Bridgeport

Bridgeport Christmas Tree Pick Up

The City of Bridgeport will begin collecting Christmas trees on Monday, January 11, 2016 and continues through Monday, January 18, 2013.   All trees must be placed at curbside and free of all ornaments and plastic bags. Trees that are in plastic bags or have ornaments on them will not be collected.   Trees may also be brought to the City of Bridgeport’s Transfer Station located at 475 Asylum Street, but must be free of all ornaments and plastic bags before disposal.   Any questions, please contact the Bridgeport Roadway Division by phone at 203-576-7124 or 203-576-7751 (Bridgeport Police Press Release)   This report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport News: Grandma Stolen With Car

8:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A man stopped at the corner store at Madison and McKinley Avenue and left the car running with his grandmother inside.  When he returned to the car it was missing along with grandma who does not know how to drive.  Police are looking for a black 2007 Mazda 6.  The car fled west on McKinley along with the woman who is legally blind.   This report is made possible by:

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Local Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee Comes to the Aid of Bridgeport Family with A Surprise Second Christmas

#Bridgeport CT--When the franchisee of former Dunkin’ Donuts manager Vanessa Padilla learned that she and her three children were homeless, without any possessions including the family car, and had lost every single Christmas gift in a fire that decimated her Bridgeport condo on New Year’s Eve, they sprung to action. D’Andrea Group Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees Francesco and Frank D'Andrea of Guilford and Nicole Ball of Branford, decided to make Christmas come again with a surprise visit from Santa for Padilla and her sons, Tony Dejesus, 6, Kevin Moales, 12 and Khary Glover, 16. In addition to replacing electronics and toys for the boys, which included two gaming systems and a MacBook Pro, Santa also returned the 6-year-old’s Elf on a…

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