Former Bridgeport Assistant Fire Chief Harold Clarke Sr., already facing trial on sex assault charges from 2022, was arrested outside Mohegan Sun casino Sunday, according to court records.
Leisha's Bakeria in downtown Bridgeport plans to start offering later hours, drink options and occasional live music to draw more local customers.
Cecil Mills is charged with murder in the death of his cellmate, Steven Bailey of New Haven, at the Bridgeport Correctional Center.
Bridgeport police said a 25-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot in the head Monday at the PT Barnum Housing Community.
The fair will be held from 2 to 10:30 p.m. on Sunday if it rains Saturday.
Fairfield police say they are investigating a shooting on Fiske Street where nearby residents heard gunshots around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
Trumbull police three juveniles from Bridgeport were taken into custody after they crashed a stolen car into a fire hydrant on Jamestown Road during a chase.
Shelton police said a person died after a fiery one-car crash in the area of Commerce and Research drives late Sunday night.
Bridgeport resident Anthony Deras, 17, plans to enroll at Yale University this fall, an accomplishment he credits in part to his eighth grade teacher.
Bridgeport officials said two firefighters were injured on Sunday while battling a blaze on Mountain Grove Avenue.
A Shelton fire official said nobody was injured, but the house on Bruce Drive is deemed unsafe for living and a family of three is displaced.
Bridgeport's mayor and his non-union staffers per a city ordinance receive the same pay increases as those of unionized supervisors.
Sikorsky and another Lockheed Martin subsidiary have agreed to pay $70 million to resolve claims the companies overcharged the U.S. Navy for aircraft parts.
The center was born out of the Greater Bridgeport Pride movement, which hosted its 14th annual march Saturday.
Friday marked the fourth day of the trial of Jacob Freeman, 28, in connection to the Aug. 11, 2017 shooting death of 21-year-old Jajuan Benavides.
A 21-year-old man from Ghana, Africa, died of an accidental drowning at the Seymour Reservoir No. 2 in Oxford Thursday, according to officials.
Stratford Public Schools will retain its contiguous attendance districts, but will reassign hundreds of elementary students as part of an effort to balance head count.
Bridgeport Councilwoman Maria Pereira has been reassigned to subcommittees after being removed in February as punishment for inflammatory actions, including anti-Muslim comments.
The Stratford school board is expected to discuss Superintendent Uyi Osunde’s contract Thursday evening after reviewing the findings of a monthslong investigation
Stratford Police Officer Kenneth Kubel, a former sergeant with the Bridgeport department, has died, officials announced Wednesday night.
The property — a mix of 16 studio units and 26 one-bedroom apartments — sits on 1.15 acres of property in Bridgeport.
A 20-year-old man who refused to stop for police Tuesday was arrested after detectives found a ghost gun with no serial number in his car, according to a press release.
Tuesday marked the second day of Jacob Freeman's murder trial in the Aug. 11, 2017 homicide of 21-year-old Jajuan Benavides.
The long-awaited remediation and demolition of the sprawling complex at 550 Main St. in Stratford is expected to take two and a half years to complete.
A city spokesperson said the lawyer, Mark Anastasi, "would never knowingly disregard or ignore an official request for information."
Boccuzzi said he purchased the restaurant in January and is excited to bring new foods and flavors to the menu.
The Bullard-Havens Technical High School graduation ceremony took place Monday afternoon at Bridgeport's Klein Memorial Auditorium.
Authorities closed the right and center lanes of I-95 northbound in Milford Tuesday morning after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle.
A pedestrian was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle on East Main Street in Bridgeport Monday morning, an official said.
Dave Boccuzzi is the owner of Dave's Burger Bistro, formerly known as Fatty Patty.
An infant drowned at an Orland Street home around 9 p.m. Saturday night, according to a Bridgeport city spokesperson.
BRIDGEPORT — Of the four suspects charged with election fraud related to absentee ballots during the 2019 mayoral race, two are prominent names and faces: City Councilman Alfredo Castillo and local Democratic Party Vice-Chair Wanda Geter-Pataky.
And then there are Josephine Edmonds and Nilsa Heredia who, along with Geter-Pataky, were also charged with witness tampering.
Unlike Castillo and Geter-Pataky, Edmonds and Heredia are virtually unknown, even within Bridgeport's political circles.
"Never heard of them. Never," said Christine Bartlett-Josie, a New Haven-based political consultant who has been involved in several Bridgeport campaigns. "First time I'm seeing them. Don't recognize their faces at all."
Lissette Colon is also someone who knows her way around Bridgeport politics, having worked on or run campaigns here including John Gomes' failed bid for mayor.
“Nobody seems to know who they are or have a recollection," she said Thursday. "I want to know myself."
Those are not unusual reactions, based on a series of interviews conducted by Hearst Connecticut Media. Edmonds and Heredia seem to be good examples of the low-level, inconspicuous political grunts crucial to helping candidates win races in Bridgeport and gain the power and name recognition they themselves lack.
Edmonds has not responded to requests for comment. Heredia has declined comment until she has an attorney.
"They just go and do the work," said Constance Vickers, a top aide to Mayor Joe Ganim who also does political consulting locally and elsewhere in...
