Raul Eliah Valle, 16, faces charges of murder and three counts of first-degree assault in the Shelton stabbing death of 17-year-old James McGrath.
The Zoomobile program now delivers educational programming to more than 25,000 children throughout the region, using two vans.
A man twice arrested for allegedly threatening his girlfriend is now being sought by police in connection with her death Saturday morning.
Jury selection began in federal court Tuesday for the campaign fraud trial of state Sen. Dennis Bradley and former school board member Jessica Martinez.
The university’s Department of Public Safety were tending to the worker when fire and paramedics arrived.
Micalizzi’s Stratford opened in the former Parad-ice Cream location at 3600 Main Street along Paradise Green with a grand opening May 28.
The suspect fled the scene on an electric scooter, officials said.
The victim, a 28-year-old Bridgeport man, is in critical condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
There are currently 70 new units either in initial or final approval stages, spread across three projects.
Stratford Fire Chief Brian Lampart is retiring after a 34-year career with the department. He started as a 19-year-old firefighter and is retiring as chief.
With gas prices rising, drivers for Lyft and Uber said they’re struggling to make ends meet even with temporary fuel surcharges.
The fire is believed to have spread to a second vessel docket in the marina on Bostwick Avenue, officials said in a Twitter post
Derby officials responded to a two-car collision on Saturday evening that resulted in five people hospitalized.
STRATFORD — The Town Hall green is filled with a deep red.
The Stratford community, led by a trio of art teachers from around the school district, has installed 1,500 ceramic poppies on the green in time for Memorial Day. The project, aptly named Operation Poppy, has been two years in the making.
“It was great for the community, coming out of COVID-19 and people being isolated and indoors. It was nice just to get people together,” art teacher Aubrey Booska from Eli Whitney Elementary School said Thursday.
Booska joined groups of students, fellow art teachers, town officials and veterans to install the poppies Thursday morning. She said the group was done by about noon.
She said teachers came out to the green, talked about the historical significance of the poppy and then guided their students on where to plant them.
“The kids were really excited making these,” Booska said.
The red poppy is a common symbol of a fallen soldier. The annual commemoration of lost veterans, Memorial Day, is coming up on May 30. The poppies will be in place until Tuesday, Booska said.
Once they remove the poppies, 151 of them will be donated to the Stratford Veterans Museum. The poppies set for donation have been tagged and will be on permanent display at the museum. They represent the 151 residents who have died at war, Booska said.
The remaining poppies will be sold at the Main Street Festival on June 4. Benefits from sales will go to the veteran’s museum and other charitable organizations. They will cost around $5 each, Booska said.
“I think it’s a great example of the tremendous support we’ve received in town,” Bill O’Brien, the Stratford Veterans Museum treasurer and Town Council member,...
Officials are torn on the value of having school resource officers and their impact on students.
BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport Police made firearms and narcotics possession arrests following a motor vehicle stop on Friday night.
At approximately 10 p.m., members of the Bridgeport Police Department Narcotics and Vice Division were conducting proactive motor vehicle enforcement in downtown Bridgeport.
Officers observed a silver Infiniti I35 with an obscured license plate turn from Lafayette Square onto Golden Hill Street without utilizing a proper turn signal.
Seth Williams, 33, of Bridgeport, who was operating the vehicle, informed officers that he did not have a valid driver’s license, which had been suspended since 2007. He was also unable to produce proof of registration or insurance.
When Williams exited the vehicle, police said the officers saw narcotics in the operator/passenger area and placed Williams under arrest.
Subsequent to Williams’ arrest, police found 27 pills which tested positive for MDMA, also called Ecstasy.
Williams was charged with possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine, criminal possession of a firearm, possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, falsifying a marker plate/registration, operating under suspension, and failure to use a proper turn signal.
Williams’ bond was set at $150,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Jason Sampson, 33, of Norwalk, who was in the front passenger seat, was observed by police to have a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun with a high capacity magazine in the compartment of the passenger side door.
Sampson was charged with possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, illegal...
The woman was found fatally shot on Knoll Place early Saturday morning, police said.
The city has announced the widening of Route 34 would help drum up business in recent months. But it’s being done without an economic development director which they said, has been hard to find.
STRATFORD — The town is preparing for possible job growth at the Sikorsky Aircraft plant following a state deal to keep them in Stratford until 2042.
Stratford’s main areas of focus are on the local housing market, supporting local business and infrastructure, according to Economic Development Director Mary Dean.
Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday signed a bill promising up to $75 million in tax incentives over eight years for Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft, should the company win the government contracts to be the U.S. Army’s next supplier of Black Hawk or armed scout helicopters.
