Pleasure Beach Was Once Connecticut’s Favorite Seaside Escape #bridgeportct #amusementpark #history In the late 1800s, Bridgeport transformed a barrier island into Steeplechase Island—an amusement park known for daring rides and seaside spectacle. After a series of fires and ownership changes, the city purchased the property in 1919 and renamed it Pleasure Beach. It thrived for decades until a fire in 1996 destroyed the access bridge. A water taxi later reconnected the island for nearly a decade

Bridgeport police release bodycam video from last night's confrontation after a vigil. Read more here --> http://via.fox61.com/GgeSj | FOX61

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#Bridgeport CT-- Water main break at Park and North Avenue. City Councilperson Jenette Jeanette Herron was on scene and gathered Fire Chief Thode and Emergency Manager Scott Appleby to give viewers of DoingItLocal an update. Around 9:10pm this evening the water had been turned off. Fire Chief Thode said his main concern was the gas line that runs alongside the water main on North Avenue then "T's" off Park Avenue. There were initial concerns about evacuation due to flooded basements. The surroun

BRIDGEPORT ARREST: Police issue arrest warrant for man who killed mother in Bridgeport. "This suspect shot this mother in the presence of that child," said Detective Jeffrey Holtz, of the Bridgeport Police Department. https://tinyurl.com/mr3tdb3z | News 12 Connecticut