Bridgeport News: Two Arrested In Shooting

4:34pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Two people are arrested in a shooting in the 200 block of Sheridan Street, a BMW received two bullet holes and the suspects fled in a white car towards BostonAvenue.  Police on patrol quickly apprehended one suspect at Dover and Boston Avenue.  A short time later a second suspect was captured in an apartment building on Palisades Avenue.   Please support our news gathering by subscribing to DoingItLocal at https://www.patreon.com/doingitlocal  

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BiPartisan Effort To Make Connecticut Biomedical Research Leader

HARTFORD, CT- With precision medicine becoming big business in Connecticut, the Commerce Committee has produced bipartisan proposals to coordinate efforts across the state, prepare Connecticut’s workforce and position Connecticut as a national leader in biomedical research.   Members of the committee today stressed the need for cooperative support from government, education and private business in growing Connecticut’s bioscience sector. The legislators highlighted several bills they intend to support, and called for continued cooperation between the University of Connecticut, Yale University, The Jackson Laboratory and other stakeholders.   “The Connecticut Health Data Collaborative has identified precision medicine and personalized health as a sector in Connecticut with tremendous power and potential,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven). “This…

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Norwalk Town Meeting

State Representatives Terrie Wood (R-141), Fred Wilms (R-142) & Gail Lavielle (R-143) will host a Norwalk Town Hall Meeting Where: South Norwalk Library, 10 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT on: Tuesday, March 28 th , 2017 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event is open to all residents of Norwalk. Reps. Wood, Wilms and Lavielle will be available to discuss the 2017 Legislative Session, current legislation and states issues of concern to residents of the local communities. (Press Release) This report is made possible by: http://nimaloans.com  

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