🌱 Patch AM: 2 Juveniles, 2 Adults Arrested After East Side Bridgeport Fight: Police

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In today's newsletter:

• East Side teen fight spills into adult arrests and police car damage
• Guilty plea in scheme that drained funds from Success Village
• How Bridgeport's golf course is central to new Rooster River flood fixes.

Also on today's calendar: UN's Path Forward in a world in Crisis and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 66, low: 54.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 Juveniles, 2 Adults Arrested After East Side Bridgeport Fight: Police (patch.com) — Bridgeport residents may notice increased police attention on the East Side after officers broke up a midday fight between two juveniles on Noble Avenue and arrested two adults who allegedly interfered. Police say the confrontation escalated when adults approached from a nearby porch, leading to multiple charges including assault, threatening, criminal mischief involving damage to a police car, and interfering with officers.
   

• Defendant Pleads Guilty In Success Village Embezzlement Conspiracy In Bridgeport: Feds (patch.com) — Residents of Bridgeport's Success Village cooperative are learning more about a federal embezzlement conspiracy after a Trumbull man admitted to wire fraud tied to plumbing contracts there. Prosecutors say vendors submitted inflated or bogus invoices for work on heat and hot water systems, diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars while Messina now faces prison, forfeiture, and substantial restitution.
   

• Fairfield starts $8.2 million flood projects after years of Rooster River flooding (ctpost.com) — Work is underway on a major Rooster River flood-control basin at Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course, a project Fairfield is building with financial support from Bridgeport, which owns the course. A second basin at Tunxis Hill Park and a future dredging phase aim to reduce repeated flooding in nearby neighborhoods, with substantial progress expected by year's end and final work continuing into the next two years.
   

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Tuesday October 6
• UN's Path Forward in a world in Crisis →
  The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Rd, Westport
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• It's Fall, Y'all! — Bridgeport Tech Collective Community Mixer + Idea Exchange →
  Frenchies Coffee Bar | Bridgeport, 45 E Main St, Bridgeport
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 22
• Golden Hour Tours →
  The Glass House, 199 Elm St, New Canaan
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Paper Shredding Event (on-site) with Stratford Rotary - Electronic Collection →
  1000 W Broad St, Stratford
  9:00 am
• Campaigning Class For Next Wave of Women in Politics →
  Westport, Conn. location provided upon registration,
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Tuesday October 6
• Legrify Inspired Luxury Candles Presents: Candle Making at Dockside →
  Dockside Brewery, 40 Bridgeport Ave, Milford
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• A Slice of History: Connecticut's Pizza Legacy with Author Colin M. Caplan →
  Trumbull Library: Main Branch, 33 Quality St, Trumbull
  9:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Honig Wine Tasting →
  Madison Beach Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, 94 W Wharf Rd, Madison
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Laughter is the Best Medicine →
  595 Madison Ave, Bridgeport
  5:30 pm
• The Soul of Burgundy: An Epicurean Dinner with Maison Louis Jadot →
  Madison Beach Hotel, 94 West Wharf Road, Madison, CT 06443
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Bridgeport Hospital Community Baby Shower →
  Bridgeport Hospital, 267 Grant St, Bridgeport
  10:00 am
• RESCHEDULED Opening Reception for New Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit MESA - BIERNNAY →
  City Lights, 265 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• The Giggling Pig Presents: Coastal Grandmother Pumpkin Paint & Sip at Dockside →
  Dockside Brewery, 40 Bridgeport Ave, Milford
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Stratford

• Album Review: Stuntman by Nacho Picasso & TELEVANGEL (shatterthestandards.com)

Fairfield

• Fairfield TPZ To Review Plans For Affordable Housing, Traffic And Parking Rules (patch.com)

Trumbull

• Trumbull Man Pleads Guilty In Bridgeport/Stratford Public Housing Embezzlement Conspiracy: Feds (patch.com)
• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Trumbull This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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