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IRS to be more flexible
Like a shopper doing calisthenics before a big sale, or a player stretching for the big game, the Internal Revenue Service is becoming more flexible in time for tax-filing season.
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Merritt documentary screened at Bridgeport Library
Looking for a change of pace from her serious documentary filmmaking work, Westport director-writer Lisa Seidenberg decided two years ago that it was time to do something lighter and on a subject close to home.
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Cops: Bridgeport man tossed toddler
A Bridgeport man faces a felony child-endangerment charge after police said he was seen driving with his 18-month-old daughter unrestrained in the front seat, and then tossed the toddler in the back as he ...
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Bridgeport woman jailed in DUI case
A Bridgeport woman with a history of drunken driving begged police to shoot her after she nearly ran down a group of people while allegedly driving drunk to the Westfield Trumbull mall Saturday, police said.
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Woman, 20, charged in assault attempt
A woman allegedly tried to run over her boyfriend three times with his car outside People's United Bank on Main Street, Stratford, Tuesday morning.
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Bridgeport investigates new year's first murder
Bridgeport police are investigating the city's first homicide of 2009. Police say 25-year-old Keishon Johnson was shot in the chest early Thursday while walking home from a New Year's Eve party.
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Reward offered on anniversary of killing
The family of a 51-year-old lifelong city resident who was killed one year ago today is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.
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Muslims protest Israeli attacks
Connecticut Muslims met at an Islamic religious school Friday to protest Israeli air attacks on Gaza.
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Hartford Police Continue Search for Vinroy Hines, Wanted by Police in ...
Detectives of the Hartford Police Department's Juvenile Investigative Division are continuing their investigation of a domestic assault and custodial kidnapping incident that occurred on New Year's Day and ...
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Bridgeport records 1st homicide of the year
A city man gunned down on Wood Avenue near Wade Street early Thursday became Bridgeport's first homicide victim of 2009.
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Metro-North passengers stranded
About 150 passengers have been rescued from two disabled commuter trains coming from New York that lost heat and electricity in a nearly three-hour ordeal.
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Muslim inmate sues over lack of halal
A Muslim inmate in a Connecticut prison has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging he has been denied meals that conform to his religious standards.
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Animals evacuated from fire, taken to area zoo
It wasn't only people who had to be evacuated Tuesday from Shelton High School after a reported explosion started a fire that heavily damaged a portion of the school.
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Bridgeport man charged with attempted murder
A city man forced his way into a Madison Avenue apartment earlier this month and stabbed two residents, one seriously, police said.
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Himes chooses lobbyist to run his office
Congressman-elect Jim Himes has turned to a veteran lobbyist to run his Capitol Hill office when the 111th Congress opens next week.
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Bridgeport man charged with DUI
A 36-year old Bridgeport man was arrested early Tuesday after he drove down the wrong side of South Main Street, police said.
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RYASAP hit hard by Madoff scandal
The Madoff scandal has chewed a hole in the budget of a Bridgeport charity trying to steer at-risk youths away from crime.
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White House job a thrill for Bridgeport native
For Anita McBride, it's been a go, go, go holiday season even as her stint as chief of staff to first lady Laura Bush is winding down.
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Sikorsky Airport plans upgrades
Connecticut development officials say plans are under way for a new aircraft hangar, fueling facility and other improvements at Sikorsky Airport in Stratford.
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English Beat coming to Klein in Bridgeport
It would be hard to believe for anyone who has seen the veteran ska band The English Beat perform recently, but it wasn't that long ago that outgoing singer-guitarist Dave Wakeling was totally fed up with the ...
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