Month: June 2019

Bridgeport News: $$ For Low Income Housing

HARTFORD— Senate Chair of the Finance Committee’s Bonding Subcommittee Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport) and Senator Dennis Bradley (D-Bridgeport) welcomed funding from the State Bond Commission for Central Connecticut Coast YMCA (CCCY) to assist with the conversion of a building into 11 apartments for homeless and low-income youth in Bridgeport. CCCY and its Alpha Community Services YMCA branch (Alpha CSY) have long partnered with the State of Connecticut and other community partners to address chronic homelessness in Connecticut. While this effort has been very successful, there are some unique groups that continue to experience the trauma of not having a safe, secure place to call home, in particular, young people between the ages of 18-24. As a result of the State…

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Bridgeport News: Person Shot

UPDATE: The person was shot in the back. 2019-06-29 @ 1:23am--#Bridgeport CT-- Police received calls for shots fired on Reservoir Avenue.  Police locate shell casings on Reservoir near Wilkins Avenue.  A few minutes later police received word of a person showing up to St. Vincent's shot.   This news report is made possible by: [caption id="attachment_74834" align="aligncenter" width="960"] For more information visit: https://www.acesbailbondsct.com/[/caption]

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Westport to Host UN Guests on June 29

Westport, CT - The Town of Westport, the UN Hospitality Committee and the United Nations Association of Southwestern Connecticut will host over 300 guests from the United Nations community in New York for the annual jUNe Day celebration on Saturday, June 29 in Westport. The public is invited to attend the opening ceremonies and welcome our international guests at Saugatuck Elementary School on Riverside Avenue at 10:30 a.m.  Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe and The United Nations Association of Southwestern Connecticut (UNASWCT) President Alex Anvari will welcome the guests, and jUNe Day Chairperson Michaela Maccoll will outline the Day’s activities. This year’s United Nations guest of honor is Ms. Catherine Pollard, UN Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, who…

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Chillin’ On Arctic Street

#Bridgeport CT-- I caught Fred chillin’ on Arctic Street this afternoon. I don’t stop everyone I see on the street for a picture, he just has an iconic look that caught this photographer’s eye. You know Fred is a really acool cat because he’s wearing a winter coat and hat in 90 degree temperatures. It was a pleasure meeting you Fred!  

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Fairfield Center Station Repaving Project Scheduled for July 8 – 19

A repaving and repair project will begin Monday, July 8th at the Fairfield Center Station NY/Westbound Lot. Work is expected to be complete by Friday, July 19th. The lot will be worked on in 2 phases. Phase 1 will be the Unquowa Road side; phase 2, the Mill Plain side. The entrance will be closed on the side of the lot undergoing repair/repaving.  There will be no designated permit or day parking areas during the project period. Parking will be available in the other half of the lot, Mill Plain Lot, Tomlinson lower lot, Tomlinson upper lot behind school (though limited) and the small lot immediately south of Roger Ludlowe Middle School. Please click here for a  map of available parking. Additionally, Fairfield…

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DoingIt Night Owl!

Night Owl Studios is a strictly only podcast recording studio in Connecticut. They focus strictly on podcasting and podcast culture. With the only studios of it's kind in CT with that emphasis they have two studio locations and growing. One in Shelton and the second location in Bridgeport. As a part of the studios there is also an internal branch within the company; the Guerrilla Podcast Network where the studio has a roster of podcasts on their team that they produce, help grow, market and promote. The GPN is unlike many businesses that promote and market in a standardize way. With the name giving it away they use creative guerrilla tactics and formats and approaches to promote and reach their…

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