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Bridgeport, Connecticut is located in Fairfield County. Zip codes in Bridgeport, CT include 06673, 06604, and 06605. The median home price in Bridgeport is $129,900 which is roughly $97/per square foot. More Bridgeport information.

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14 min ago | Connecticut Post

Trains resume at 3 p.m.Trains will service all stations between New York and New Haven

Train commuters board a bus for South Norwalk at the Bridgeport train station in Bridgeport, Conn.

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4 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

The woman who made Stephen Colbert cry

Emily Bazelon, author of bullying book Sticks and Stones, shows her television interview with talk show host Stephen Colbert during a talk at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn.

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8 hrs ago | NewsOn6 Tulsa

Conn. rail service returning to normal

The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Connecticut Post

Critics say repaired line still lacking

James Repass of Boston, MA, president of National Corridors Initiative, a group dedicated to the modernization of our country's rail service, surveys the site of Friday's derailment and collision in Bridgeport, Conn.

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Connecticut Post

Bridgeport to share in ArtPlace grant

Liz Squillace, of Bridgeport, owner of screenprinter Paradox, Inc. opened her business at the Arcade building in downtown Bridgeport, Conn.

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Connecticut Post

'Nuisance' bill should earn Senate passage

While there may not be much money for Hartford to send in Bridgeport's direction, giving the city the muscle to attack some of its more glaring quality-of-life problems can be just as important as dollars.

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Fairfield Citizen-News

Man charged with Stillson Road burglary

Richie Rios, 30, of Vine Street in Bridgeport, was picked up by West Haven police and charged by Fairfield with conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny.

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Connecticut Post

Hollywood All Stars gather for Bridgeport gig

Steve Gaspar, left, leads the Hollywood All-Stars into the Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport Friday night, May 24.

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Connecticut Post

Day 2 of train-bus-train runs (mostly) smoothly

It wasn't exactly business as usual, but the second morning without through train service on Metro North Railroad went fairly smoothly.

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The Larchmont Daily Voice

Connecticut's Trains Should Be Up And Running By Wednesday Morning

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line is scheduled to be back to normal by Wednesday morning, officials said Monday.

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Connecticut Post

Traffic update; 9 a.m.

Delays on southbound I-95 stretch from Exit 27 in Bridgeport down to Darien. It's more of a stop and go situation with varying speeds and gaps between vehicles.

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Westport News

Teen charged with DUI on Greens Farms Road

Jessica Gallo, 19, of Battery Park Drive, Bridgeport, was charged early Saturday morning with driving under the influence on Greens Farms Road.

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Connecticut Post

Cops: Eastern student was dismembered

Standing with his lawyer, John R. Gulash, left, Jermaine Richards is arraigned on murder charges in the death of ECSU student Alyssiah Marie Wiley at Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn.

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Mon May 20, 2013

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Trains Collide-Conn

Metro-North Railroad officials tour the scene of the train derailment, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn.

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Connecticut Post

WBDC Ceo helps brings some 'Sweet Dreams' to strife-torn Rwanda

Rwandan women who got financial advice from Fran Pastore at WBDC and opened ice cream shop in Rwanda.

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Connecticut Post

'The Judge' dies after long illness

He was known as "The Judge," and for nearly 30 years, G. Sarsfield Ford was the voice of justice in the Bridgeport state courts.

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Westport Now

'Orderly' Resumption of Train Service from Westport

UPDATE It was relatively smooth going today as Metro-North train service on the New Haven Line resumed from Westport for the first time since Friday night's Bridgeport crash caused a rail shutdown.

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WNEM-TV Saginaw

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.

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Connecticut Post

Boyfriend of Eastern student facing murder charge

A Bridgeport man faces murder and kidnapping charges in the death of an Eastern Connecticut State University who disappeared in April.

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Connecticut Post

Montessori charter school plan to be debated

Montessori is a 100-year-old approach to education where children learn on their own with teachers guiding from the sidelines.

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