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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 ...
Bridgeport experienced a big influx of immigrants and industrial workers in the late 1800s and early 1900s as the city became the major industrial center in Connecticut. [13] Bridgeport's population increased more than threefold from 1880 to 1914, growing from 30,000 to 115,000 as immigrant labor arrived and manufacturing expanded. [14]
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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.
Market observers who spoke to ABC News said they expect both price increases and mortgage rates to ease in 2025 -- but only a smidge. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage stands at 6.85%, ...
WZME (channel 43) is a television station licensed to Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, serving as the New York City market's outlet for the diginet Story Television.It is owned and operated by network parent Weigel Broadcasting alongside Middletown Township, New Jersey–licensed MeTV station WJLP (channel 33), and New York-licensed WNWT-LD (channel 37, officially a low-power station ...
Bridgeport saw commercial development too, such as the formation of several banks and commercial establishments like D. M. Read's department store in its thriving downtown. [36] [37] In 1933, Lawrence Hoyt, who later went on to found Waldenbooks got his start in the book business when he opened up a small book rental business in a corner of ...