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Bridgeport News: Harding After School Program

Feb 21, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport, CT- Mayor Ganim joined Superintendent Michael Testani along with Youth Services Director Tammy Papa, and Deputy CAO Herron Gaston to announce that the “Friday Night Live” youth after-school pilot has extended the program to Harding High School. Due to the success of “Friday Night Live” hosted at Central High School, the program will now open at Harding High Friday, February 21st , 2020. Every Friday, young people enjoy a mix of recreational and hands-on activities including Zumba, movies, creating beats, recording music, basketball, hip hop, a media center, social worker services, a lounge, and game room. Dinner is also prepared and served to the 80 young people in grades 9-12 who currently participate at Central High School. Program coordinators anticipate continued…

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AG Lawsuit On Upwind States…I’ll Leave The Puns Up To You The Viewer

Feb 21, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong today joined a new federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to act – despite a court mandate -- on the problem of air pollution from upwind states that is harming Connecticut air and preventing the state from achieving compliance with federal Clean Air Act standards. Filed in U.S. District Court in New York, today’s lawsuit asks the court to declare EPA in violation of the Clean Air Act for not taking action on the upwind pollution problem affecting Connecticut and other states in the region, and to set dates for the agency to propose and adopt completed federal plans for doing so. In addition to Connecticut and…

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Bridgeport News: Drug and Firearm Arrest

Feb 20, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#Bridgeport CT--At 4:58pm  Tuesday, February 18, 2020, the Bridgeport Emergency Communications Center received a call from a citizen reporting suspicious parties in a building in the 2200th block of Main Street. Upon arrival, the Bridgeport Police came across two men in an apartment later identified as Ta’Ron Pharr and Jaylen Wilson. As police began their questioning Pharr ran out of the apartment and after a short foot pursuit was apprehended. On his person was drug paraphernalia and during the pursuit, the officers recovered a firearm that Pharr had tossed. Wilson was arrested at the building with no incident.   Charges: Ta’Ron Pharr DOB 9/23/1999 of Bridgeport-  53a-107 - CRIM TRESPASS 1 1 53a-167a - INTRFERE/RESIST 1 21a-278(a)+ - POSS W/INTENT …

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Blumenthal Heading To Puerto Rico

Feb 20, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT– On Thursday, February 20 at 10 AM at the Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade Office in Hartford, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will be touring Puerto Rico on Friday and Saturday to assess damage and hear from officials regarding recovery efforts following hurricanes Maria and Irma and the series of earthquakes over recent months, in particular the impacts the natural disasters have had upon the children of Puerto Rico.   Blumenthal will thank Yale-New Haven Health Northeast Medical Group physicians and staff who organized a humanitarian trip to Puerto Rico to deliver medical supplies. Americares has collaborated with physicians to transport these essential supplies.   This press release is made possible by:

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