Recently added articles from Connecticut Post:
Peregrine falcons on their way back.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Burgeson Oct. 2--BRIDGEPORT -- The peregrine falcon, one of the fastest animals on the planet, is on a slow road to recovery in Connecticut. State Department of Environmental Protection wildlife biologist Julie Victoria said that six nesting pairs ...
Ruling gets 2 candidates back on ballot.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Melvin Mason Oct. 2--DERBY -- A judge's ruling on Monday will allow a pair of Democratic candidates to be listed on the city's November ballot after they were initially excluded. Superior Court Judge Theodore Tyma ruled in favor of the Derby Democratic Town Committee, ...
Good returns so far for school census.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Mcdonald Oct. 2--MILFORD -- An estimated 4,000 responses were mailed back to Board of Education offices Monday from census survey forms sent to 17,000 households last week. "It looks good," said Supt. of Schools Harvey Polansky, briefly eyeing the seven ...
Embattled Fairfield plan moves forward.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Brophy Oct. 2--FAIRFIELD -- Construction of five houses near Osborn Hill School, a controversial development proposal that led to a state Supreme Court battle, should begin this month. The Supreme Court has rejected the town's request to re-argue the ...
Showdown continues over state bonding.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ken Dixon Oct. 2--HARTFORD -- Speaker of the House James A. Amann missed Gov. M. Jodi Rell's bipartisan meeting on the bond-package stalemate Monday morning, where she asked the Democratic legislative majority to consider a compromise. Rell offered a ...
Man charged as driver in robbery.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michael P. Mayko Oct. 2--BRIDGEPORT -- An Ansonia man is under arrest and in federal custody after the FBI linked him to driving the getaway car in a South Windsor jewelry store robbery last year. Anthony Curral, 30, was charged with one count of violating the ...
Old personnel files go to shredder.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Genevieve Reilly Oct. 2--SHELTON -- Sensitive municipal personnel records found Friday lying on the ground and loosely discarded in an open trash bin at a former school will be shredded by an outside firm, the mayor said Monday. "My people were there again ...
Halls put new sculptures in front yard.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Brophy Oct. 2--FAIRFIELD -- They are not as heavy as "Narrow are the Vessels," the 82-foot-long sculpture that a Southport couple recently removed from their front yard in the wake of a state Supreme Court decision. But the two "cars" -- one white, the ...
'Makeover' episode to air Oct. 14.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Burgeson Oct. 2--BRIDGEPORT -- Back in August, the people across the region, as both volunteer helpers and spectators, were riveted by an "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" episode being taped on the city's East End -- a project that included construction of a home, ...
Cop suspended; discipline hearing due.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Aaron Leo Oct. 2--BRIDGEPORT -- Police Officer Murphy Pierce has been suspended with pay following an investigation into a complaint filed against him by a civilian. Both the police union and officials declined to provide details of the complaint because the ...
Flatto, Nelson trade political barbs.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Brophy Oct. 2--FAIRFIELD -- First Selectman Kenneth Flatto's campaign went on offense Monday, accusing John Nelson, his challenger, of not having the experience, involvement and interest in Fairfield to hold the town's top job. Flatto, 55, a Democrat, ...
Stratford wants more minority teachers.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Richard Weizel Oct. 2--STRATFORD -- The school district needs to hire far more minority teachers to better reflect the district's greater-than-40-percent minority-student population, school board leaders and administrators said. In fact, because minorities ...
2 police officers promoted to sergeant.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Melvin Mason Oct. 2--DERBY -- Christopher Benanto and Scott Boulton will be taking on more responsibility in making sure the city remains safe. The two police officers were promoted to sergeant on Monday after finishing with the top scores in a written and oral ...
Prison numbers grow without parole.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ken Dixon Oct. 2--HARTFORD -- The state's top prison official told lawmakers Monday that it's too early to tell how Gov. M. Jodi Rell's recent order to suspend parole may affect the inmate population. But Theresa C. Lantz, commissioner of the Department of ...
Community leader facing cancer applauded.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Joel C. Thompson Oct. 2--BRIDGEPORT -- A community leader, battling cancer, was cited for her outstanding service to the city and offered encouragement for her recovery by the City Council Monday. Rosa J. Correa, who has chaired the Bridgeport Housing ...
New law will save Fairfield U program.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Conner Lambeck Oct. 2--FAIRFIELD -- The College Cost Reduction Act signed into law last week will save Fairfield University's decades-old Upward Bound program. The program, started at Fairfield in 1966 to prepare low-income students for college, was one ...
Harborside, town face off over club.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Richard Weizel Oct. 2--STRATFORD -- The owners of Harborside Restaurant decided to comply with a town-ordered shutdown of their nightclub last weekend following a Sept. 22 melee that spilled onto nearby streets and resulted in 10 arrests. But that doesn't ...
Trumbull revamps senior tax relief.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Silvers Oct. 2--TRUMBULL -- More senior citizens can expect to qualify for property-tax relief under a revised plan unanimously passed Monday by the Town Council. The revised plan will raise income limits for eligible taxpayers and adopts indexing ...
New law frees U-Verse from cable regulation.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Amanda Cuda Oct. 2--Representatives of AT&T are cheering a new law that could allow them to continue offering the television and Internet service U-Verse, provided the company receives certification from the state Department of Public Utility Control. ...
Meet the Sound Tigers: Jason Pitton.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Fornabaio Oct. 2--While he adapted to life in the AHL last year, Jason Pitton had an off-ice assist. The Sound Tigers began a program they called "Adopt a Tiger" last year. It matched a 20-year-old rookie with a local family. "It was kind of like playing in ...