Mask Mandate + Person Shot On Center Street: Bridgeport News

Welcome back, Bridgeport. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Saturday, Oct. 30.

First, today's weather:

Warmer with rain and drizzle. High: 64 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Bridgeport:

1. Ganim keeps indoor mask mandate in Bridgeport due to vaccination rate: The mandate is expected to stay in effect for the foreseeable future. (Westport News)
2. Bridgeport police: Person shot in the arm on Center Street: A victim was shot Thursday night. (Middletown Press)
3. Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty To Courthouse Shooting: Feds: A Bridgeport man pleaded guilty to charges that he was involved in a 2020 courthouse shooting and several other crimes. (Bridgeport Patch)
4. White-Naped Crane Makes Debut at CT's Beardsley Zoo (HamletHub)
5. 100,000 missing workers: CT's struggle to regain jobs after the pandemic (Thehour.com)

Today in Bridgeport:

• Star 99.9 Anna & Raven Jaguar Land Rover Fairfield Trick or Treat Day (10:00 AM)
• Retro Halloween Party (8:00 PM)
• Star 99.9 Halloween Event - Fairchild Wheeler Inter-District Magnet High School (10:00 AM)
• Boo at the Zoo - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (12:00 PM)

Bridgeport Patch Notebook

• Bridgeport Public Schools: "10/28/21 Memo from Superintendent Testani https://www.bridgeportedu.net/cms/lib/CT02210097/Centricity/Domain/8/MemoOctober%2028%202021.pdf" (Facebook)

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