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Bridgeport, Connecticut is located in Fairfield County. Zip codes in Bridgeport, CT include 06673, 06604, and 06605. More Bridgeport information.

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3 hrs ago | Patch.com

Police Blotter: Breach Of Peace, Illegal Tinted Glass, Criminal Violation Of Protective Order

A The Madison Police Department Adult Arrest Log for Jan. 25, 2012 to Jan. 31, 2012 included the following entries: Brittany A. Eckman, 23, 317 Valley Ave., Bridgeport, CT on Jan.

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7 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Man charged with scamming elderly woman

A Bridgeport man was arrested Friday and charged with swindling an octogenarian out of almost $15,000 in a home improvement scam.

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12 hrs ago | The Stratford Star

Greater Bridgeport Disability Advocacy meets Feb. 16 in Bridgeport

The Coastal Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus will send quartets out to present Singing Valentines throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ... The Stratford Professional Firefighters Burn Foundation and The Bridgeport Hospital Foundation will present a wine tasting to benefit the Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital ... (more)

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16 hrs ago | Patch.com

Finding the Next Generation of Conservationists

Kids these days while away the hours playing _____ . If your response was Angry Birds, you're probably not alone, but where does that leave our real feathered friends? If children aren's exposed to nature, who will replenish the current ranks of conservationists? Who will protect birds and their habitats? This was the subject of a press conference ... (more)

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20 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

A mix of bike-friendly streets and dangerous roads

John Wilkins, of Bridgeport, rides his bicycle after returning books to the Burroughs & Saden Library in downtown Bridgeport, Conn.

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

CTNow.com

In Bridgeport, A Developer Who Believes In Revitalization

Philip Kuchma is leading a revitalization effort that is transforming a key area of downtown.

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The Trumbull Times

League of Women Voters supports regional WPCA

The League of Women Voters of the Bridgeport Area supports the creation of a new regional Water Pollution Control Authority through ratification by both the City of Bridgeport and the Town of Trumbull.

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The Hartford Courant

Jon Green Leaving For New Job With Working Families Party

When the Working Families Party began in Connecticut, it was a one-man operation in a windowless, 10-by-10-foot "cell" in Bridgeport , its executive director, Jon Green, recalled.

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Patch.com

Trumbull Police Dog Catches Crook

A Westport man allegedly robbed a Trumbull couple at knifepoint in their driveway early Feb.

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Connecticut Post

Chris Elsberry: UConn game in Bridgeport could happen

The president, Susan Herbst, was there. So was the interim athletic director, Paul Pendergast.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

The Daily Stamford

High Court Ruling on Congressional Map Helps Himes

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Greenwich, right, who represents the 4th Congressional District, is considered the heavy favorite to gain re-election in November now that GOP redistricting plan advanced by House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk, has failed.

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Connecticut Post

Egan: I was unaware of sex abuse

Cardinal Edward Egan, left, and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, right, enter Harbor Yard Arena during the procession in the 50th anniversary of the Bridgeport Diocese celebration Sunday, Sept.

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WTNH

Man stabbed in Bridgeport club fight

Bridgeport, Conn. - A Bridgeport man was taken to the hospital after being stabbed during an altercation at a local club.

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Connecticut Post

Egan: I was unaware priests' sex abuse

Days after former New York Cardinal Edward Egan drew harsh criticism over comments he made over his handling of the priest sexual abuse scandal, the former Bridgeport bishop is continuing to defend his actions.

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Connecticut Post

University of Bridgeport to open 'Center of Excellence'

Every person is unique. Thus, it follows that no two people will respond the same exact way to the same illness, the same medication or even the same food.

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Connecticut Post

Goers eager for tonight's chance with Sound Tigers

He's expected to make his AHL debut Saturday night, but when Barry Goers plays for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, his situation won't be unique.

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Westport News

Failure-to-appear charges lodged by Westport cops

Carmelaime Labbe, 21, of Bridgeport, was arrested Tuesday night on Post Road East on two warrants for failure-to-appear charges.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Patch.com

Bridgeport Woman Rams Boyfriend's Car

It does not indicate convictions.] Police said, Latoya Bush, 26, of Bridgeport was arrested for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct Thursday Feb.

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The Kansas City Star

Woman pleads guilty in NY newborn kidnap case

A woman who snatched a newborn baby from a New York City hospital in 1987, then raised the child as her own for more than two decades, pleaded guilty to a kidnapping charge Friday as the girl's true mother wept in the courtroom.Ann Pettway, 51, appeared resigned to a life behind bars as she entered the plea at a federal courthouse in Manhattan.

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Connecticut Post

Woman critical, firefighter improving after Bridgeport blaze

A city woman remains in critical condition Friday at Bridgeport Hospital, while a firefighter has improved to fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.

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