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Mayor Finch Announces 2010 Grand List

BRIDGEPORT, CT – (March 1, 2011) – Mayor Bill Finch today announced the completion of the 2010 Grand List, which shows an increase in net taxable property of $2.9 million from the 2009 Net Grand List.   The total 2010 Net Grand List is $7,022,705,240 billion.   By category, the increases are as follows: $11.2 million in net personal property, and $20.6 million in motor vehicles; net real property went down $29 million, due to an increase in real property exemptions.  The overall Gross Grand List (prior to deductions of all Exemptions and Exempt Property) grew by nearly $112.5 million.  Exempt real estate now composes $3 billion in assessed value, or approximately 33.63% of the Total Real Property component of $8.95…

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Hazmat Situation Reported In Ansonia

Employees there called authorities after the business filled with a mist after an employee opened a gas tank.....

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Killer bees swarming outside home

African bees -- also known as killer bees --

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Oman deploys army units fearing more unrest

Oman deployed troops north of the capital Muscat and near the border with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday...

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Breaking News March 1st

15:59–Bridgeport–Shooting at Berkshire and Pembroke Street with a large crow forming.  Police are looking for a young black male in a red hoodie and black jacket. Update–Police have hands full with crowd control, requesting addition units to the scene.  Apparently family members fighting amongst each other. Update–One shooting victim and one dog bite victim on the scene. Update–Police have scene under control, starting to release a couple of cars for other calls. Update--Gun shot victim sent to Bridgeport Hospital. Fairfield--If you are in Faifield and hear sirens all over town it has all been medical calls keeping authorities busy... 2:55am--Norwalk--Norwalk Police have located the Volvo and has made an arrest.1:52am--Norwalk/Fairfield--Norwalk Police are looking for a 1999 blue Volvo station wagon…

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Geoff Fox–End of the Line

First time in 26 years Geoff Fox has not worked for WTNH.  Here is what he has to say

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Malloy: Wisconsin plan ‘un-American’

Malloy: Wisconsin plan ‘un-American’

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Breaking News February 28th

5:50pm--Bridgeport--Police on scene, a pit bull is eating a Beers St. resident's Yorkshire Terrier.  Police call their sergeant uncertain what to do. 1:38--Bridgeport--Small paper fire on the 4th floor at 205 Washington Avenue quickly extinguished by fire department. IBM Watson vs. Members of Congress Coming off the heels of its recent Jeopardy! win, Watson is visiting Washington today for some nonpartisan sparring with congressional members. Politics and fun aside, the match is more than game playing. The technology behind Watson represents a major advancement in enabling computers to more precisely respond to information needs, finding the critical knowledge buried in huge volumes of natural language content people face every day. So in the data intensive environment of government, this type…

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VIDEO: Obama Welcomes Governors to White House

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Breaking News February 27th

[caption id="attachment_195" align="alignright" width="125" caption="203-610-7919"][/caption] 10:02pm--Bridgeport--Car jacking- Delivery person robbed and car jacked while making a delivery on Staple Street (off Wood Ave.)  taking his 2004 white Nissan Sentra by 3 Hispanic males; a gun was shown.  A short time later a call comes in from a Beechwood Avenue resident of a break in taking place in their garage.  Police set a perimeter and capture the three carjackers in this garage. 9:21pm--Bridgeport--M&J Variety on State Street robbed at gunpoint of over $300.    Police are looking for a Hispanic male, 5'5" 150 pounds wearing all all black clothing including a black bomber jacket and a black hat with a "C" on it; he is still at large. 3:55am--Bridgeport--Main Street and Beechmont,…

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