Not a sure thing: Bridgeport arena operator bullish on future, but show schedule in limbo
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Screenshot of Webster Bank Arena s website, featuring an advertisement for a June show.ScreenshotShow MoreShow Less
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Sir Elton John performs in concert at the Webster Bank Arena in downtown Bridgeport, Conn. on Friday November 8, 2013.Contributed Photo / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less
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Fans outside waiting to see Tegan and Sara and Fun perform at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday September 28, 2013. Fun, who won the Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Song of the Year, were the headlining act.Christian Abraham / Christian AbrahamShow MoreShow Less
Union fears Bridgeport s public affordable housing going private theridgefieldpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theridgefieldpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ousted DPH spokesman claims retaliation in whistleblower suit against state
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Av Harris, in a file photo during his time as director of communications and senior advisor for public policy for the city of BridgeportFile Photo / Connecticut PostShow MoreShow Less
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Av Harris, right speaks with Bridgeport Mayor-elect Joseph Ganim before a press conference to announce a transition task force at the Public Library main branch on Monday Nov.16, 2015 in Bridgeport, Conn.Cathy Zuraw / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Av Harris, the former spokesman for the Department of Public Health, filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing his termination in January violated employee protections after he voiced legal concerns about the agency’s plan to fine a Bridgeport sports bar $10,000 for suspected COVID-19 violations.
A farm or library? Debate rages over future of Bridgeport land
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The community garden and farmers market site on Reservoir Ave., in Bridgeport, Conn. March 4, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
But will the 2021 growing season be its last, at least at that location? That debate, simmering for a few years, is coming to a head.
Run by the Bridgeport-based Green Village Initiative, the 8-year-old farm’s lease for 1.5 acres of municipal property at Reservoir Avenue and Yaremich Drive expires in March 2022.
And activists and elected officials from that neighborhood have for some time been pressuring Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration to instead build a library there.
Bridgeport Road Rehab Project Continues Following FBI Probe wshu.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wshu.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.