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Also on today's calendar: Rhonda Larson – Winds of the World Concert and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How did the ram get lost while driving? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
1. Bridgeport Police Investigate Fatal Shooting On West Side (patch.com) — Bridgeport residents are reeling after a 25-year-old former city resident was fatally shot outside a West Side bar near Beechwood and Howard avenues early Saturday, marking the city’s second homicide of 2026. A 32-year-old Bridgeport woman was also wounded while sitting in a parked car, and police have closed the area overnight for investigation while urging anyone with information to contact the lead homicide detective.
2. Report finds unequal access to space, resources at city parks in CT city (courant.com) — Bridgeport’s park system reaches most residents but offers far less space, amenities, and funding in lower-income and historically marginalized neighborhoods, according to a new Trust for Public Land report. With only $54 per resident spent on parks and big gaps in shade, restrooms, and play areas, the findings give local leaders and neighbors a roadmap to target improvements in areas like the Hollow, East Side, West Side, and Mill Hill.
3. Child, 2, Critically Injured In Fall From Window In Bridgeport: Police (patch.com) — A 2-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after falling from a second-story window at a home on Cottage Street in Bridgeport. Police say the investigation is ongoing, while reports indicate a faulty window screen may have contributed and the child is slowly improving.
4. Could Bridgeport lose hockey at its arena for good after the Islanders leave? (ctpost.com) — Bridgeport’s 10,000-seat Total Mortgage Arena is searching for a new operator and use after the Bridgeport Islanders hockey team heads to Canada, raising real questions about whether ice sports will survive there. City and state officials have paused some upgrades while potential bidders, including local rink operators and amphitheater developer Howard Saffan, tour the building and weigh proposals that could keep hockey—or replace it with other entertainment uses.
5. Connecticut Democrats to nominate candidates as Josh Elliott eyes primary path in governor race (ctpost.com) — Bridgeport gets a key mention as Mayor Joe Ganim’s 2018 primary challenge to Gov. Ned Lamont is recalled while Democrats meet this weekend to decide their 2026 gubernatorial endorsement. Delegates in Hartford are weighing whether progressive Hamden Rep. Josh Elliott secures enough support to force an August primary against Lamont, while Republicans have already endorsed state Sen. Ryan Fazio for governor.
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