The deal will keep 8,000 jobs in Connecticut at minimum, Lamont said Monday. The deal affects more than 30,000 jobs, directly and indirectly, and 242 suppliers throughout Connecticut, according to state officials. Of those suppliers, 18 are located in Stratford.
Dean said that they plan to work with any local businesses or subcontractors who are seeing an uptick in business.
“We’ll work hard for the businesses to make sure that they have the capacity and the room they need,” Dean said.
Some measures of preparation have already been undertaken, Dean said. For example, the town instituted a job board on the Economic and Community Development Department website for local businesses to advertise their openings.
Dean mentioned the construction work done to improve the entrance and egress on Route 110, where Sikorsky’s plant is located, that was funded by a state urban action grant.
“Sikorsky is...
The force has been without a permanent chief since Armando Perez’s arrest in summer 2020.
Volunteers placed American flags on the graves of veterans buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery in Stratford.
Stone Academy and its owner, Mark Scheinberg, have agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve a federal False Claims Act case.
A federal judge has denied separate trials for Sen. Dennis Bradley and Jessica Martinez in their campaign fund fraud case.
From Ansonia to Bridgeport to Westport, there are ceremonies and parades being held this weekend.
The downtown government center was evacuated Wednesday in response to an unspecified threat.
Housatonic Community College held its 55th Commencement ceremony at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater.
Milford police said the teen, identified only as a former Jonathan Law High School student, was waving the fake gun on the beach Wednesday
Thursday morning, the cow — which doesn’t have a name — returned to the zoo after spending roughly a month at CT Composites in South Windsor.
Ramion Baker, 41, was charged Wednesday with third-degree robbery and second-degree larceny, Shelton police said.
Police identified the victim as 35-year-old Justin Spray, who was found lying outside an Edgefield Avenue home Wednesday afternoon.
First celebrated in 1948, the festival has entertained generations of families in the Bridgeport area. But the festival was put on hold in 2020.
Police throughout the region stepped up their presence at schools. But for parents, saying goodbye to their kids was a little more difficult Thursday.
Milford police said a person was shot Wednesday afternoon on the 80 block of Edgefield Avenue.
A city official said the threat was made Wednesday morning, causing the evacuation of the Margaret Morton Government Center.
Superintendent Matthew Conway said police determined there was no “credible threat” from a Facebook post referencing Derby schools.
A man suffered serious burn injuries after trying to put out a fire in his Easton home Tuesday morning, according to police.
An attorney for the diocese said his client and partner Fairfield University are weighing other options.
Danny Quaranta died on May 14 due to sleep apnea according to his wife, Carrieann Quaranta.
Seaside Park and Beardsly park will be open to both residents and tourists with a park sticker or day pass, the mayor’s office said in a press release
A recently retired assistant fire chief was granted a continuance in his sex assault case to hire a lawyer.
A Stratford man, who previously served 25 years in prison, was convicted Tuesday of murder.
The bill provides Lockheed Martin with $75 million in tax incentives over the next eight years if Sikorsky wins a federal helicopter contract.
A Bridgeport official said the shooting occurred in the 1200 block of Howard Avenue in the city’s West End late Sunday night.
Police identified the man charged as 57-year-old Gerol Francilme, and said the woman had an active protective order against him. He was arrested at the woman’s home.
A former Bridgeport police officer, accused of sexually assaulting two young girls, has rejected a plea deal that would have seen him serve 12 years.
The hearing for Valle, a Milford resident and student at St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, in Milford court was initially scheduled for June 7.
Around 1:34 a.m., Bridgeport’s emergency communications center received a 911 call reporting smoke filling a room on the second floor of the home in the West End.
R. Christopher Meyer will step down from running the law department in June.
The victim’s wounds were deemed non-life threatening, according to a city official.
The incident occurred around 11 p.m. Friday, according to police.
The ATMs, which are mostly located in gas stations and convenience stores, allow a user to buy bitcoin, or sometimes other cryptocurrencies, for cash or via debit card.
The construction is going on as the city is continuing discussions with Derby on whether the latter will merge its senior center with Ansonia’s.
The project is separated into two main areas for each age group — the “big kids” area and “tots” area for those under five.
Earlier this week an independent labor arbitration group cleared the detective in question of wrongdoing.
The Storm Ambulance Corps recently announced it would partner with Northeast Fire-Rescue to address an EMT staffing shortage.
The event, which was both in-person and livestreamed, was largely about the nature of marketing a product that is not federally legal and the challenges that come with it.
