#Bridgeport CT-- The McDonalds at 1025 Main Street is closing. In other news, there was a McDonald's downtown.....The Trefz family who owns the McDonalds since 2003 also owns the Holiday Inn across the street. It is reported that all the employees at the location accepted positions at other McDonalds. The Trefz family owns 43 other McDonalds in Connecticut and New York.
HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is making dramatic new investments in affordable housing across the state, with several projects anticipated to receive nearly $78 million in state bond funding in an effort to help towns and cities foster economic growth, create livable communities, and attract businesses. The investments build on the already considerable expansion of quality, affordable housing the Governor has initiated over the past several years in communities statewide. Since the beginning of the Malloy administration in 2011, the state has provided funding to build 17,897 housing units across Connecticut. In just 2015 alone, the state made investments to help create, rehabilitate, and preserve 11,881 housing units statewide. …
9:37pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A 2002 Suzuki was taken at gunpoint on Freemont Street in Bridgeport. At 9:57pm--#Stratford Police located the vheicle that crashed at Jackson and Bruce Street. A foot pursuit in the backyards on Jackson Avenue nets one in custody and one still at large. Stratford does have a K-9 on scene. This report is made possible by:
5:57pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person was robbed at gunpoint on Brooklawn Place at the intersection of Laurel Place taking the victims cash, car keys and cellphone. The suspect, a black male about six feet tall wearing a black jacket and winter hat displayed a silver handgun. They fled down Brooklawn Place on foot. This report is made possible by:
5:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A woman parked her car at the intersection of Salem and Main Street to run into a store. When she returned the window of her mini-van was smashed and her purse was taken. This report is made possible by:
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim joined Connecticut State Comptroller Kevin Lembo Wednesday to launch a project now under construction called“OpenBridgeport” – an online portal through which the public will be able to search real-time city financial information. This information includes both revenues and expenditures, such as how much the city has received in taxes and fees, or how much is being paid to certain vendors and under what line items, for example. OpenBridgeport is modeled after the state’s “OpenConnecticut” website (www.osc.ct.gov/openct) launched by Comptroller Lembo in 2013 that publishes the state’s financial information in an effort to improve public access to important state revenue and spending data. “When I ran for mayor last year I said we needed…
Moeties Brown was taken into custody early this morning by the Fugitive Task Force for the armed robberies that occurred at 129 Wood Avenue (J&M Market) and 1073 Hancock Avenue ( Delicias Del Pueblo), Southport Pizza delivery man at 168 Williston Street. Moeties will also have a warrant for the Bella Napoli Pizza deliveryman robbery that occurred on Pembroke Street and is being investigated for several other robberies throughout the city. (Bridgeport Police Press Release)
7:50pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Beechmont Market at 464 Beechmont Avenue was just robbed at gunpoint by 3 males. This report is made possible by:
11:44pm--UPDATE: Pursuit ends on Railroad and Iranistan Avenue. Several firearms were in the car. 11:39pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are in a slow speed pursuit after shots fired. The chase is on Wood/Iranistan/Benham Avenue area. This report is made possible by:
8:12pm-- A home invasion just took place at 54 Evers Street. The victim was beaten up with a baseball bat by a man who fled on foot in the backyard. Police and detectives are on scene. This report is made possible by:
