Dr King remembered in Stratford service on birthday
A memorial service at the Masslaty Baptist Church in Stratford marked the 4ath anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. His vision for social equality was recalled by four speakers many who knew him personally while others spoke as fellow believers. The Rev William Johnson emphasized King’s straightforward, compassionate leadership and warned against turning him into a mere symbol. The program included a note on King’s Nobel Prize and Vietnam stance, with attendees reflecting on the ongoing relevance of his dream and the need for action by the poor to realize it. The event linked to broader discussions of race, justice, and the fate of his legacy.
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First Baptist’ Church
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Pennsylvania
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Breaks Probed After Burglaries Hit Five Local Forays
Police probe burglaries across five sites including Sokol Hall at 758 Baffett Street and Walman Real Estate at 291 Barnum Avenue. Thieves stole a TV set, liquor, cash from a vending machine, office machines, a radio and jewelry from residences at WA Lindley Street and 29 Lindley Street, and jewelry, a stereo, and a radio from other homes. A break in at Kiva Coffee House 447 Gregory Street is also under investigation.
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Baffett Street
Walman
Barnum Avenue
Mario Ramos
Lindley Street
Holdsworth Urges Buried Power Lines
Hartford state representative Earl Holdsworth proposed a 50 million dollar state subsidy for utilities to bury exposed electrical lines. The plan aims to prevent recurrences of December ice storm outages by placing wires underground and requires the Public Utilities Commission to review all outages and mandate replacements of failure prone lines with underground cables.
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Earl IT. Holdsworth
R-Trumbull
Connecticut
Holdsworth
Stratford Condo Plan Draws Little Opposition at Hearing
An application by X B Realty of Mount Kise New York to build 60 pre and 20 no bedroom condominiums on Ferny Boulevard Stratford met mild resistance from residents at a Stratford Planning and Zoning hearing. The plan includes eight two story buildings a six foot fence a drainage system with five traps and a pool tennis courts 120 parking spaces and private entrances. Residents questioned traffic design school district placement and potential changes to the town’s character while officials argued the project would fit with planning goals and offered safeguards and a future hearing if major deviations occur.
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Darchinets
Kenneth Nautec
Nadler
Robert Jackson
Wilber Smith
Hin Diiniat
Ferry
Paul S. Cormat
Jamson
Andrew Ritz
Orchardsstreet
Wilcoyson
Venter School
Commission
Daniel Piroscafo
Himhhat
Nancy Ritz
98 Orchard Street
John Mezick
Robert Sammis
Mare Gherita Jawn
Stratard
Sammis
Florida
Bishop Commission Deliberations On Walsh Suit Withheld
The Bishop's Commission met in executive session to decide whether to pursue or settle the Walsh lawsuit against Bridgeport Police and city officials. The deliberations lasted about an hour with no announced decision, and a district court filing in New Haven will guide next steps as the case proceeds toward a potential federal filing and shifts in civilian procedures.
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District Court
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Stratfield
Democrats May Mull Mrs. Pritula's Status
The Democratic Town committee plans to decide Mrs Angelin Pritula status at tomorrow nights meeting at the Stratfield motor hotel. She resigned last fall, then a cancelling letter was sent, and the latest vote said she was not a member though associates claim she remains eligible. She is a longtime North End party worker tied to City Clerk John Mandante.
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Pritula
Democratic Town Committee
Stratfield Motor Hotel
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John J. Luckart
Luckart
North End Party
John C. Mandante
Pearly Waters of Ishizaki Cultivate Black Gem Pearls
An idyllic hay on Ishizaki in the Ryukyu Islands hosts the world’s only black gem pearl cultivation. One of the black nacre pearls sold for 3200 dollars, highlighting the unique gem trade.
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Ishizaki
Ryukyu Islands
Meeting on police misconduct session ends amid disruption
Community groups pressed for hearings on police conduct at the Juvenile Court building. The meeting opened with L Scott Melville explaining the case, then a motion to enter executive session was debated. Protestors from Northend Neighbors Hood Action Council and other groups disrupted the session, prompting votes to keep it open and to close the meeting after tense exchanges and reconsiderations.
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Northend
L. Scott Melville
Ohaterana
Commission
Groupe 46
James McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Jatma Aguayo
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