Topic - Bridgeport

Bridgeport is the most populous city in Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County on the Pequonnock River and Long Island Sound, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area. The city is part of the Greater New York City Combined Statistical Area. It is the fifth-largest city in New England (behind Boston, Worcester, Providence and Springfield.) Bridgeport is the center of the 48th-largest urban area in the United States, just behind Hartford (47th). Most of Bridgeport was originally a part of the township of Stratford. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim greets supporters outside Central High School on the day of the redo primary election for mayor, Jan. 23, 2024, in Bridgeport, Conn. A do-over general election this Tuesday will mark the fourth time registered Democrats have voted for the city's next mayor, after the judge voided the initial primary over surveillance footage showing a supporter of incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim putting multiple absentee ballots into a drop box. For those counting, there have now been two primaries and one general election (which didn’t count). (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, File)

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Judge William Clark presides over a hearing in Bridgeport Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Clark has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes after surveillance videos showed a woman stuffing what appeared to be absentee ballots into an outdoor ballot box days before the original primary. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)

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High School Councilor Nadia Pearce, right, and Coordinator of School Counseling Carli Rocha-Reaes speak to a group of Juniors and Seniors via video conference, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Bridgeport. Conn. School counselors in many urban, high needs districts have been consumed with efforts to help students engage with their schoolwork since the pandemic hit. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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FILE - In this April 29, 2019 file photo, Bridgeport Police Chief Armando &quot;A.J.&quot; Perez speaks during an interview at the Police Training Academy in Bridgeport, Conn. The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city and another former official are expected to plead guilty in their federal fraud case on Monday, Oct. 3, 2020. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, toppled headstones rest on the ground in Park Cemetery in Bridgeport, Conn. The former caretaker of the cemetery is facing a new charge of embezzling more than $60,000 from the cemetery. Dale LaPrade, 66, was charged with first-degree larceny on Sept. 10 after a forensic audit discovered the theft of funds from Park Cemetery in Bridgeport between 2016 and 2018. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)

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Bridgeport Police Chief Armando &quot;A.J.&quot; Perez speaks during an interview at the Police Training Academy on April 29, 2019, in Bridgeport, Conn. Perez, the police chief of Connecticut's largest city, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport's personnel director to rig the hiring process to make sure he'd get his job. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)

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