Nothing like a kid on Pleasure Beach. My father, a Sicilian immigrant, squired me there to fish for snapper blues in the late 1960s. All
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Bicentennial Interview: Charles ‘Don’ Clemons, Star Athlete, Firefighter, Public Servant
Some call him Charles, others call him by middle name Don, and still others Clem. Say hello to Town Clerk Charles ‘Don’ Clemons who’s enjoyed
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An Interview With 92-Year-Old City Treasure Kaye Williams, Founder Of Captain’s Cove Seaport
Kaye Williams, the visionary who turned a city-run dump of a boatyard into Captain’s Cove Seaport, one of the region’s premier tourist draws, with its
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Diversity, Equity, Creativity: A Conversation With Suzanne Kachmar, Executive Director Of City Lights
In 2021, Bridgeport’s bicentennial, we will feature interviews with personalities from all walks of life who bleed Bridgeport. Some of them you know, some you’ll
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Bridgeport A Destination? Maybe Daddy Warbucks Got It Wrong
Home sales are up in Bridgeport. They’re surging in the Bridgeport region fueled by virus-fleeing New Yorkers. “People are buying vacation homes in areas like
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For Tony Reno, It’s Not Radio Silence But Arrivederci–See You Soon
Tony Reno is good company. Has been for a morning radio audience of tens of thousands on 600 WICC–a Bridgeport regional institution since 1926–for 13
Read moreAs Moore Ponders Future, State Funds Flow To City
State Senator Marilyn Moore, co-chair of the General Assembly’s Bonding Subcommittee, on Thursday announced the expected approval of nearly $15 million in state funds including
Read moreNo Parking Pleasure At Beach, Lopez To City Council: Stop Being Props For Ganim Photo-ops
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez has stepped up on several occasions to leverage her legal might to the cause of rectifying government snafus such
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