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UPDATE: Homicide Investigation in the 1200 Block of Park Avenue

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Tragically, 17-year-old Romain Sterling of Bridgeport, CT, passed away on April 17, 2024, from injuries sustained in a shooting on April 10, 2024, along Park Avenue. The Bridgeport Police Department’s Detective Bureau is in communication with Romain Sterling’s family during this difficult time. This loss deeply impacts the Bridgeport community, affecting officers dedicated to ensuring citizen safety. Our thoughts and prayers are with Romain’s family and friends.

While significant progress has been made in the investigation, the Bridgeport Police Department seeks the community’s assistance in solving this crime. Anyone with information is urged to contact Homicide Detective Thomas Harper at 203-581-5239 or utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips line at 203-576-TIPS.

This remains an active investigation, and no further information is available at this time.

Stratford Library Hosts Edible Wild Plants Program April 25


The Stratford Library will host a special workshop “Edible Wild Plans and Fungi of Spring”,
an informative and entertaining seasonal presentation on Thursday, April 25 at 6:30 pm. The
program is free and open to the public.
As the warmer temperatures and longer days of spring unfold, many tender, young edible
shoots, plants, flowers, and even a few fungi awaken a forager’s senses and delight. At the
Library program, attendees will learn how to identify, sustainably harvest, and prepare the wild
foods of spring, from invasive bamboo shoots to the lemony tang of fresh wood sorrel, including
some of the early edible fungi of the season.
Guest speakers for the program are “The 3 Foragers”, a family from southeastern
Connecticut who have been identifying, photographing, and cooking with the edible plants and
fungi of New England for more than 18 years. Their educational slideshow will focus on family-
friendly, environmentally sustainable harvest of both native and invasive species of plants, and
ways to incorporate these foods into a diet with original recipes.
“Edible Wild Plans and Fungi of Spring” will be held in the Stratford Library Lovell Room
on April 25 from 6:30-8 pm. All are invited to attend but reservations at:
https://stratfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/11974910.
For further information call the Library at 203.385.4162 or visit: www.stratfordlibrary.org.

Multi-generational Walk and Talk is Back in May.

The Stratford Health Department, The Baldwin Center, Stratford Parents’ Place and Stratford YMCA are excited to announce their Spring Walk N’ Talk series. We are inviting grandparents, parents, caregivers, and providers to join in for this enriching multigenerational experience. Lace up your sneakers, bring your loved ones, and join us as we walk and engage in health-related conversations.

Dates and locations:

  • Tuesday, May 7th, 2024          9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Shakespeare Trail)
  • Tuesday, May 14th, 2024        9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Short Beach)
  • Tuesday, May 21st, 2024        9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Longbrook Park)
  • Tuesday, May 28th, 2024        9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Roosevelt Forest)

The Walk N’ Talk sessions will kick off with a 30-minute talking session led by a health professional, allowing participants to ask questions and engage in discussions on important health topics. Themes for each week include “Healthy Beginnings for All Ages,” “Pediatric Health and Family Wellness,” “Mental Wellness Matters,” and “Healthy Habits, Happy Families.”

“We believe in the power of community and the importance of promoting holistic wellness,” stated Health Educator Walter Owusu. “By fostering multigenerational collaboration and providing valuable health information.”

“We are thrilled to bring the community together for our Walk N’ Talk series. These walks provide an excellent opportunity for residents of all ages to come together, enjoy the outdoors, and learn about various aspects of health and wellness” said Greta Broneill, Assistant Director of Health.

For questions, please call Walter Owusu from the Stratford Health Department at 203-385-4090 or email wowusu@townofstratford.com.

Opera & Poetry Highlighted at Stratford Library April 21

The Stratford Library will host a special opera and poetry event in conjunction with “National Poetry Month” and featuring Italian poet and opera singer Stefano Russo on Sunday, April 21 at 2 pm. The program is free and open to the public.

Stefano Russo is an Italian American artist born in Rome, Italy who moved to the United States in 2011.
His artistic history began with opera singing and led to a passion for writing, especially poetry. He published his
first collection of poems, “Life, a Labyrinth of Thoughts,” in 2017 and another collection entitled “Beyond the
Chains of the Mind,” in 2017. In 2024 he wrote a memoir, “Prisoner”, and currently is working on another
collection of poems. The passion that drives him to write and sing is a passion that Russo has always cultivated to
make his nature shine and to give life to his identity. At the Library program, Russo will perform various opera
selections, accompanied by acclaimed pianist Eric Trudell, and discuss and read from his latest collection of
poems.

Stefano Russo poetry and poetry will be held in the Stratford Library Lovell Room starting at 2 pm on April

  1. Autographed copies of Russo’s book will be available for purchase after the performance.

For further information call the Library at 203.385.4162 or visit: www.stratfordlibrary.org.

GOVERNOR LAMONT APPLAUDS PRESIDENT BIDEN’S APPROVAL OF NEW FEDERAL RULE EXPANDING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN SALES

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding an announcement made today by the White House that the Biden-Harris administration has approved a new federal rule implementing a key provision of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 that clarifies who must register as a federally licensed firearms dealer and requires anyone who sells firearms to conduct criminal and mental health background checks on potential buyers, regardless of how a sale is conducted.

The requirement addresses a loophole in federal rules that up until now did not require background checks for firearms that are sold online and at gun shows. Connecticut already requires universal background checks for gun sales, however many states do not. By implementing this new federal rule, these background checks will be required in all 50 states.

“Universal criminal and mental health background checks on firearm sales is an issue that has near-unanimous support of Americans, however for too many decades Congress has neglected the will of the people and refused to enact this commonsense requirement,” Governor Lamont said. “When it comes to firearms and efforts to prevent gun violence, a patchwork of different laws in different states does not work. As called for in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 as authored by Senator Chris Murphy, this rule is a coherent national policy that closes a gap in our federal background check system and is supported by the overwhelming majority of Americans. I applaud the Biden-Harris administration for taking this step and for their commitment to keeping our neighborhoods safe from gun violence.”

The Stratford Police Department Narcotics, Vice & Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration Bridgeport HIDTA conducted a narcotics sales investigation within the Town of Stratford into Edward C Johnson. 

Based on this investigation, Search and Seizure Warrants were secured for the residence and Johnson’s vehicle. 

At the time of the Search Warrant execution, Johnson engaged Investigators in a foot pursuit, attempting to discard packaged narcotics from his person. Johnson was taken into custody. 

Upon warrant execution, Investigators seized over 2 pounds of Methamphetamine in both powder and tablet form, Oxycodone tablets, 6.5 pounds of Marijuana and $32,151.00 in illegal narcotics sales proceeds. 

On 3/22/2024, Johnson plead guilty in United States Federal Court for the Distribution of Methamphetamine and Distribution of Oxycodone. Johnson was sentenced to 7 years in Federal Prison, followed by 4 years of Federal Supervised Release.

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