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Cops say jogger ran from burglary.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Oct. 9--A 37-year-old Milford man who claimed to be out jogging Friday was actually running from a burglary he was trying to commit, police said. Joseph Edwards, of Mayflower Place, was held on $25,000 bond after being arraigned in Milford Superior Court Friday. His case was ...

BRIEF: Milford bank held up.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Oct. 9--MILFORD -- Police are looking for a black Jeep Mountaineer that apparently was used to flee by the man sought for the noontime holdup of New Alliance Bank downtown on Broad Street. The suspect in the holdup is described as a white man, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and ...

Testimony ends in Peeler case.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Daniel Tepfer Oct. 9--BRIDGEPORT -- Testimony ended this morning in the death penalty hearing of Russell Peeler Jr. Both the state and defense rested their cases after each side briefly presented rebuttal witnesses. The jury will be hearing final ...

ZBA rejects Main St. senior housing.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Melvin Mason Oct. 9--ANSONIA -- A nonprofit agency is weighing its options after the Zoning Board of Appeals rejected its plan for a seniors-only apartment complex on Main Street. "There's no place to park on Main Street for 37 cars. That's no good," ZBA ...

A-Rod strikes out at chance of greatness.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Elsberry Oct. 9--NEW YORK -- The moment came early, right in the bottom of the first. Derek Jeter had singled and so had Bobby Abreu and Yankee Stadium was exploding to life. And the man who had put together a regular season to remember was striding to the plate. ...

EDITORIAL: Cemetery merits reversal of neglect.(Editorial)

Oct 09, 2007 ... Oct. 9--The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport can -- and must -- do better. An investigation by staff journalists in this Sunday's Connecticut Post more than abundantly detailed the appalling and shocking conditions at St. Augustine's Cemetery on Bridgeport's East Side that ...

1 dead, 3 hurt in shooting.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Aaron Leo Oct. 9--BRIDGEPORT -- A female was killed and three more people wounded when gunfire erupted on Carroll Avenue near Connecticut Avenue late Monday night. The female appeared in her early to mid-20s, said police Capt. Brian McCarthy, East Side ...

EDITORIAL: Car tax program should continue.(Editorial)

Oct 09, 2007 ... Oct. 9--The boot finder program to collect back car taxes in Bridgeport is effective, efficient and spurring people to pay more attention to money they owe the city. Naturally, the City Council wants to put a stop to it. The council's Ordinance Committee last week ...

State recall issued for toy robots.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Varnon Oct. 9--MILFORD -- After finding high lead content in decorative paint used in toy robots, the state Department of Consumer Protection issued a recall today for the toys sold in Westport, Darien and Kent. The Mini Wooden Robot X-7, imported by ...

Historical society asks disabled access.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Juliano Oct. 9--MILFORD -- The Milford Historical Society may need a "certificate of appropriateness" from the new South of the Green Historic District for its plan to add handicapped-accessible restrooms, officials said Monday. The historic district ...

Polls open today for special election.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Genevieve Reilly Oct. 9--SHELTON -- Residents in the 113th Assembly District head to the polls today to elect a replacement for longtime state Rep. Richard Belden. A Republican who represented the 113th for more than 30 years, Belden died suddenly Aug. 20. ...

Cincinnati finally getting attention.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Neill Ostrout Oct. 9--Cincinnati hasn't lost a football game in 11 months, leads the nation in forced turnovers and is 6-0 for the first time since 1954. But the biggest surprise -- People in the Queen City have actually noticed. The Bearcats are ...

Ansonia names 5 to energy district board.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Melvin Mason Oct. 8--ANSONIA -- Five people have been named by Mayor Jim Della Volpe to serve on the board for the city's first Energy Improvement District. The panel that will oversee the creation and startup of an intra-city micro-grid providing cheap ...

Milford won't oppose Iroquois Gas plan.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Juliano Oct. 8--MILFORD -- The city will not oppose the application of the Iroquois Gas Transmission Co. to build a more than $30 million compression station here, officials said. The deadline for affected towns to file objections to the multi-phase ...

Barbershops, hair salons are 2 different worlds.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Marva Hamilton Oct. 8--A few Saturdays ago, I took my grandson, Justin, 9, to Headquarters BarberShop on the Boston Post Road in West Haven for a haircut and brought my granddaughter and grandson, Jacob, along, too. When we walked in, I was surprised at how crowded it ...

Racial balance plan OK'd for McKinley.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Brophy Oct. 8--FAIRFIELD -- The state Board of Education has approved a plan designed to reduce the percentage of minority students at McKinley School. "It was approved on the consent agenda, no discussion," Deputy Supt. of Schools Jack Boyle said last ...

BRIEF: State wraps up bridge inspections.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Varnon Oct. 8--HARTFORD -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today the state Department of Transportation inspected 561 bridges in two months, including 10 similar in design to one that collapsed Aug. 1 in Minnesota. Detailed results of the Connecticut inspections ...

Passing of UB professor stirs memories.

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Conner Lambeck Oct. 7--BRIDGEPORT -- That there is a house on the corner of Linden and Myrtle avenues on the University of Bridgeport campus that might surprise even those who passed the spot regularly. The small blue house with chipping paint and a ...

Rell vetoes bonding; Dems seek new deal.

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Ken Dixon Oct. 7--Sixteen days after Democratic majorities pushed through a $3.2-billion package of statewide infrastructure projects, Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed it Saturday, less than 24 hours after it landed on her desk. Rell said if she didn't kill the ...

Cemetery's residents: Gone and forgotten.

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Marian Gail Brown Oct. 7--A one-legged guy ambles toward the back of St. Augustine's Cemetery in Bridgeport. With his crutches, he kicks a couple of beer cans out of his way. They are in his path. He could go around them, but he doesn't. Soon, he reaches his ...