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In today's newsletter:

  • Bridgeport police probe Hallett Street shooting that left one person wounded
  • Will the East End finally get a pedestrian bridge to Pleasure Beach?
  • Bridgeport native's love of music led all the way to SiriusXM.

Also on today's calendar: LIVE WEBINAR: Building Your Child's Independence: Executive Function Coaching at Home and at School and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and more humid, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Investigation Launched After Person Injured In Shooting In Bridgeport: Police (patch.com) — Bridgeport residents are being urged to share any information after a person was shot in the neck late Monday morning on Hallett Street and taken to the hospital. Police say no arrests have been made yet, and the investigation continues, with tips requested through the anonymous Bridgeport Police line.
   

2. Black Rock is getting a bridge. Now Bridgeport's East End wants one, too. (ctpost.com) — Bridgeport's East End leaders are pushing for a pedestrian bridge to Pleasure Beach, arguing their neighborhood deserves the same kind of improved access Black Rock is getting with the planned Ash Creek span to Fairfield. City officials are open to a feasibility study, as residents worry that without easier access, the historic peninsula could again fall into neglect despite years of investment.
   

3. From WSJU to SiriusXM: Robert Cotto's Career Comes Full Circle (stjohns.edu) — A Bridgeport native, Robert Cotto turned a childhood passion for music and film into a career producing for SiriusXM and working closely with Steven Van Zandt. His journey from growing up in Bridgeport to St. John's University, film criticism, and long collaboration with Neil Sedaka shows how early opportunities and mentors can open doors far beyond Connecticut.
   

4. Fact check: Does Connecticut have 'the best schools in America,' as Ned Lamont says? (ctpost.com) — Bridgeport schools are highlighted as among Connecticut's lowest-performing, with test scores about half those in wealthy New Canaan, underscoring deep inequities despite the state's strong overall rankings. The fact-check weighs Gov. Ned Lamont's claim that Connecticut has America's best schools while stressing how funding gaps and racial disparities hit cities like Bridgeport hardest.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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