Bridgeport

Anthony Armeno signed off from the city’s police force as its deputy chief for good last Friday.

It was created following two cases in Bridgeport last year in which police did not quickly notify the families of 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Field and 53-year-old Brenda Lee Rawls, both of whom are Black.

The L’Ambiance Plaza collapsed while it was under construction on April 23, 1987. The building collapsed because of problems with its lift slab construction method.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced on Monday the release of state funding to support educational tools for visitors and school students at Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo.

Harsh weather conditions in previous years have caused erosion for much of the land, which is located in Bridgeport’s Black Rock neighborhood.

Smith-Field was one of two Black women who died on the same day in Bridgeport whose families were not notified by police.

Families of two Black women, Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, who died on the same day — in unrelated incidents — said police never notified them of the deaths.

This legislative session has renewed calls to action against juvenile crime. A new Bridgeport youth center tries community violence intervention instead.

City of Bridgeport spokesperson Rowena White said final preparations are underway to put their city in the national spotlight and make it a destination outside of sports and entertainment.

The families of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, two Black women who died Dec. 12 in unrelated incidents, said Bridgeport police never notified them of the women's deaths.