A Stratford man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday after he lured girls on Instagram and sexually exploited multiple children, according to federal prosecutors.
McGrath’s Fairfield Prep lacrosse and football teammates linked arms and stood by as his casket was brought into the church.
Police said reports of a drive by shooting on Stratford Avenue came in about 20 minutes after the city’s gunfire detection system flagged gunfire in the same neighborhood.
Based on the affidavit, McGrath died of a single stab wound to the left side of his chest.
Trevor Angeletti, 25, was charged with assault on a police officer, interfering with an officer, second-degree breach of peace and first-degree criminal mischief, Milford police said.
At issue were allegations that Detective Angel Llanos failed to properly notify Brenda Lee Rawls’ loved ones of her premature death Dec. 12.
Bridgeport police said Burgos is believed to be “in the company of a 19-year-old Bronx, New York man” in the Garden Street area of the Bronx.
Shelton resident James McGrath, 16, who was fatally stabbed at a house party, is being remembered as “always a positive, loving and caring person.”
If approved, construction on the 82,000-square-foot facility could begin in the fall with a possible opening in 2023.
A 16-year-old St. Joseph High School student will appear Thursday in adult court to face charges in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Shelton resident James McGrath.
Alfredo Castillo was charged last year with two misdemeanors after an alleged altercation with the head of public facilities.
The six businesses were each fined $300 for the violation, according to police.
“The Greatest Show on Earth” is making a comeback featuring extraordinary humans and no animal acts five years after shutting down its three-ring circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announced Wednesday.
Talent teams have already conducted auditions in Argentina, Mongolia, Ethiopia, France and the United States, with more than 1,000 performers applying to join a 50-city North American tour starting in September 2023, and international dates to follow, according to the owner of the historic circus, Feld Entertainment.
“For us, Ringling is about bringing the world’s talents to people’s hometowns,” the chief operating officer, Juliette Feld Grossman, told The Associated Press in an interview. “We are entertainment for everyone and it’s important that everyone who comes to the show finds something and someone that they can really connect and relate to.”
The company heard from many fans after ending its 146-year run five years ago following intense criticism over its use of circus animals, and has considered their comments while re-imagining how to “keep the franchise fresh and alive,” she said.
In the new production, audiences will become “co-collaborators” with the performers, bringing them closer to the action and creating a different experience with every show, she said.
Ringling also wants to “tell the personal stories of the performers,“ she said.
“Our performers dedicate their lives to doing oftentimes risky, very technically challenging and athletic performances, and they do it because they are passionate about it,“ she said. “And we want our audience to know more about them to understand how they trained, where they came from, what inspired them to create and develop this particular skill.“
...The 17-year-old Ansonia boy was taken into custody in North Carolina. Once he returns to Connecticut, he will be charged with felony murder and other charges, police said.
Police said the 16-year-old Milford resident was also charged with three counts of assault in the incident, which sent three other people to the hospital.
The owners said they had been looking to buy a space, but decided it was time for them to retire.
Milford Police said an on-duty state trooper was involved in a crash Tuesday. There were minor injuries as a result, police said.
After Monday’s failed bid to amend the mayor’s budget, council members weigh remaining options.
The family of Nyair Charles Nixon, who was shot inside the club Martinez managed and later died, angrily protested the application.
The council missing the deadline to vote ensured Mayor Joe Ganim’s budget would go into effect when the new fiscal year starts July 1.
More than 1,000 people gathered at a private prayer service at McGrath’s school Sunday.
Police are attempting to identify a suspect who is accused of stealing $1,000 worth of tools from Home Depot on May 6.
Superintendent Uyi Osunde and Board of Education Chair Andrea Corcoran will meet with stakeholders Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Destine Calderon was the fifth person sentenced in connection with the Bridgeport courthouse shooting from January 2020. He was sentenced to more than eight years in prison Monday.
The 17-year-old boy was also charged with larceny after Trumbull police said he was found with a key to an SUV stolen out of Darien.
At a public hearing in February, around 30 speakers came to voice their opinions on the project, most in opposition.
The company has recently made a push to expand across the state with locations coming to Bridgeport and Derby.
Starting in April, pregnant undocumented individuals could apply for health coverage for prenatal care. However, some advocates say this isn’t enough and all undocumented residents should be able to get health care.
The annual St. Mary’s School Carnival was held Saturday on Gulf Street in Milford.
The 29-year-old man, whose bond was initially set at $200,000, was later released on a promise to appear, according to state records.
