Bridgeport News: Our Legacy…Our Lives Celebration

#Bridgeport CT--On Thursday, February 8th the City of Bridgeport celebrated Black History Month at the Margaret Morton Government Center at 999 Broad Street with Our Legacy, Our Lives. The community came together to celebrate lives that had a positive impact in the community. The city also celebrated living legends in the town with proclamations to Reverend Ina Anderson, Julian Braxton, Deputy Fire Chief Lance Edwards, State Senator Edwin “Ed” Gomes, Pastor Mary Green, Judge William Holden, Laurayne Farrar James, Retired Fire Lieutenant Craig Kelly, Reverend Mary McBride-Lee, State Senator Marilyn Moore, City Councilman Ernest Newton, and Charles “Charlie” Tisdale.

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Bridgeport News: Manhunt In The Westside

5:01pm--#Bridgeport Ct-- There is a manhunt in the Dewey/Lenox/Moutain Grove area.  Police had a short pursuit on Fairfield Avenue. Drugs were thrown out of the vehicle which was recovered.  The driver is in custody but the passenger who had a firearm is running through backyards in the area.   If you live in the area and see someone running around in your backyard (except the cops) call 911.   This news report is made possible by:

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Governor Wants More Money

#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted the Montgomery Mills transit-oriented development project in Windsor Locks as an example of a successful investment in building attractive communities for people to live and businesses to thrive.  The Governor also reiterated his call for revenue to stabilize the state’s Special Transportation Fund (STF). “This project will be a game-changer for Windsor Locks,” Governor Malloy said.  “Rehabilitating a historic building to include 160 new units of housing within a quarter-mile of the Hartford Line will make the community more attractive for families and for businesses.  It’s the exact kind of investment we need to be making if we want to create jobs and increase economic opportunities.  Unfortunately though, these types of projects…

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