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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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1 hr ago | Connecticut Post

Etsy Craft Party inspires artists while helping others

Crafting and creativity will abound throughout the Arcade Mall in Bridgeport to help those in need during a worldwide event that only takes place on Thursday, June 20. Etsy artists, who create their businesses online and sell either handmade products or truly vintage clothing and items, are throwing a party and the whole world is invited.

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5 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

A silver tsunami heads for the shore

After going to Woodstock together , they marked each milestone as a loud, unwieldy group.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Day

Delays hamper state's doctor discipline process

When Said Nedlouf's wife, Mary, was terminally ill with metastatic breast cancer in late 2006, Nedlouf was willing to do anything to save her.

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Connecticut Post

Bridgeport seniors relocated for asbestos removal

The discovery of asbestos in the city's senior citizen center has temporarily displaced members for the summer while a new facility is built.

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Connecticut Post

Bridgeport's dangerous ranking in dispute

A report ranking the country's most violent cities would seem to confirm what suburban neighbors of the state's largest city have long whispered behind their white picket fences -- Bridgeport is the most dangerous place in Connecticut.

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Connecticut Post

Snuff films found in accused killer's home

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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The Fairfield Daily Voice

Fairfield Police Seize Assault Rifle, Throwing Knives From Suspect

FAIRFIELD, Conn. A Bridgeport man faces weapons charges after displaying a handgun at a Fairfield medical clinic, police say.

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CBS Local

Conn. Rail Council Wants Answers On Bridgeport Derailment As Dissolution Nears

It will be up to Gov. Dannel Malloy and legislative leaders to appoint members to the new Connecticut Commuter Rail Council.

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CTNow.com

'Streetsweeper' Shotgun Seized In Bridgeport; 4 Arrested

Members of the state police gangs unit, along with members of the Bridgeport police department, set up surveillance in the area of Yaremich Drive in the city's north end after getting a tip that there was an assault weapon in a vehicle, according to a release from Bridgeport Police spokesman William Kaempffer.

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Connecticut Post

25 years of trash to energy

A giant American flag flies outside Wheelabrator's Bridgeport Resco waste-to-energy plant in celebration of the plant's 25th year in operation in Bridgeport, Conn.

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World News Report

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association announces election of new president

The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association , the largest specialty bar association in the state, today announced the June 10th election of Douglas P. Mahoney , attorney and partner at the law firm of Tremont & Sheldon, Bridgeport, to the position of President for 2013-2014.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Connecticut Post

Parking at a premium for rail commuters

The parking lot at Fairfield Metro Train Station in Fairfield, Conn. had plenty of empty spaces at 10:30 am on Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

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Connecticut Post

Vallas eliminates two jobs at Parent Center

The diaper bank at the Parent Center is closed for the season and the latest crop of Parent Leadership Training Institute students graduated last week.

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The Day

Altering history, and other silliness

Shortly before adjourning June 5, the General Assembly found the time to pass legislation that marked the 14th anniversary of the sister state relationship between Connecticut and Taiwan, honored various ethnic groups with months to call their own, wrote the Wright Brothers out of Connecticut's version of aviation history and gave us two new state ... (more)

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Salon

Grandpa is a criminal

People sometimes do bad things. They sneak a piece of their sister's favorite Halloween candy.

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News Times

Rail system plagued by old bridges

Just a day after the swing bridge carrying four tracks of Metro-North Railroad got stuck in the open position for more than an hour, the railroad revealed why.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Connecticut Post

Barnum Festival's Wing Ding Parade

The Barnum Festival Royal Family during the Wing Ding Parade at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Conn.

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Connecticut Post

'The Word' opens Manhattan film fest on June 21

An independent film shot in Bridgeport last year -- "The Word" -- is having its premiere on the opening night of the Manhattan Film Festival on Friday.

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Connecticut Post

Body found in Fairfield marsh

Police are investigating the discovery of a 59-year-old man's body in a marsh off Riverside Drive on Saturday morning.

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Milford Mirror

Forever Motown takes the stage at Downtown Cabaret

Bridgeport's Downtown Cabaret Theatre welcomes Forever Motown featuring a cast of four male and three female vocalists, backed by a band of musicians for two performances only at 5 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 263 Golden Street.

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