Victims face high medical costs

Lola Oliver needs follow-up care for the injuries she sustained in Friday's train crash at the Bridgeport-Fairfield line, but she doesn't know whether she'll be able to get it.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/local/article/Train-victim-worries-about-medical-costs-4534911.php

The WilliesTIMES Square Bomb is a Puzzler

... 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 ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.american-reporter.com/4,733/560.html

Traffic update; 9 a.m.

Delays on southbound I-95 stretch from Exit 27 in Bridgeport down to Darien. It's more of a stop and go situation with varying speeds and gaps between vehicles.



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Commuter Traffic Snarls I-95 in Connecticut Following Weekend Train Crash

... ews still have to clear train cars and repair about 2,000 feet of track, wires and signals at the crash site near Bridgeport, Conn.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=32045

CT Judge G. Sarsfield Ford dies at 79

... says he died Sunday in Fairfield after battling declining health following a stroke in 2006. Ford grew up in Bridgeport, graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1955 and earned his law degree from Georgetown University in 1958. He worked as a ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/fairfield_cty/connecticut-judge-g-sarsfield-ford-dies-at-79

New Haven Line service resumes

An Acela train operator waves to officials surveying the scene in Bridgeport on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, where a Metro-North train derailed the week before.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/New-Haven-Line-service-resumes-4536493.php

Tracks inspected days before crash

Metro North train cars heavily damaged in Friday's derailment are pulled from the scene after being hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Metro-North-tracks-inspected-2-days-before-crash-4536554.php

Metro-North tracks inspected 2 days before crash

Train commuters board a bus for South Norwalk at the Bridgeport train station in Bridgeport, Conn.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Metro-North-tracks-inspected-2-days-before-crash-4535017.php

Police: accused talked of killing college student

Standing with his lawyer, John R. Gulash, left, Jermaine Richards is arraigned on murder charges in the death of ECSU student Alyssiah Marie Wiley at Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Police-accused-talked-of-killing-college-student-4536501.php

Critics say repaired line still lacking

James Repass of Boston, MA, president of National Corridors Initiative, a group dedicated to the modernization of our country's rail service, surveys the site of Friday's derailment and collision in Bridgeport, Conn.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Critics-say-repaired-line-still-lacking-4536688.php

Harry J. Peck, 68, Of Fairfield, Worked For Sturm-Ruger

Peck was born Dec. 1, 1944, in Bridgeport to Harry R. and Rose Peck. He served in the U.S. Air Force.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://fairfield.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/harry-j-peck-68-fairfield-worked-sturm-ruger

The Honorable, Judge G. Sarsfield Ford, 80, Of Fairfield

Judge Ford was born Sept. 6, 1933, in Bridgeport, son of John C. Ford and Julia Day Ford.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://fairfield.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/honorable-judge-g-sarsfield-ford-80-fairfield

Out-Of-Town Commuter Shuttle Service Ends In Westport

... New Haven Line at 3 p.m. The first train headed to New Haven from Grand Central since Friday's derailment in Bridgeport left at 3:07 p.m. The first westbound train from New Haven to Grand Central departed at 4:23 p.m., and is scheduled to arrive in ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://westport.dailyvoice.com/news/out-town-commuter-shuttle-service-ends-westport

Trains Return To Fairfield, Bridgeport Tuesday Afternoon

Construction crews have replaced one of the two tracks damaged in Friday's accident on the Fairfield-Bridgeport border.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://westport.dailyvoice.com/news/trains-return-fairfield-bridgeport-tuesday-afternoon

Day 2 of train-bus-train runs (mostly) smoothly

... smoothly. Ridership was up on Tuesday over Monday's initial commute using buses to replace the trains between Bridgeport and Westport. Metro North Railroad officials expect to restore regular service on the New Haven Line by Wednesday morning, after ...



