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Today's riddle: Whatz the difference between Dubai...and Abu Dhabi? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Bridgeport Man Accused Of Fleeing Area After Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash Arrested: Norwalk Police (patch.com) — Bridgeport readers will want to know that a 30-year-old city resident has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Norwalk, following a detailed police investigation using dashboard camera footage. He faces multiple charges, including evading responsibility resulting in death, and is being held on $100,000 bond ahead of a court appearance next month.
2. UK Citizen Pleads Guilty In Federal Court To Illegal Reentry Into U.S. After Bridgeport Arrest (patch.com) — A man from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland who was previously arrested in Bridgeport under an alias has pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawfully reentering the United States. His Bridgeport arrest on state charges helped uncover a trail of alleged crimes across several states and countries, and he now faces up to two years in prison at sentencing in August.
3. How many Asian students were enrolled in Bridgeport School District in 2024-25 school year? (bridgeporttimes.com) — Bridgeport families can see how Asian enrollment in the city’s public schools has shifted, with 324 Asian students making up 1.6% of Bridgeport School District’s 20,022 students in 2024-25. A decade-long trend shows a gradual decline in the share of Asian students, even as Central High School enrolls the most Asian students in the district.
4. Bridgeport's waterfront development to open in June, secures local coffee shop (nbcconnecticut.com) — A massive new luxury apartment complex, The August at Steelepointe Harbor, is opening in Bridgeport in June with 420 units and extensive amenities, plus 160 income-based apartments. Local favorite Frenchie’s Coffee Shop from Stratford is expanding into the building, aiming to hire Bridgeport residents and become a community hub as move-ins begin June 17.
5. How CT United's soccer stadium ambitions shifted from Bridgeport to Norwich (hartfordbusiness.com subscription) — Bridgeport has lost out on CT United FC’s long-envisioned waterfront stadium, after state leaders declined to fund key infrastructure around the proposed site. The club will instead move its permanent home to Norwich’s Dodd Stadium, while keeping some clinics and occasional matches in other cities, leaving Bridgeport residents watching a major economic development opportunity shift across the state.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In Dubai, the people don't watch the 'Flintstone's'. But people in Abu Dhabi Do! (Thank you Jerri E. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!
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