Trumbull native to appear on Celebrity Apprentice
Today, NBC announced the cast for its latest installment of the Donald Trump reality show The Celebrity Apprentice, which includes comedienne and Trumbull native Lisa Lampanelli. Dubbed the “Queen of...
View ArticleBeardsley director says zoo didn’t give baboon to Animal Planet show
If you watched the second season premiere of the Animal Planet series “Finding Bigfoot” Sunday and saw what looked like Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo director Gregg Dancho giving a terrified baboon to...
View ArticleGoodwill stores need donations of household goods
Goodwill stores are in urgent need of household items like dishes, small appliances, cookware and electrical items. Clothing and furniture are also needed. Currently the stores are seeing household...
View ArticleConnecticut rated number one state for women
Connecticut is the best state in the nation for women, according to iVillage, the largest content-driven online community for women. The site commissioned an extensive analysis to rank all 50 states in...
View ArticleHelper of homeless needs donations
A local woman who helps feed the region’s homeless is seeking donations of several items, including styrofoam containers and plastic forks. The last Sunday of every month, Ann Marie Tarinelli of...
View ArticleBishop Lori’s goodbye to parishioners
From our friends at DoingItLocal.com: Last week Archbishop William Lori, the former Bishop of Bridgeport was at the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard to pay final tribute to his driver who passed...
View ArticleNew Cooking Channel show features Bridgeport
So perhaps you’ve seen ads for this kitschy new Cooking Channel show “The Culinary Aventures of Baron Ambrosia,” premiering tonight at 10 on the station: Well, it turns out that tonight’s episode was...
View ArticleAnn Pettway/Carlina White story to become a Lifetime movie
Well, it was only a matter of time. The cable network Lifetime put out a release today announcing that it was turning the story of Ann Pettway, who stole baby Carlina White from Harlem Hospital in 1987...
View ArticleGoodwill to dole out school supplies to area students
When students return to eight Connecticut schools — including two spots in Bridgeport — Goodwill Industries of Northern and Western Connecticut will greet them with brand new backpacks filled with...
View ArticleLifetime announces air date for TV movie about Carlina White
The Lifetime movie about Carlina White — the baby stolen from Harlem Hospital in 1987 and raised in Bridgeport by Ann Pettway — will make its debut Saturday, Oct. 6. Lifetime put out a release...
View ArticleBridgeport Rescue Mission sponsors paddle tennis marathon.
The folks at Bridgeport Rescue Mission are looking to give hunger a good paddling this weekend. Starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, more than 150 people will play paddle tennis into the wee hours of...
View ArticleBridgeport Rescue Mission needs turkeys!
Bridgeport Rescue Mission will soon begin packing 3,000 Thanksgiving Dinner Pantry Boxes that will be distributed to near-homeless and working-poor families in Bridgeport and South Norwalk. The boxes...
View ArticleTrumbull do-gooder seeks food, toiletry donations
It’s no secret that many food banks and homeless shelters are hurting for donations for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. But so is Anne Marie Tarinelli, a Trumbull woman who serves Bridgeport’s...
View ArticleRescue Mission needs sleeping bags
This holiday season Bridgeport Rescue Mission will bring warmth and comfort to hundreds of men, women and children at their Sleeping Bag and Bedtime Bag Give-Away, Dec. 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at...
View ArticleGoodwill needs donations
Goodwill stores are in urgent need of household items like dishes, small appliances, cookware, knickknacks and electrical items. Clothing and furniture are also needed. Currently the stores are having...
View ArticleMilford man dies about a week after his philanthropic mother
The son of beloved local philanthropist Ann Marie Tarinelli, who died Jan. 11 from complications following a broken hip, has also died, a little more than a week after his mother’s passing. James...
View ArticleFurnace fails at Rescue Mission
In the midst of cold temperatures and snowfall, the furnace at Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Women’s Center has failed. “Of course this is the worst time of year for this to happen,” said Executive...
View ArticleHector Santiago: The man of ‘no’
Leaning over a railing of the Fairfield train station Saturday afternoon, Hector Santiago looked from a distance like just another prospective train passenger, waiting for the rest of his party to show...
View ArticlePassenger details terrifying moments
The above photo was taken inside one of the trains that collided at the Bridgeport/Fairfield line Friday. Photos were taken by passenger Helen Dodson of Fairfield. The above photo was taken inside one...
View ArticleZoo director remembers Gandolfini’s visit
Actor James Gandolfini, who died at age 51 this week, shot a sequence for “The Sopranos” at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in 2000. Like many people, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo director Gregg Dancho...
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