Year: 2024

Bridgeport News: Police Seek Information in Hit-and-Run That Critically Injured Local Man

On November 22, 2024, at approximately 6:36PM, the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received several calls for a motor vehicle versus a pedestrian collision/evading. The callers reported a pedestrian was struck at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and State Street Extension. Bridgeport Fire Engine 7, American Medical Response (AMR), and Bridgeport Police Officers were dispatched to the location. Bridgeport Police Officers arrived on scene and observed Bridgeport Firefighters rendering aide to an unconscious male lying on the ground.   AMR arrived shortly after and transported the male to Bridgeport Hospital. After a preliminary investigation, it was determined an unknown vehicle was traveling east on Fairfield Avenue and struck the male pedestrian in the intersection and fled the scene in an unknown…

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Marks the Opening of J&C Barber in Fairfield

https://youtu.be/xv7blmdywt0 Fairfield, CT – November 25, 2024 – J&C Barber, a new and welcoming barbershop located at 400 Post Road in Fairfield, officially celebrated its grand opening today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event was led by owner Yeimi Conti, who shared her excitement about bringing professional and personalized grooming services to the Fairfield community. “I’m thrilled to welcome everyone to J&C Barber,” said Conti during the ceremony. “Well, I just invite everybody who likes to look good and fresh and have a new hairstyle. And right now, since we are around the holidays, I invite everybody to come in and get to know J&C Barber.” Trained at MC in Berlin, CT, Yeimi Conti has been cutting men’s hair for…

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COUNTDOWN FOR NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR CONCLUDES

WITH FOURTH AND FINAL CANDIDATE RACHEL WADDELL DECEMBER 14 AT THE KLEIN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM IN BRIDGEPORT WITH COUNTDOWN 1 . . . WADDELL! SHOW FEATURES SPECIAL GUEST, JAMIE BERNSTEIN, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE LEONARD BERNSTEIN NARRATING PETER AND THE WOLF AND SIGNING COPIES OF HER NEW BOOK FAMOUS FATHER GIRL Rachel Waddell Credit: Graham Richards BRIDGEPORT, CT (November 21, 2024) – the Greater Bridgeport Symphony (GBS) will finally conclude their search for their next Music Director with Rachel Waddell taking the podium for Countdown  1…Waddell!  on Saturday December 14 at The Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport, CT at 7:30 PM. After an exhaustive search over two seasons, GBS is down to the wire as the competition to become the next Music Director ends.  Maestro Waddell will present a family-friendly “concert of storytelling,” highlighted by some…

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