Bridgeport

The newly elected city council in Bridgeport, Connecticut, failed to elect a president at its inaugural meeting on Dec. 1. They are likely to choose one at their next meeting, according to a veteran council member.

An online petition to save Bridgeport’s so-called candy cane smokestack had garnered nearly 300 signatures as of Friday morning. The iconic red and white smokestack is part of the old coal-fired power plant.

Bridgeport’s newly elected City Council adjourned its first meeting on Monday without choosing a leader.

The Trump administration says it’ll only partially fund the nation’s SNAP benefits this month, following a court order to do so. The head of a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based food pantry said that it won’t be enough.

Connecticut may soon have its own professional women’s soccer club — as long as the stadium planned for Bridgeport’s East End comes to fruition.

Crescent Crossings, built on the site of Connecticut’s first housing project, is nearly complete, offering affordable housing units. Gov. Ned Lamont joined local leaders Friday to celebrate the redevelopment.

Bridgeport Public Schools held its annual convocation ceremony on Wednesday to mark the start of the school year.

The forensic report on Bridgeport’s public school system found a lack of board oversight, inefficiencies, unusual budget transfers, misclassification of expenditures and opportunities for improvement in several processes and internal control procedures.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim sharply criticized President Biden’s decision to pardon Adrian Peeler, who was convicted in connection with the 1999 killings of a mother and her 8-year-old son. Ganim says the city is in the dark about Peeler’s release and calls the clemency “outrageous.”

Mongers Market, a popular Bridgeport destination for antiques, vintage goods and quirky collectibles, has officially closed after years of drawing crowds from across the Northeast.