Month: November 2011

iWatch Bridgeport….Will You?

[caption id="attachment_4906" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Free App To Report Crimes/Tips in Bridgeport"][/caption] Last week the City of Bridgeport launched it's free app for smartphones called iWatchBridgeport.  It allows anyone with a smart phone to send tips to the police along with photos and video of  tips or crimes being committed anonymously .   The app is being used in many city across the country, Bridgeport is the first city in the northeast to use the application.   DoingItLocal.com provided video production for the promotion as well as photography for the billboard seen all over the city.

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Syms and Filene’s Basement To Go Out Of Business

Discount clothing retailer Syms Corp famous for saying educated consumers were its best customers, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday along with its Filene's Basement chain and both plan to go out of business.    There are 25 Syms and 21 Filene's Basement stores, mostly in the eastern United States, and the two combined employ about 2,500, according to court documents.    The company said it expects both chains to complete going-out-of-business sales by the end of January.  Read the full story.....

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Bridgeport Mutual Aid To Help Bethel

BRIDGEPORT, CT (November 2, 2011) – City public works crews will travel to the town of Bethel today to assist workers in that town in clearing downed trees and debris from their roads in the wake of this past weekend’s autumn nor’easter. “While the City of Bridgeport was spared the brunt of this weekend’s nor’easter, some of our neighboring towns, like Bethel, were not so fortunate. We’re happy to lend a hand and provide their town with resources to aid in their clean-up. In the days following the tornado last year, and more recently, after Hurricane Irene, our neighbors were kind enough to help us, so we’re happy to return the favor,” said Mayor Bill Finch. Public Facilities Director Charles…

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Appeals court upholds dismissal of elephant suit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by animal rights activists that claims the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus abuses its elephants. Feld attorney John Simpson said the appellate ruling supports the company's $20 million racketeering lawsuit against Ryder, animal rights groups and their attorneys that claims they committed bribery, obstruction of justice and other illegal acts in filing the elephant suit. Simpson said the purpose of the company's suit is to keep animal rights groups from using the federal court system to pursue "radical agendas."  Read full article.....

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Bulb Planting for a Colorful Spring

I know we just got our first snow and already we are all looking forward to Spring.  Lee Ganim shows us step by step just how easy and inexpensive it is to have a colorful spring year  after year, but you have to plant now! Contact Lee at: Ganim's Garden Center & Florist, LLC 320 Kings Highway Cutoff Fairfield, CT 06824 www.GanimsGardenCenter.com (203) 333-5662

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Bridgeport Police Academy Graduation

24 members of the 34th police academy training class in Bridgeport graduated at the city's Common Council chambers Friday night. Chief Gaudette told the graduating class "I am asking you to always treat people like a member of your family because all these people are part of the community you serve." They were led by the Police Department's Honor Guard and retired police detective Peter Stevens playing the U.S. Marine Hymn on the bagpipe. Those graduating the academy were: Phillip Norris Jr., Michael R. Carter, Eliud Henry II, David W. Rivera, John Carrano Jr, Jonathan Duharte, Eric R. Schneider, Timothy Leonard, Jamie Jarrett, Daniel Paz, Fabio W. Pereira, Michael Stanitis, Christopher Zaleta, Marie Cetti, Ean Smith, Clinton Jarvis Jr., Thomas…

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