Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)

Maryland's McDaniel College closing the 'opportunity gap'

2013-05-12 06:35:00

Here's what Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said three years ago as the nation's gap between rich and poor widened toward historic levels: "I think it's a very bad development. It's creating two societies. And it's based very much, I think, on...

Maryland leaders call for tighter gun controls in wake of Conn. school shooting

2012-12-17 12:12:00

Maryland's senior lawmaker, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, said Monday the National Rifle Association must come to the table to discuss the tighter gun controls, as she works with President Barack Obama and her colleagues in Congress in the wake of the deadly...

State: Cormier, Etherly hit 1,000 as Loyola men top Fairfield

2013-01-21 21:47:00

Dylon Cormier and Erik Etherly scored their 1,000th career points within eight minutes of each other as visiting Loyola won for the fifth time in six games, beating Fairfield, 65-60, on Monday in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball...

Searching for Christmas joy after Newtown

2012-12-24 15:38:00

Like preachers across the country preparing for Christmas services today, William Lori has grappled with the question of how to celebrate the joy of the day so soon after the devastation of Newtown. But for Baltimore's new archbishop, the challenge also...

Lori becomes 16th archbishop of Baltimore Wednesday

2012-05-16 06:20:00

For local artisan Sebastian Martorana, more than 80 hours of intricate carving came to the final test Tuesday morning, as final preparations were being made for the installation of the new archbishop of Baltimore. Martorana, who had chiseled the coat...

Outspoken bishop to take helm of Archdiocese of Baltimore

2012-03-20 18:55:00

At a time when Roman Catholic bishops are waging political wars against contraception and same-sex marriage, one of the church's most hard-line generals was named Tuesday to head its historically important Baltimore archdiocese. The Vatican appointed...

William E. Lori takes reins of Baltimore diocese

2012-05-16 16:42:00

William E. Lori became the 16th archbishop of Baltimore in a solemn ceremony Wednesday that included a nod to the nation's oldest Roman Catholic diocese and a look forward to the challenges of the 21st century. Lori, 60, set the tone for his tenure...

Good afternoon, Baltimore: Tuesday lunchtime lowdown

2012-03-20 09:20:00

ON THE SITE... City Hall considers selling 15 historic landmarks: Baltimore's Board of Estimates is slated to approve a contract with a consultant reviewing the sale or lease of the Shot Tower,�Upton Mansion, Clifton Park Valve House and Old Town...

Bridgeport bids a fond farewell to Archbishop Lori

2012-03-29 06:45:00

As mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., I considered it an honor and a privilege to have a man like Bishop William Lori in our city for the last 11 years. I considered Bishop Lori to be a partner in helping make Bridgeport a better city, a leader of our...

SIG program gives schools chance to do things they've never done

2012-04-16 15:38:00

For the casual visitor, it's easy to miss that Southeast High School in rural Kansas — once among the lowest academic performers in the state — is in the midst of a profound transformation. Like so many other Kansas schools, the building in...

Federal school grant program jump-starts efforts to fix troubled schools

2012-04-16 16:33:52

After two years, the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools remains an ambitious work in progress, with roughly 1,200 turnaround efforts under way but still no...

Harford County Police Blotter

2011-10-20 15:36:00

The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Herbert Johnson Walls Jr., who turns 18 today (Friday), of the 100 block of Hanover Street, was charged Monday with resisting arrest and unauthorized removal of property....

Commuters head into the Stamford train station after riding a shuttle bus from Bridgeport to bypass the site of a train derailment on the Bridgeport-Fairfield line.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

A woman is transported to the hospital after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut May 17, 2013.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Bridgeport - 05/17/13 - Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream gives graduates a samples of ice cream after they receive their diplomas at the Southern Connecticut State University at Webster Bank Arena Friday morning. Photo by BRAD HORRIGAN | bhorrigan@courant.com

2013-05-17 00:00:00