Children Reported Missing + Real Estate Roundup

Welcome back, Bridgeport. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Wednesday, Feb. 16.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and not as cold. High: 44 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories in Bridgeport today:

1. 1-Year-Old and 5-Year-Old Siblings, Their Mom Reported Missing From Bridgeport: the children have been missing since Feb. 9. (NBC Connecticut)
2. No Child Found In Ash Creek, Despite Report, Authorities Say: A child was not placed in Ash Creek by a woman, despite initial concerns to the contrary Monday, according to Bridgeport authorities. (Bridgeport Patch)
3. Bridgeport Area Real Estate Roundup (Bridgeport Patch)
4. Questions arise after release of Bridgeport police chief's letter on Smith-Fields, Rawls cases (New Haven Register)
5. Bridgeport minority firefighter group questions hiring timeline (CTPost)

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Today in Bridgeport:

• Teacher Workshop - Bullard-Havens Technical High School (12:45 PM)
• What’s It Worth? with Mike Ivankovich (2:00 PM)
• Free Math Tutoring for Teens (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Bridgeport, Connecticut Animal Control: "CAT OF THE DAY! Jack! Handsome Jack is still looking for a place to spend forever. He is an independent cat that will respect your space! He loves to lord over the cat room and laze about- watching the birds outside. If he sounds like a ..." (Facebook)
• Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Bridgeport: "A good handshake is not as easy as you might think! It has to be firm, but not too firm, and eye contact is so important. Jocelyn, Anna, Fabricio, and Philip at St. Catherine Academy, Fairfield CT practiced this important skill with Sr. ..." (Facebook)
• Bridgeport YMCA: ""As people across the country make plans to improve their personal health in 2022, there’s a familiar place that’s not just a fitness center, but a center of community where people can be supported on their journey to better health while..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Bridgeport Northend: "✨Cleaning services✨ - Hi neighbors how are you? I would like to take advantage of the space and publicize my work… I work with house and commercial cleaning, so if you are in need of this type of service, I would be very happy to help....." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Trumbull: "Hello everyone. - Please take a look at my GoFundMe account. My family and i can use your help. We have no one to turn to. That's why we set up a GoFundMe. It's not easy to ask for donations and i never have. I don't like putting my busi..." (Nextdoor)

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— Chris Rhatigan

About me: Chris Rhatigan is a freelance writer and editor.