New Bridgeport PAC aims to unseat Mayor Joe Ganim

Formed earlier this year, Bridgeport Now has raised over $50,000. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Trumbull Police find pounds of marijuana, nunchuck-style weapons during traffic stop

Trumbull Police stopped a van after it ran a red light near Old Town Road Tuesday. Police found about 6 pounds of marijuana and weapons in the car, police said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Stratford man sentenced for selling fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone, U.S. Attorney’s Office says

A Stratford man was sentenced to more than two years in prison Tuesday after he sold dozens of fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

As inflation hits highest level in 40 years, Connecticut Gov. Lamont says 9.1% is ‘backward-looking number’

Gov. Ned Lamont says the 9.1% inflation number is backward-looking. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Yale study: How gut microbes can evolve and become dangerous

Looking at this issue arose because, while gut microbes have been linked to good health, they also have been linked to “promotion of diseases such as autoimmune disorders, inflammatory bowel diseases, metabolic syndrome, and even neuropsychiatric disorders,” according to the university. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Cirque du Soleil bringing ‘Corteo’ to Hartford, but cancels ‘Crystal’ in Bridgeport

Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo” has been announced for December at the XL Center in Hartford, while this month’s performances of the company’s “Crystal” at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport have abruptly been canceled due to COVID concerns. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport schools extend Superintendent Michael Testani’s contract, drop residency requirement

The board voted 6-3 on Monday to approve a new employment agreement that includes guaranteed raises in the contract’s second and third years Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Person shot in leg during attempted robbery in Bridgeport, police say

An attempted robbery in Bridgeport Tuesday afternoon sent one person to the hospital with a gunshot wound in their leg, according to police. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

‘A nice young man’: Communities mourn Zion Burton, 15, killed at Fairfield party

Waterbury and Stratford schools, where Zion Burton previously attended, are mourning the death of the 15-year-old who was shot at a party in Fairfield. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Wife of former CT Rep. DiMassa pleads guilty in federal court

Documents released by the city earlier this year showed that more than $147,000 in taxpayer money went to Lauren Knox, who wed DiMassa in October 2021, just before he was arrested by the FBI and charged with federal wire fraud. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Ned Lamont is back with #AskNedLamont, answering Twitter questions on spiking COVID-19 cases, insulin, CT taxes and more

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has returned to Twitter with #AskNedAnything, touching on hot topic issues like recreational marijuana, insulin prices, Connecticut tax policies, the spike in COVID-19 cases, and plenty more Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A West Haven official approved contracts, payments for his family business, records show

That money was reportedly paid to the garage in return for the company repairing and maintaining the fire district’s plow truck, its rescue boat, its blue and white fire engines and the backup generators at its two fire houses. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Facing opposition, Stratford council punts on Center School redevelopment project

The Town Council decided unanimously Monday to table a vote to endorse plans to build a 160-unit housing complex at the old Center School property Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Police: 2 men on scooter wanted in homicide at Bridgeport biker gathering

Bridgeport police say the passenger on a scooter opened fire, killing a 32-year-old Hartford man, at a gathering of motorcyclists and ATV riders. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Stamford man gets 18 years in Bridgeport cold case killing

A man who avoided arrest for 27 years for the killing of a restaurant employee during a robbery, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A deadly mix for Connecticut boaters: Distractions, alcohol and no life jacket

In 2021, the Coast Guard reported 43 boating accidents and seven deaths in Connecticut. In 2020, there were more boating accidents in Connecticut— 54 —but fewer deaths, three, according to the Coast Guard’s annual Recreational Boating Statistics report. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Connecticut flags lowered to half-staff to honor Newtown fire chief

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont ordered U.S. and state flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Fire Chief William Halstead, who died Friday after responding to a call. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bushnell Park sets the stage for the opening of ‘In the Presence of Trees’ outdoor dance series

A series of dances by Justice Dance Performance Project, “In the Presence of Trees,” launches July 19 in Bushnell Park with an introductory work-in-progress performance that also features talks, an ecology exhibit and carousel rides. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Charles Island Music Festival in Milford postponed due to insurance issue, organizers say

The music festival was scheduled for July 23 with acts performing on a floating stage off Charles Island in Milford. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

One injured, one killed in Bridgeport shooting

The incident took place Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and State Street, police said. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A quarter of Connecticut doctors work for big hospitals. Does it drive up costs?

Independent research shows that, as big hospital systems acquire more and more physician practices, patients end up paying more for the same level of care. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Report: WWE boss McMahon’s hush cash bill over $12 million

Four women — all formerly affiliated with WWE — signed agreements with McMahon, 76, that bar them from discussing their relationships with him, the Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the deals and documents it reviewed. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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