8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (479+ words) What happens when a landmark means more to residents than officials ever expected? For Harrison Gordon, the smokestack has always been more than concrete and steel. Gordon launched an online petition in late November to save the smokestack, initially drawing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (275+ words) Connecticut's Bond Commission on Thursday approved more than $1.4 billion in funding for various projects across the state. The commission is responsible for approving state borrowing. It's chaired by Gov. Ned Lamont (D) and has members from the General Assembly and other…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (169+ words) An online petition to save Bridgeport's so-called candy cane smokestack had garnered nearly 300 signatures as of Friday morning. The iconic red and white smokestack is part of the old coal-fired power plant. It's scheduled to be torn down in April…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (202+ words) Bridgeport's newly elected City Council adjourned its first meeting on Monday without choosing a leader. The council has 20 members, all Democrats. A candidate needs a majority of them (11) to win the presidency. Jeanette Herron got 10 votes, and current council president…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (160+ words) A Connecticut nonprofit that provides transitional housing for veterans officially opened a $3.7 million expansion at its Bridgeport headquarters on Monday. The expansion adds 11 suites for residents at Homes for the Brave. The 42-bed facility now also has an elevator and…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (206+ words) The Trump administration says it'll only partially fund the nation's SNAP benefits this month, following a court order to do so. The head of a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based food pantry said that it won't be enough. Reverend Sara Smith runs Nourish…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (271+ words) Advocates for undocumented immigrants rallied outside a state district court in Stamford on Thursday. They were protesting an increase in ICE arrests of immigrants at the courthouse and want immediate changes to state policy. "This person was being taken against…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (476+ words) The decommissioned English Station power plant in New Haven, Connecticut may soon become a waterfront park and public swimming pool. Officials announced plans to buy and transform the site on Monday. The plant, which was once responsible for powering the…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (221+ words) The forensic report on Bridgeport's public school system found a lack of board oversight, inefficiencies, unusual budget transfers, misclassification of expenditures and opportunities for improvement in several processes and internal control procedures. The report found no evidence of fraud or…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (232+ words) The City of New Haven broke ground on a 65-unit supportive housing development on Monday. The seven-story project, called West Ridge, is part of the state's effort to address the affordable housing crisis. It will bring 65 new affordable apartments to…...