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First Use Of The Term “Cool” in Bridgeport?

Jun 20, 2015 Stephen Krauchick

Multiple online sources say the term "cool" was said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young in 1933.  The Laborde-Gelman Co. Store at 1138-1144 Main Street in Bridgeport may have this first honor.  Here is an advertisement in the Bridgeport Farmer newspaper dated June 20, 1910 saying the store is cool.  Air conditioning was invented but did not go into commercial use until 1922 when Carrier made the units small enough to be practical.  

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Bridgeport News: Sniper Rifles Seized

Jun 20, 2015 Stephen Krauchick

  #Bridgeport CT (June 19, 2015) – A Monroe man was jailed on $500,000 bond after police apprehended him with five guns, including two assault weapons, that investigators believe he intended to sell to a drug dealer.   The seizure and arrest was made by the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, which is a joint task force that consists of Bridgeport Police, the Connecticut State Police and Department of Corrections. Their goal is to identify and target violence related to firearms in the city of Bridgeport.   The task force was conducting surveillance in the area of North and Park avenues in an unrelated investigation when officers noticed a white pickup truck parked in the lot of…

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Bridgeport News: Go Ask Alice!

Jun 18, 2015 Stephen Krauchick

1:38am--#Bridgeport CT-- A resident on Alice Street called police because an unknown person is sleeping on their picnic table in the backyard.   This report sponsored by: Un residente de la calle Alice llamó a la policía porque una persona desconocida está durmiendo en su mesa de picnic en el patio trasero. Um residente na Rua Alice chamou a polícia porque uma pessoa desconhecida está dormindo em sua mesa de piquenique no quintal.

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Bridgeport News: $2.4 Million in Goods Stolen

Jun 17, 2015 Stephen Krauchick

2:26pm--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating goods stolen from a food locker at Heartland Brewery at 807 Madison Avenue according to radio reports.  Google shows the address coming back to Oasis Cafe, no listing for Heartland Brewery.   This report sponsored by: La policía está investigando los bienes robados de un armario comida en Heartland Brewery en 807 Madison Avenue de acuerdo con reportes de radio. Google muestra la dirección de volver a Oasis Cafe, ninguna lista de Heartland Brewery. A polícia está investigando bens roubados de um armário de alimentos em Heartland Brewery na 807 Madison Avenue de acordo com reportagens de rádio. Google mostra o endereço voltando para Oasis Cafe, nenhuma lista para Heartland Brewery.

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Jun 16, 2015 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport, Conn. (June 16, 2015) – Mayor Bill Finch, Bridgeport Superintendent of Schools Fran Rabinowitz, and the United Way launched a universal pre-K initiative today aimed at ensuring every kid in Bridgeport is prepared to enter kindergarten.   “I have four boys who all went through pre-K,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “Seeing is believing. You see your child growing and flourishing in ways that would never happen if they weren’t in pre-school. That’s why we’re committed to making sure every kid in Bridgeport has access to quality early childhood education.”   “We all know what the research tells us: If kids aren’t reading at the level they should be by third grade, they’re less likely to graduate.  That is why…

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