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• Bridgeport gets another $1.2 million for neighborhoods

  Standing in front of a foreclosed house in the North End that was recently rehabilitated and sold using Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday that the state would receive... more »

  Keila Torres, Staff Writer 53 minutes ago

  housing and urban planning | government departments

• Honoring those we lost on that awful day

  All the innocent lives lost and all the police and firefighters who were so brave to enter those towers -- we all remember the exact spot we were when we heard what we first thought was a small plane hitting the North Tower only to find out soon... more »

  8 hours ago

  accident (general)

• Shelton neighbors fear 'Jekyll and Hyde'

  Last October, the neighbor complained to park management and police that Voccola dumped waste motor oil in his yard. [...] the neighbor, who declined to comment on the incidents Wednesday, has claimed feces were thrown on his porch, rocks were... more »

  Michael P. Mayko, Staff Writer 1 day ago

  arrest | crime | gardening

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• Plan to lease property to consolidate school offices moves forward with board's vote

  Schools Superintendent John Ramos has been authorized to negotiate a lease agreement between the school board and owners of the former Bodine Corp. at 317 Mountain Grove St. as a place to consolidate most school system administrative... more »

  Linda Conner Lambeck, Staff Writer 1 day ago

• Making progress on derelict factory

  The property owner, RemGrit Realty Inc., whose majority shareholder is Sal DiNardo, of Fairfield, owes the city some $8.6 million in back taxes and has shown little interest in securing the property. What we wrote: It's time for Mayor Bill Finch... more »

  1 day ago

  fire

• Just a start in anti-violence effort

  The program is a joint effort of the Bridgeport Police Department and the Bridgeport Housing Authority, which put up the initial $5,000 for the gift cards that are the reward for turning in a firearm. Taking back city streets and neighborhoods... more »

  2 days ago

  police | crime | housing and urban planning | safety of citizens | homicide | firearms

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  Building could be razed

  Because the property is privately owned, the city cannot even enter the site unless there is an immediate threat to public safety. In cases in which a property poses a public safety hazard, however, the Condemnation Board can petition the state... more »

  Keila Torres, Staff Writer 5 days ago

  fire | design and engineering | environmental politics | safety of citizens

• Gun buy-back nets 55 firearms so far

  Gun buy-back nets 55 firearms so far more »

  Brittany Lyte 6 days ago

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  Seaside Park's Lady Liberty statue to be unveiled Sept. 10 at City Lights benefit

  A celebration of Bridgeport's finer things is planned for Sept. 10 when Seaside Park's recreated Lady Liberty statue is unveiled at a benefit for the nonprofit City Lights Gallery amid a setting of rare vintage automobiles. The statue will soon... more »

  Phyllis A.S. Boros, Staff Writer 6 days ago

  arts (general) | architecture | ceremony | civil war | monument and heritage site

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  CT United Ride demonstrates the brotherhood of firefighters

  The 60-mile ride through 10 area towns, beginning in Norwalk, honored Bridgeport Firefighter Michel Baik and Lt. Steven Velasquez, who were killed July 24 fighting a house fire in Bridgeport's West Side. For 10 years, the CT United Ride has been... more »

  Martin B. Cassidy and Daniel Tepfer 6 days ago

  children | fire | public officials | police | safety of citizens | terrorism