On Election Day 2018, candidate Ned Lamont returned to the building that housed the former Harding High School where he had served as a volunteer instructor
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Tag: Beardsley Zoo
Bridgeport Day For Governor Lamont With Visits To West End Revitalization Project And Zoo
Governor Ned Lamont is scheduled to make two stops in Bridgeport today (Friday), the first at noon to join developers Gary Flocco and Geof Ravenstine
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Discover CT Museums–Free Admission For Kids And One Accompanying Adult
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and the Discovery Museum are among Bridgeport-based destinations participating in free admission for kids this summer. From Governor Ned Lamont: Governor Ned
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Bicentennial Interview: He Talks To Animals, We Talk To Him–Zoo Director Gregg Dancho
Before Gregg Dancho became director, Bridgeport’s Beardsley Zoo, now formally called Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, was not nationally accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums.
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Cast Your Staff–Bicentennial Interview With Ernie Newton, AKA Moses
In these parts say the name Ernie and everyone knows the moniker. Greet Ernie Newton as Moses and he preens a sense of humor. Be
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Nourishing Young People–Bicentennial Interview With Children’s Books Author And Illustrator Lizzy Rockwell
Lizzy Rockwell, an illustrator whose artwork is featured in picture books, magazines, games and on walls, is OIB correspondent Bob Fredericks’ latest interview honoring Bridgeport’s
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Watch: Lamont, FEMA Open Mobile Vaccination Unit In Bridgeport, See Locations
Governor Ned Lamont on Monday hosted a news conference at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport to announce the deployment of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s first-in-the-nation
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Beardsley Bart Is Never Wrong, Predicts Early Spring
From Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo: Who needs Punxsutawney Phil when you have ‘Beardsley Bart?’ Beardsley Bart, Connecticut’s own Prognosticating Prairie Dog, dug out from a snowstorm
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