UPDATE: Bridgeport Police spokesman Bill Kaempffer provides additional details: Two officers were recovering from injuries suffered when a fleeing car broadsided their marked cruiser Tuesday
Read moreMonth: December 2012
Study: States With Restrictive Gun Laws Have Lower Rates Of Violence
From Hearst Newspapers: Connecticut has more restrictions on gun ownership than most states, so gun-rights advocates argue the Dec. 14 schoolhouse massacre there illustrates the
Read moreHa, Ha, Ha; It’s Time For Santa Claws
Who needs peace, love, goodwill, prosperity and diplomacy when we have good old Santa Claws to scratch out goodies? Yes indeed, it’s time for OIB’s
Read moreEd Gomes, The Warrior, Bids Farewell To State Senate
We may never know a politician in our lifetime like Ed Gomes. Honest, decent, caring, brutally candid, perhaps too candid for his own good. If
Read moreThe Metric’s Genial Chef Pierre, Food With A Smile Downtown
We’re kicking off a new occasional feature at OIB, video profiles of city delights, starting with the Metric Bar and Grill, run by chef and
Read moreFire And Ice At Webster Bank Arena Hockey Benefit
A Connecticut firefighters hockey team will face off against a squad of firefighters from Westchester County, New York on December 26, 4:30 p.m. prior to
Read moreNRA Leader Wants Armed Police Officers In Every School–Blumenthal: Shameless Proposal, Chris Christie: Won’t Make Schools Safer
Okay, what say you about NRA official Wayne LaPierre’s call for armed guards in every school? U.S. Senator Dick Blumenthal told the Hartford Courant LaPierre’s
Read moreWho Knew Downtown Bridgeport Could Look So Good!
Broadway star actor/singer Cheyenne Jackson has released his latest video for Don’t Wanna Know, most of it filmed Downtown a few months ago featuring McLevy Green. Check
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