, leading the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs to a 4-2 win Monday night at Regency Stadium.

Lawyer says state lacks jurisdiction in Bridgeport man's murder case
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
The attorney for a 36-year-old Bridgeport man charged with felony murder, kidnapping and robbery is asking the court to throw out his client's case, arguing the crime should be prosecuted in New York, where it allegedly occurred.


Smash and grab: an easy route for GPS thieves
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
... The handy interactive maps with their real-time satellite navigation help are still a hot item for thieves. In Bridgeport over the past two weeks or so, more than 50 have been stolen in a rash of thefts that stung cars parked outside the Arena at ...


Private educator wants old buildings
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
... can create a new charter school. "It's not just a school," said Kayla Smith, a student at Achievement First's Bridgeport Academy. "We are smarter now that we go to this school." For more than an hour, speaker after speaker, including students, ...


Health events in the region
Monday May 18 Connecticut Post
... Below is a list of some of the events being held this week: lBridgeport North Branch Library, 3455 Madison Ave. Bridgeport, will show the movie "A Beautiful Mind" from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. today. The Oscar-winning film, starring Russell Crowe is ...

Monday, May 18, 2009

Lopez leads Bluefish to win
Sunday May 17 Connecticut Post

Much like it has been for the Bridgeport Bluefish as a team in the season's first four weeks, Luis Lopez has not been overly pleased with his start.

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