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Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut [7] and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. [3] Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is a port city 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx.
During the American Revolution, Bridgeport was a center of privateering. [3] Captain David Hawley of Stratfield brought a number of prizes into Black Rock Harbor. [7] In 1800, Newfield village on the west bank of the Pequonnock was chartered as the borough of Bridgeport, and, in 1821, the township of Bridgeport, including more of Stratfield, was incorporated.
The former Angleton Times office became the Angleton office of the Brazosport Facts. In 2004 The Facts had an Angleton circulation of 4,000 while the Angleton Times had 1,100 subscribers; there were 730 people/entities who/which subscribed to both newspapers. [6] The newspaper led the move to consolidate the town of Velasco into
Bridgeport Evening Farmer (1866–1917) [5] Connecticut Spectator, including May 1814 - December 1814, weekly [4] The Constitution, former weekly newspaper, including during 1842-1884 [4] [6] The Daily Herald, former daily newspaper [6] Evening Press, including 1918-1919, daily ex. Sun. [4] Fairfield Minuteman, closed 2017; Farmington Valley ...
Police said 29-year-old Rohith Gurumurthy, of Bridgeport, was operating the motorcycle, heading east on Waldemere Road and continuing on Atlantic Street, when he lost control and mounted the curb.
The newspaper was formerly the morning Bridgeport Telegram and evening Bridgeport Post before consolidating into a morning publication. The Bridgeport Telegram [8] ran from at least 1908 to 1929 and again from 1938 to 1990. [9] Until the mid-1980s the Post was published as an afternoon paper and the Telegram was the morning paper. [10]
It is a great source of pride to Bridgeport to have, in its midst, a group of citizens who maintain such standards year in and year out.” [48] In 1975, there was an article in the newspaper about families in Seaside Village burning their 20-year mortgages, which were obtained when the co-op was formed in 1954.
The Huffington Post collaborated with The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, to produce this story, the fourth in a series on the impact of police in schools. Rebecca Klein is a reporter for The Huffington Post and Kyle Spencer is a freelancer for The Hechinger Report.