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The site, located on private property beneath I-95, is a fenced-in homeless encampment where people seek shelter inside unused drainage pipes being stored in a long row above ground, said City Councilman Jorge Cruz.

Spearman is the founder of You Are Not Alone, or YANA, which supports families who've been impacted by gun violence.

Bridgeport City Councilwoman Jeanette Herron says as a board member of the National League of Cities, she played a direct role in getting the federal pandemic dollars for Bridgeport Schools that will be expiring at the end of the year.

Some residents want it to be demolished, and others say it should be preserved and repainted with a mural as a landmark.

Jacques Charles says "the absolute highlight" of his career was getting to know Jimmy Carter personally.

Tahmina Emu, 21, of Bridgeport, spent seven years in the program and now works for the nonprofit that runs it. She says BCYL gave her a safe haven and a path forward, allowing her to become the first person in her family to go to college.

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Clarke was convicted late last year of sexually assaulting a woman at his home on Griffin Avenue in 2022.

Pam Lewis, founder and executive director of Connect-Us says there's a lot of work left to do.

In the final moments of his presidency, Biden commuted a federal drug sentence for Adrian Peeler, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of Karen Clarke and BJ Brown.