Latest Bridgeport, Connecticut Stories

By Susan Silvers, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Jul. 13--TRUMBULL -- In his brief career as a lifeguard, Cody Hutchinson has seen plenty of kids bob up and down in the water, holding their breath for a time as they go under. So when the 15-year-old noticed a young girl in the pool at Beach Memorial Park about 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, he was not overly concerned at first. But when the dark-haired youngster clad in a yellow swimsuit decorated with roses sank to the bottom in about 7 feet of...

By Linda Conner Lambeck, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Nov. 18--Two former public employees in Bridgeport have found work in a New Mexico school district headed up -- at least for the time being -- by former Bridgeport Supt. of Schools Sonia Diaz. John Marsillio, Bridgeport's public facilities director during the administration of former Mayor Joseph P. Ganim, was named business manager for the Las Cruces public schools as of Nov. 1. Also hired by the Las Cruces district as part of a...

By Av HarrisBRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - The mayor of Connecticut's largest city admitted on Tuesday to using cocaine while in office."Over the course of a number of years, I abused alcohol and cocaine occasionally. About a year and a half ago, I recognized that I had a problem and sought professional help to address the issue," John Fabrizi, Bridgeport's Democratic mayor, told a crowd of close to 100 municipal workers."Fabrizi's drug use surfaced in federal court...