Malloy running for second term
11:15pm--Governor Dannell Malloy has just announced he is running for a second term as governor. Will you vote for him?
Bridgeport News: Accidental shooting
11:20pm--#Bridgeport CT--An Islandbrook resident has accidentally shot themselves and was driven by private vehicle to St. Vincent's Hospital for treatment.
Business and Community Leaders Gather To Discuss Employment Trends in Healthcare
Bridgeport – March 26, 2014 The WorkPlace, southwestern Connecticut’s regional workforce development board, announces a four-part series to address topics such as business growth, employment trends and workforce evolution within industries that are important to the region. Join us for the third part of the series as a panel of experts from local businesses, education and community leaders discuss employment and ways to strengthen Connecticut’s workforce. All members of the press are welcome to cover the event. WHO: William Jennings, President & CEO Bridgeport Hospital Anita Gliniecki, President, Housatonic Community College Dr. Earl Johnson, Director, Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Ludwig Spinelli, Chief Executive…
Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark in Middlebury CT
CRAZY CUPS - The Crazy Cups is the newest ride at Quassy Amusement & Waterpark in Middlebury, Conn., introduced to guests in 2012. Plan to enjoy a day at Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark in Middlebury CT on Saturday, May 3 or Sunday, May 4, 2014. You will help The Barnum Museum during their time of restoration and recovery. Take advantage of this fantastic offer online by 11 p.m. on Friday, May 2 and Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark in Middlebury will donate $5 to The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport for each $35 Carload Pass purchased. The Carload special is valid for up to 10 persons in your vehicle. Parking is included, and each person in the vehicle will…
Teen Diversity Essay Contest Winners Selected for Awards Ceremony on March 31
The three finalists in the 2014 TEAM Westport Teen Diversity Essay Contest have been selected. They will be named and recognized at an Awards Ceremony on Monday, March 31 at 6:30pm in the McManus Room of the Westport Library. Co-sponsored by TEAM Westport and the Westport Library, the Contest asked teens to consider the following: According to the U.S. Census, 30 years from now racial and ethnic groups that are currently in the minority in our country will collectively outnumber whites. For people aged 20 and younger, the total minority population already outnumbers whites. As a high school student in 2013-14, you and your contemporaries are part of this new reality. Please reflect on the impact this demographic trend will…
Fairfield’s 31rst Annual Holocaust Commemoration
The Fairfield Holocaust Commemoration Committee is pleased to invite the public to attend the keynote address delivered by Shiri B. Sandler, the granddaughter of a survivor who serves as the U.S. Director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center, a museum and study center in Auschwitz, Poland which is an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Shiri has devoted herself to educating the world about one of the darkest periods in modern history. In her capacity as U.S. Director of the Center, Shiri runs the Center’s American Service Academies Program a unique educational two-week program in which a select group of cadets and midshipmen from the United States military academies travel to Poland and face the reality…
Bridgeport News: #Nakedman!
10:59pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating on Colorado Avenue a man exposing himself. The man fled to a backyard after the caller spotted him. #nakedman 11:11am--Naked man has now moved to the 1000 block of Maplewood near Dewey Street
Bridgeport News: Car accident
1:11am--#Bridgeport CT--Stratford Avenue continues to remain busy tonight, first a man was shot and now a car accident with injuries. EMS and firefighters on the way. Time to move? Contact Luis Martin. Check out this deal in Shelton. BONUS--Good schools in Shelton too!
Bridgeport News: Man shot
12:02am--#Bridgeport CT--A man was shot outside 25 Sixth Street just after midnight Friday morning. Police were looking for two black males and Hispanic teen, all three dressed in blue jeans and hoodies in their early teens. Police locate three youths matching that description near Central Avenue and have detained him. Its not know where the suspect was shot but he walked to the stretcher under his own power. Bridgeport Police Update: A 47-year-old city man was shot in the right arm and grazed in the forehead during an apparent attempted robbery early today. Officer Mildred Manning responded to the area of Stratford Avenue and Sixth Street shortly after midnight and located the victim sitting on the steps of a house. He stated…
Bridgeport News: Fire on the 3rd floor reported
10:47pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters now on scene at 1816 North Avenue for a reported structure fire on the third floor. Firefighters on scene reporting nothing visible from the building. On arrival they discovered there was a small fire in the ceiling that is now out. The are further investigating.