Where would we be without eternal optimist Beardsley Bart? Celebrating the zoo’s 100th anniversary year, the prairie dog sage jolted us this morning with an
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Free Zoo Admission For City Residents On Saturdays
Zoo news: Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo will launch “Cool Blue Bridgeport” a virtual and on-grounds educational program on climate change in combination with free admission to
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Hog Wild For Harry’s Slop–Meet Zoo’s New Mayor
In the old days, Bridgeport’s mayor served a one-year term. That changed around 1900 when election became a two-year term. In 1998 Bridgeport electors, in
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Vigil For Regional Domestic Violence Victims
News release from Center for Family Justice: The Center for Family Justice will host a regional Domestic Violence Awareness Month vigil on Thursday, Oct. 14
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Lamont’s Succor For Bridgeport Sweetest Since Lowell Weicker
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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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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