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Hey there, Bridgeport! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bridgeport school board sets its leadership team for 2025
  • How will Bridgeport’s big school construction plans reshape your child’s classroom?
  • What investigators found in Bridgeport’s latest Greene Homes drug raid

Also on today's calendar: Water Exercises in 89 degree temperatures! and 11 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the alien say to the puzzle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Very windy; a little rain, with a high of 42 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, temps: high: 34, low: 22.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bridgeport Board Of Education Selects Leadership Team (patch.com) — Bridgeport residents have new and returning leaders guiding the city’s Board of Education after officers were elected for the 2025 term at Aquaculture School. Jennifer Perez and Joseph Sokolovic were unanimously re-elected as chair and vice chair, while Maritza Estrada Jimenez was chosen as secretary, with officials emphasizing collaboration and support for Bridgeport Public Schools and families.
   

2. In the Bridgeport schools' building boom, here's what's done and what's coming next (ctpost.com) — Bridgeport families can expect major school upgrades, including a new special education center replacing Bridgeport Learning Center and a merger of Skane School into John Winthrop Elementary. Construction will temporarily relocate John Winthrop students and create new, modern spaces across the district, while recent projects like the new Bassick High School and Central Enrollment Center are already in use.
   

3. Bridgeport police arrest 6 in drug investigation at Charles F. Greene Homes, officials say (ctpost.com) — Bridgeport police say six people were arrested after raids at Charles F. Greene Homes and several city residences, turning up modified handguns, crack cocaine and cash. All of the adults arrested were reportedly on probation or parole, and investigators expect more arrests as the multi-agency probe into local firearm and drug activity continues.
   

4. 2025's Worst and Best Rated Hospitals in Connecticut Revealed (wearedanbury.com) — If you need hospital care in Bridgeport, St. Vincent’s Medical Center on Main Street just earned a top-tier ‘A’ safety grade in new statewide ratings. The report also shows Bridgeport Hospital’s Milford campus received a ‘C,’ underscoring big differences in infection control, falls, and error prevention across Connecticut facilities that local patients may want to weigh when seeking treatment.
   

5. Long Island Sound bridge proposals (newsday.com) — A Connecticut developer is floating a massive new bridge proposal that would link I-95 in western Bridgeport to Long Island’s Sunken Meadow State Parkway, reviving decades of cross-Sound ideas. The story walks through past bridge and tunnel plans, environmental concerns, huge cost estimates, and why Connecticut leaders have been wary of such projects.
   

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    My brothers work van was stolen. It was stolen from Olive Street, Bridgeport CT. If anyone has ring doorbell footage or surveillance from anywhere… (Nextdoor Summerfield and Barnum)
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