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Metro-North restores service ahead of schedule

The first Metro North train to rumble though the scene of Friday's derailment and crash arrived right on schedule, coming around the bend behind Harbor Yard and pulling into the Bridgeport station at 4:32 p.m. Just four days since the commuter's nightmare that was the 4:41 train out of Grand Central on Friday, Barbara Munoz, of Bridgeport, felt "a ... (more)



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Amtrak: We're back on track after derailment

... trying to determine what caused a Metro-North train headed from New York to derail and strike another train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Friday evening. Both trains were traveling at about 70 mph. John Cappiello, a spokesman for Bridgeport ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.krcrtv.com/news/national/amtrak-were-back-on-track-after-derailment/-/14285942/20245584/-/q78gtaz/-/index.html

"Imagination is everything; it is the preview of life's coming attractions"

... unlikely to be real. Hypnosifl 00:48, 5 December 2011 (UTC) Google News Archive 3 November 1907, Sunday Herald (Bridgeport, CT), pg. 18, col. 2: Imagination is everything and on this depends the success of the scheme. Google Books Expect to Win By ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/your_imagination_is_your_preview_of_lifes_coming_attractions/

Man charged with Stillson Road burglary

Richie Rios, 30, of Vine Street in Bridgeport, was picked up by West Haven police and charged by Fairfield with conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://m.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/fairfield/db_44472/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=2&contentguid=SJIVmwTs&pn=0

Moving Forward, Looking Back / Genesis of Fairfield U. campus a minor miracle

... ss and Boston College, the Jesuit New England Province envisioned a preparatory school and college in the greater Bridgeport area.



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Sigh of relief: As Fairfield commuters fall in service 'gap,' few first-day problems

Local and state officials braced for a chaotic commute Monday with Metro-North trains out of commission between Bridgeport and South Norwalk in the wake of Friday's collision between two trains in Bridgeport, just east of the Fairfield Metro station, but the first morning with buses substituting for trains locally went pretty smoothly.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://m.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/fairfield/db_11269/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=1&contentguid=lnCUoBcb&pn=0

Trains resume at 3 p.m.Trains will service all stations between New York and New Haven

Train commuters board a bus for South Norwalk at the Bridgeport train station in Bridgeport, Conn.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Metro-North-to-resume-service-at-3-p-m-4535017.php

Day 2 of train-bus-train runs (mostly) smoothly

... smoothly. Ridership was up on Tuesday over Monday's initial commute using buses to replace the trains between Bridgeport and Westport. Metro North Railroad officials expect to restore regular service on the New Haven Line by Wednesday morning, after ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Day-2-of-train-bus-train-runs-mostly-smoothly-4534608.php

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

... disrupted rail service into New York City. A derailed Metro-North rail car is hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.kjonline.com/news/Commutes-long-slow-after-Conn-train-derailment-.html

Hollywood All Stars gather for Bridgeport gig

Steve Gaspar, left, leads the Hollywood All-Stars into the Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport Friday night, May 24.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/music/article/Hollywood-All-Stars-gather-for-Bridgeport-gig-4535238.php

Train victims worries about medical costs

Metro North train cars heavily damaged in Friday's derailment are pulled from the scene after being hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Train-victims-worries-about-medical-costs-4534911.php

Full Commuter Rail Service Expected Wednesday Morning

The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced today that regular Metro-North commuter train service is expected to resume Wednesday morning, May 22, 2013, five days after a major train derailment in Bridgeport.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?Q=525062

Westport RR parking/traffic update: Rules for heavier Tuesday ridership

... east. Most reports indicate that ridership Monday, the first work day following a two-train collision Friday in Bridgeport, was lighter than anticipated. - Commuters should be aware that :limited" westbound service leaving the Westport depot could ...



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Westport-RR-parking-traffic-update-Rules-for-4532138.php

Full service trains start Wed.

Work continues on the tracks to repair the area of Friday's train derailment and collision off State Street extension in Bridgeport, Conn.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Metro-North-to-resume-full-service-Wednesday-4532291.php

Teen charged with DUI on Greens Farms Road

Jessica Gallo , 19, of Battery Park Drive, Bridgeport, was charged early Saturday morning with driving under the influence on Greens Farms Road.



via Bridgeport Newswire http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Teen-charged-with-DUI-on-Greens-Farms-Road-4531164.php