Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Harding High School Football Field Dedication

#Bridgeport CT-- Yesterday, the City of Bridgeport held a dedication of the new football field at Harding High School. The field was named after John L. Lewis. John Lewis touched the souls of many. Not just his family but many who said he helped keep them off the streets. Many alumni told me they wouldn't know where they would be without him. Mayor Joseph Ganim also declared the day John L. Lewis Day, presenting a proclamation to his widow Beverly Lewis. Beverly said her husband “was always quiet, to a point except when he was on the field...he didn't smile, but I can say now after a night like tonight I bet he's smiling now”!

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Bridgeport News: Woman Blows Hands Off Thinking She Was Lighting A Candle

Fire Marshal UPDATE: The Bridgeport fire Marshal’s office has concluded its initial investigation of this incident. This was a tragic accident. What appears to have happened is that when the family living at 1248 Lindley St. in Bridgeport lost power as a result of last night’s thunderstorms, and an attempt was made to go to Home Depot to purchase emergency lighting. Home Depot was closed. The family remembered that when they purchased their home two years ago, there were a couple of what they thought were candles left in the basement by the previous residents of the home or homeowners. The woman who is the victim in this accident is aged approximately 30 years old, the mother of two children.  Her Entire family (victim…

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Black Rock Bike And Boat Tour

#Fairfield CT--The centuries of history in and around the Black Rock neighborhood that today is part of Bridgeport will be the focus of a combined bicycle and boating history tour Saturday, September 8 starting 1:30 PM. The tour, which starts at Captain’s Cove in Bridgeport, is organized by the Town of Fairfield’s Bicycling and Pedestrian Committee and the Fairfield Museum. Bike tour group members will start by cycling together toward the home of Caleb Brewster, the Revolutionary War-era spy ring leader who aided in reporting on British military movements to General Washington’s staff. At the time of the Revolutionary War, Fairfield’s border extended all the way to what is today Park Avenue. Just sixty miles away, however, New York City…

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Westport News: Squatter Arrested

On 09/03/18 at approximately 11:45am, officers were dispatched to a residence under construction on Wilton Road on a report of a burglary. The homeowner reported an unknown vehicle in the driveway and reported evidence of someone “squatting” inside the home. The vehicle was registered to Deshawn Harper of Bridgeport, CT. The officer had reason to believe the suspect had been inside the home upon his arrival. Items stolen from the property were observed inside the suspect vehicle and personal items belonging to Harper were located inside the residence. A K-9 track was conducted, which led through the rear of the property, but the suspect was not located. Shortly thereafter, the investigating officer located Harper walking in the area of 245…

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Bridgeport News: US Marhals Arrest Murder Suspect

U.S. Marshals in Bridgeport, Connecticut, have arrested a 15 Most Wanted fugitive wanted in New York for the 2002 murder of his sister and an ex-girlfriend, as well as for parole violation and illegal entry into the United States.   Andre Neverson, 54, is a Trinidad and Tabago native who was added to the U.S. Marshals "15 Most Wanted"; fugitives list in February 2004.   At approximately 3:45 p.m. today, U.S. Marshals from the Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force, along with members of the Bridgeport Police Department, arrested Neverson in the 600 Block of Ogden Street in Bridgeport. After developing information that Neverson was hiding in a house there, U.S. Marshals established surveillance and spotted Neverson as he exited the…

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