“Fish Fest” August 13 music festival highlighted by six local bands

#Bridgeport, Connecticut –The Bridgeport Bluefish today announced the full lineup for their second annual ‘Fish Fest music festival, which will take place at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard on Saturday, August 13th.  “We had a great crowd for ‘Fish Fest 2015, so we are bringing it back in 2016,” says Bluefish General Manager Jamie Toole. “Everybody knows you can never have too many live music events during the summer months, so we encourage all of our fans to enjoy some local bands at the ballpark.”   The party kicks off at 12:00 pm when Six2Midnight takes the stage, followed by Straight to VHS , Globe Hollow ,Back 2 Zero, The Alpaca Gnomes , and Kalimur     ‘Fish Fest will take place from 12:00…

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Philly DNC Protests

11:25pm--#UPDATE-- 2 people shot on Darien Street (Philly) across from Route 76.  Sounds like a delivery person was robbed.   11:14pm--UPDATE: One officer injured on Broad Street near the CVS according to radio reports.   #Philadelphia Pennsylvania--11:04pm--President Obama addresses Democratic National Convention.  Protesters attack the eight foot tall fencing surround the Citizens Bank Area, police fall back.  One protester on Broad Street  burns his right leg after burning a flag, flesh is peeling according to radio reports.  See map at: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Citizens+Bank+Park,+1+Citizens+Bank+Way,+Philadelphia,+PA+19148/Broad+Street,+Philadelphia,+PA/@39.9087601,-75.1719326,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c6c5ee266feb39:0x90212debd7535fa!2m2!1d-75.1664952!2d39.9060572!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c6c5e934609e5b:0xcf2dd302a256d871!2m2!1d-75.1721555!2d39.9114159!3e0 I will update this thread with updates.   Theses reports are made possible by:

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Westport’s Back To School Program

Sarah Heath, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services, announced today that the Town’s 2016 “Back to School Program” will start Monday, August 8 at Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue. This program offers gift cards to income-eligible families who have children in the Westport schools. Families can then purchase new backpacks and school supplies together. The Salvation Army also provides a limited number of Payless gift cards so children can start the school year with a new pair of shoes.  The Back to School program depends solely upon the generosity of community individuals and organizations. Last year, 152 Westport students from 102 income-eligible families received back to school supplies as well as gift cards for a new pair of school shoes. That represents…

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