From Mayor Bill Finch:
Tune in to WICC-600AM every Wednesday morning at 6:50 a.m., when City Spokeswoman Elaine Ficarra joins WICC personality Tony Reno for the “Park City Pass.” It’s your weekly guide to all the family friendly fun in the Park City. Tune in. Tell your friends–Bridgeport is where it’s at–baseball, hockey, museum, festivals, the beach, ziplining–you name it, you can find it in Bridgeport.
The defending NCAA champion, UConn Huskies women’s basketball team will play a home game in Bridgeport on Saturday, January 11 at Webster Bank Arena.
The unbeaten Huskies, currently the top-ranked team in the nation, will host the Temple Owls at 12 noon in American Athletic Conference contest.
The Huskies last played at Webster Bank Arena on April 1, 2013 in the NCAA Bridgeport Regional, defeating Kentucky 85-53 on their way to a record-setting sixth consecutive Final Four and an eighth Division 1 National Championship.
The UConn men’s basketball team played a home game at Webster Bank Arena in December, defeating Eastern Washington 82-65. A crowd of 9,274 attended the Huskies’ first home game outside of Storrs and Hartford since 1987. It was the largest attendance for a sporting event at Webster Bank Arena.
There are some, but not many, tickets still available for Saturday’s women’s basketball game.
Tickets: Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com.
More information can be found by calling the Click It or Ticket Box Office at (203) 345-2400.
Mayor Bill Finch today announced that the City’s Roadway Maintenance crews will begin picking up Christmas trees on Monday, January 13. The pickup will continue through Monday, January 20.
Residents are asked to place their trees at the curb and free of all ornaments and plastic bags. Trees with ornaments or wrapped in plastic will not be picked up.
Trees may also be disposed of at the City of Bridgeport’s Transfer Station at 475 Asylum Street. Christmas trees brought to the Transfer Station must also be free of all ornaments and plastic bags prior to disposal. Transfer Station’s winter hours are 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday (closed for lunch from Noon – 12:45 p.m.) and 7 a.m. to Noon on Saturday.
Residents with questions regarding Christmas Tree pickup can call 203.576.7124 or 203.576.7751.
*** When is the city going to “start back” on their regular garbage and recycled items pick-up? They’re behind on the Westside with both since New Year’s! *** Most good Uconn B-Ball seat tickets have been sold or given to city employees and friends! ***