Trumbull’s former Nichols Library to have new educational purpose

Monroe-based Transition Services of Fairfield County, LLC will renovate the 101-year-old building into an educational facility for young adults with developmental disabilities. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge refuses to block investigation of racial profiling allegations against Bridgeport police

Richard J. Buturla, who represents the city in the case, said the city would decide whether to file an appeal. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Police seize mushrooms, cocaine, fentanyl, illegal firearm in CT raid near school

A months-long investigation led police to raid a Waterford home where they allegedly found an illegal firearm, fentanyl, cocaine and other substances. Investigators searched a home on Wild Rose Avenue — which is within 1,500 feet of a school — and found a 28-year-old local man was allegedly operating a drug factory, according to the…

Gene Herrick, AP photographer who covered the Korean war and civil rights, dies at 97

RICH CREEK, Va. (AP) — Gene Herrick, a retired Associated Press photographer who covered the Korean War and is known for his iconic images of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and the trial of the killers of Emmett Till in the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, died Friday. He was 97. In…

Biden convenes G7 to discuss the Iranian threat and prevent an escalation after the attack on Israel

By ZEKE MILLER (AP White House Correspondent) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden convened the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Sunday to coordinate a rebuke to Iran for its unprecedented and largely unsuccessful aerial attack on Israel and to prevent a wider regional escalation. The United States assisted Israel in shooting down dozens of…

Bridgeport superintendent pitches new education tax to help fund cash-strapped school system

The tax proposal comes as the council weighs the superintendent’s $309 million budget plan for next year. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

What’s next for Trumbull Mall? Study results expected within weeks, officials say

Consulting firm representatives and town officials said the mall study is being finalized for potential investors. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Food Bazaar nears opening at ex-Bridgeport Stop & Shop location

Although an opening date has yet to be announced, the new Bridgeport Food Bazaar is expected to launch this summer.  Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Man charged with driving the wrong way on I-84 after allegedly hitting cruiser

A man accused of driving the wrong way on the highway overnight was arrested after allegedly striking a cruiser. According to State Police, a 2023 Nissan Rogue was driving the wrong way on I-84 West near exit 10 around 1:30 a.m. when its driver’s side mirror hit the driver’s side mirror of a Department of…

Right whale found entangled off New England in a devastating year for vanishing species

By PATRICK WHITTLE (Associated Press) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in rope off New England, worsening an already devastating year for the vanishing animals, federal authorities said. The right whales number less than 360 and are vulnerable to entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with ships. The…

Nearing 50 Supreme Court arguments in, lawyer Lisa Blatt keeps winning

By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — No woman has appeared more often before the Supreme Court than Lisa Blatt, who will make her 50th argument this month. No lawyer, male or female, has done it with quite the same mix of humor, passion and style. And her win-loss record isn’t bad, either: 40-6,…

State Rep. David Rutigliano announces run for another term in Trumbull

State Representative David Rutigliano announced he is running for reelection and said affordability is a priority of his campaign. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Stratford group hoping to build Globe replica at former Shakespeare site now seeking new location

An organization that hoped to build a Globe Theatre replica on Shakespeare theater site is now looking at Stamford and Middletown for potential homes. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport sets new hearing on court-mandated self storage facility at former North End Stop & Shop

After a judge ordered Bridgeport to allow a self-storage facility at the former North End Stop & Shop, zoning officials will consider “reasonable conditions” for the controversial development.  Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons, AP-NORC poll shows

By SEUNG MIN KIM and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a reason why President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending so much time attacking each other — people don’t think either man has much to brag about when it comes to his own record. Americans generally think that while they were in the…

CT man facing OUI charges after crashing on I-95 with young children in car

A Connecticut man is believed to have been under the influence of opiates when he went unconscious behind the wheel on Interstate 95 in Westport last October, crashing with two young children in the car who were not in the proper restraint system. Alexander Gomez, 33, of Westport was arrested Thursday on two counts of…

In death, 3 decades after his trial verdict, OJ Simpson still reflects America’s racial divides

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and AARON MORRISON (Associated Press) For many people old enough to remember O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, his 1995 exoneration was a defining moment in their understanding of race, policing and justice. Nearly three decades later, it still reflects the different realities of white and Black Americans. Some people recall watching their…

Westport man had kids in the car during DUI crash on I-95, state police say

A man police say crashed into a concrete barrier while driving under the influence of drugs with his children in the car was arrested Thursday. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Suspect who rejected 35-year plea deal in Bridgeport shooting now faces 45 years after conviction

The victim, 21-year-old Jamel Hayden, was found fatally shot in his car shortly after about noon Aug. 28, 2021. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Eight Valley eateries cited for priority item violations in March health inspections

Eight eateries of the more than 40 inspected throughout Ansonia, Derby and Seymour last month were cited for priority item violations. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A mission of mercy, then a fatal strike: How an aid convoy in Gaza became Israel’s target

By JACK JEFFERY, JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It was hours after sundown when the eight aid trucks drove from the makeshift jetty, cobbled together from tons of wreckage left across Gaza by months of war. Related Articles World News | The war in Gaza reshapes…

Maine shooter’s commanding Army officer says he had limited oversight of the gunman

By DAVID SHARP (Associated Press) AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The commanding officer of an Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history acknowledged to an independent commission on Thursday that he didn’t get deeply involved in the reservist’s medical care after he was discharged from a psychiatric hospital. Capt. Jeremy Reamer said he…

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