The six Ganim supporters at some point assisted on one or more campaigns and got jobs on the municipal payroll, their current salaries totaling at least $500,000.
BRIDGEPORT — City police are ready to take the blame if an ATV or dirt bike rider is unhappy at being unable to buy fuel at a local gas station.
The city has made it illegal to sell gas to them unless the vehicles are registered, with fines up to $250 for offending businesses.
Enforcement will start next month, officials said during a press conference at an East Main Street gas station Friday.
Police said they’ll hand out signs and stickers to every gas station so riders of the vehicles, which are illegal to use on public streets and sidewalks, won’t have an issue.
“We want the gas station owners to blame us,” Lt. Manuel Cotto said. “We do not want any conflict between gas station owners and the customers.”
Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia, a supporter of the law, said she hopes other communities will follow suit. Similar laws are on the books in New Haven and Hamden.
“Bridgeport is not the first, and I certainly hope that we are not the last city that will impose such an ordinance,” she said.
The acting chief said police would police would try to educate gas station owners first through community policing efforts, with fines as a last resort.
Cotto said cops were working on putting together a town hall event to answer questions about the new law, which exempts bikes mounted on trailers and all-terrain vehicles that have attached snowplows during mid-November through mid-April.
The rule was proposed earlier this year by City Councilwoman Maria Pereira and her council partner, Michele Small, and passed by the legislative...
Sen. Kevin Kelly announced his candidacy for a seventh-consecutive term in the 21st District of the State Senate Thursday.
Monroe First Selectman Ken Kellogg announced May 13 the city is preparing an offer for the property.
The state Appellate Court ruled Friday that a lawsuit by a former Bridgeport assistant police chief challenging the pick for police chief can go forward.
The mayor said he would match the Bridgeport City Council’s offer of another $500k
Jessica Martinez filed a motion Thursday to separate her case from that of Sen. Dennis Bradley because she claims she was in fact one of his victims.
The controversy prompted a school board lawyer to call police to City Hall in 2019.
School Superintendent Uyi Osunde said the education funding in the budget “falls significantly short of what we need.”
Ansonia resumed in-person aldermen meetings in April, but has decided to go back to virtual meetings.
“He is an absolute warrior!” the team said in a tweet of 6-year-old Dominick Krankall.
Shahiem Donald, 18, was charged with first-degree robbery, third-degree assault and fifth-degree larceny, Stratford police said.
In the lawsuit, filed in March, several residents sued the city over a July 2021 incident where a woman was seriously hurt.
The Rev. Herron Gaston earned the Democratic Party’s endorsement Tuesday for a state Senate seat held by Sen. Dennis Bradley, who is seeking to keep his seat while facing criminal charges related to an alleged campaign finance scheme.
Prosecutors have turned over nearly 250,000 pieces of evidence in the case of the death of Christine Holloway, whose daughter Vanessa Morales went missing after the murder.
Another CT brewery has emerged as a contender in the growing market for non-alcoholic beverages.
Without City Council action, Mayor Joe Ganim’s budget automatically takes effect.
David Rivera, who was the New Canaan Police Department’s K-9 officer, owned Black Rock Canines of Naugatuck, which trained dogs for law enforcement agencies.
Police identified him as 38-year-old Jose Alicea, of Bridgeport.
A man was shot in the chest on Washington Terrace, while a juvenile boy was shot in the eye with a BB gun on Rosedale Street, according to a city official.
STRATFORD — Dozens of teachers, students and parents rallied outside Town Hall ahead of the monthly Town Council meeting Monday night, advocating for a fully funded Board of Education budget in 2022-23.
After an hour of near constant noise as cars honked in support, chatter and some occasional chanting, one resident stood at the podium and did not say a word for a full minute.
“I thought we should observe a moment of silence because that’s what it will sound like if a school is closed,” Lawrence Haddad said in the public comment portion of the Council meeting.
Superintendent Uyi Osunde said the district could consider closing a school in town among “significant reduction measures” in a letter to teachers obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media on May 4. The BOE’s budget proposal from the town may force the district to cut staff and programs.
Mayor Laura Hoydick’s budget proposed a $123.2 million budget, representing a 2.5 percent increase but more than $2 million short of the $125.7 million figure the BOE passed in its budget recommendation. Her budget lowers the mill rate from 39.47 in 2021-22 to 36.46 in 2022-23.
In a procedural vote, the Ordinance Committee voted 5-4, along party lines, to send the proposed budget to the Town Council, which will conduct a special meeting on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers. The town charter requires a budget be passed by the Council by Thursday.