Derby police are investigating a shooting on Fifth Street that they said injured two people late Thursday.
Fairfield firefighters rescued three drivers who had become stranded by flash flooding during Friday's thunderstorms, officials said.
The Board of Education unanimously approved the reading of a new policy allowing students to get a full lunch, even if they can't afford it.
Stratford police said 33-year-old Dennis Lewis and 43-year-old Nyasha Jermaine were arrested after a search of their home in Bridgeport Thursday.
Milford police said a person was shot in a Gulf Street home Thursday night, prompting a search that uncovered more than 75 pounds of marijuana and a loaded gun.
A Bridgeport man wanted on a manslaughter charge was arrested in Bangor, Maine, Thursday, the U.S. Marshals Service says.
Motorists who race through red lights or exceed speed limits in Stratford may soon find a ticket in their mailbox.
State officials credited a Hearst Connecticut investigation as the genesis for investigations that culminated with the arrests of four political operatives.
Milford police released the identities of the four officers and sergeant involved in the arrest of theft suspect Michael Brown, who later died while in custody.
Bridgeport police said an isolated explosion was reported in the third-floor hallway of a North Avenue apartment building early Thursday. No one was hurt.
Board members are expected to meet behind closed doors.
Michael Marcinek was president of Fletcher Thompson Inc., a firm founded in 1907, whose notable designs include Bridgeport's Cesar A. Batalla School.
Stratford police said officers responded to the Bunnell High School graduation when 41-year-old Eugene Marrero caused a disturbance on Monday evening.
Wanda Geter-Pataky, vice chair of Bridgeport's Democratic Town Committee, Councilman Alfredo Castillo have both been charged with election fraud.
Maria Pereira, other council members and aides to Mayor Joe Ganim have voiced concern over a hot water crisis at Success Village that began in early May.
The Trumbull High School Class of 2024 had its graduation Monday night at McDougall Stadium.
According to court records, the suspect has a prior criminal history dating back to 2004.
Police said two people suffered minor injuries and a baby who was being pushed in a stroller was not hurt in a crash Monday morning on Milford Point Road.
The state bond commission Friday authorized $8 million to help cleanup properties in Bridgeport where Andre Swanston wants to build soccer stadiums, but he needs significantly more public money.
The Stratford school board has appointed two longtime school administrators as assistant superintendents, bolstering the ranks of the school system’s depleted front office staff.
The state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said a woman sustained injuries when she fell at Reservoir 3 in Naugatuck State Forest.
The disagreement began after some board members objected to Superintendent Carmela Levy-David’s request to present her self-appraisal behind closed doors.
The Bridgeport man wanted on multiple warrants died while in custody of Milford police after a struggle ensued as officers attempted to apprehend him Wednesday.
A generator in the Oak Street apartment building's basement sent CO to five times the potentially fatal level, sending 21 people to the hospital, officials said.
Westport firefighters rescued a person whose vehicle was pinned under a guardrail following a crash on Interstate 95 Friday night, officials said.
The 27-year-old Raymond Sierra was shot to death on the front porch of his house in 2020.
Dondre Nesmith's lawyer, Assistant Public Defender Kelly Billings, apologized to the victim's family.
After getting into a dispute, a man returned with a gun and shot a 25-year-old Bridgeport resident on Park Avenue early Friday, a city official says.
Bridgeport official says foreclosure is not currently on the table for the 900-plus unit cooperative but a court-ordered manager may have to be installed to fix its infrastructure issues.
Stratford school board attorneys tasked with investigating Superintendent Uyi Osunde are putting the final touches on a report detailing the findings of a monthslong probe.
Priority item violations are the most serious, and must be corrected within 72 hours.
Nestor Nkwo has been the administration's budget chief since Ganim initially took office in December, 2015.
Easton police said Route 59 was closed Tuesday afternoon but later reopened, after a crash near Adams Road.
Homeowners will now need to pay $569.39 per year to access the town’s sewer system, up nearly 15 percent from the previous annual fee.
State Sen. Herron Gaston is threatening a lawsuit after his rival, Ernie Newton, got a two week head start collecting signatures to force a primary.
A Bridgeport official said everyone aboard the school bus was able to evacuate, but there was no information on how many juveniles were on the bus.
Attorney Diane Lord of law firm Willinger, Willinger and Bucci said the business owners are open to making their vacant apartments above the convenience store affordable housing.
Rev. Ahearn was accused of molesting a 9-year-old boy before his sister's wedding.
Connecticut State Police say they are still working to determine the identities of two people found dead in an Oxford car fire off Route 34.
Bridgeport police said Stratford resident Carlos Jean Parra Rodriquez and Pennsylvania resident Deivi Suarez died in a motorcycle crash Sunday night.
Both parties in a motorcycle accident on Sunday evening on Stratford Avenue in the city are in critical condition, Bridgeport officials said.
Officials from various levels of federal, state and local government participated in a teleconference to strategize about the Bridgeport and Stratford-based cooperative's hot water issues.
Lauralton Hall celebrated its Class of 2024 Saturday morning with a graduation ceremony in the school's Athletics Center.
Crews working to remove thousands of truckloads of toxic Raymark waste buried across Stratford are now just weeks away from finishing the ongoing excavations.