The vote forwarded a townwide budget of $249.1 million, which includes $125.5 million for the town in addition to the BOE allocation. The town’s portion of the budget fully funds...
After a car crash, a Bridgeport man was accused of yelling a racial slur at a Hispanic man and spitting on his face.
According to the charter, the council “may be specially-convened at any time by the mayor.”
Motorcyclist faces 5 years in DUI crash that killed Bridgeport woman
The mayor responded to comments from Constance Vickers, who on Wednesday left her job as his liaison with state lawmakers at the Capitol in Hartford, and from City Council President Aidee Nieves.
The suspect, Melvin Dixon, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The zoo has launched conservation education efforts over the years, but its also increasingly preparing itself for the unpredictable weather patterns of climate change.
Officials have for years lamented the condition of police headquarters but never committed any funds for a new building.
It’ll be several months before the sale gets final approval from all interested parties.
The 1902 Tavern, which was housed in New London’s Lighthouse Inn, opened on April 28. The inn suffered a fire Thursday that shut its doors temporarily.
Unlike 2018, when the state GOP had a five-way primary for governor, the party will emerge united at the top of the ticket.
School board chairman Jim Gildea said the anticipated budget shortfall could be partially covered by an increase in state aid to Derby.
Artist Francis Hines’ recently rediscovered artwork was displayed and is now up for sale.
Ruth’s House was founded by Jeanne Korman, who was herself a single mother and helped another single mother escape an abusive relationship.
A Bridgeport official said a young child “sustained serious head trauma” after a woman operating the scooter lost control, causing it to strike a crosswalk pole.
The budget committee approved a revised spending plan and forwarded it to the full, currently-all Democrat council, which is expected to meet and vote Monday.
The city’s cultural commission said more flag raisings are planned for other nationalities.
The Sikorsky Memorial Airport Commission heard presentations from both the CAA and the town of Stratford Thursday.
Alexander Dilella, 22, was arrested Wednesday on a criminal complaint charging him with enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, along with other charges
Bridgeport police are asking the public’s help to find Winter Rose Nation who was reported missing April 27.
The devices are installed over legitimate readers at checkoutpoints by thieves to steal credit and debit card information from unsuspecting shoppers.
Harold Clarke Sr. was charged Thursday morning with first-degree sexual assault, Bridgeport police said.
An accounting error left Mayor Joe Ganim’s budget $5 million short — on top of a more than $2 million expected shortfall.
The attorney for Heidi Lueders, who ran a Fairfield dog rescue, said she would appeal the 15-month sentence.
The summit was an opportunity for minority business owners to learn about opportunities to work with HHC, which includes St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport.
The release of a leaked Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade prompted experts to predict patients will seek refuge in Connecticut from other states that ban abortions.
The boy, Dominick Krankall, was released from Bridgeport Hospital Monday, according to hospital spokesman John Cappiello.
Westport is looking to improve downtown parking, walkability and access to Saugatuck River in development plans.
In order to conduct the inspection, detectives and Liquor Control agents had an underage person go into these stores to attempt to purchase alcohol.
This is the first time city hall closed due to COVID since November 2020. It is expected to reopen on May 3.
The man’s condition was unclear Tuesday morning.
“Look at how stark the contrast is and how underfunded Bridgeport is compared to our sister cities,” finance director Ken Flatto told the budget committee.
A member of Stratford’s zoning commission was charged with DUI early Saturday morning near Stratford Avenue, according to police.
While Ansonia’s share of these funds has not been determined, state and local officials said the money will help lessen the burden on local taxpayers.
Police calculated the driver’s blood alcohol level to be .128.
The ceremony was held at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater.
Bridgeport police received a 911 call around 4:35 a.m. Monday from the homeowner “stating someone was stealing something from their vehicle, possibly a catalytic converter.”
April is Donate Life Month, and, even as it concludes, at least one expert said the contributions of living donors are essential.
MILFORD — One person was killed Saturday night in a crash involving a motorcycle, police said.
Officers were called to the crash in the area of Boston Post Road and Cedarhurst Lane at 7:20 p.m. Police said that a BMW motorcycle collided with a Lexus SUV as it was leaving a driveway on Boston Post Road.
The driver of the motorcycle, 20-year-old Austin Micha, was killed in the crash.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Officer Dan Hemperly at 203-783-4792.
The victim, a 39-year-old Bridgeport man, suffered multiple non-fatal stab wounds, police said.
Westport is looking to improve downtown parking, walkability and access to Saugatuck river in development plans.
A new ordinance allows police to fine stations that serve dirt bikes and ATVs up to $250.
