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Train derailment: Train service in Connecticut is disrupted by an accident near the Fairfield-Bridgeport line.  One train derailed and struck a train headed  the opposite direction.  Cars of the second train also derailed. Amtrak,  which uses the Metro North tracks,  suspended service between Boston and New York indefinitely because of the accident. Read More

St. Patrick’s Day

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Councilor’s Kilt-Wearing Son Charged With Officer Threat Following Fight

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ A Bridgeport City Council member is disputing allegations by police that his kilt-wearing son threatened officers after allegedly fighting with another man in a kilt after the city’s St. Patrick’s Day […]

2013/03/19

File photo of the Guinness brewery located in Dublin, Ireland.  (credit:  Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Study: Nondrinkers Feel Urge To Drink On St. Patrick’s Day

According to a new study, people feel coerced to drink on St. Patrick’s Day, whether they want to or not.

2013/03/16

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Top Ways For Kids To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2013 In Connecticut

Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day brings with it the opportunity to celebrate as if you are. Aside from indulging in the wearing of the green, eating corned beef and cabbage and searching for that elusive pot of gold, Connecticut offers kids any number of ways to enjoy the holiday.

2013/03/08

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Best Eats For St. Patrick’s Day In Stamford, Norwalk And Danbury

By Andrew Dominick What do bagpipes, Guinness, a pub, and corned beef and cabbage have in common? That’s an easy one. After checking out the parade, all decked out in green of course, you have […]

2012/03/14

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With Irish Step Dancing

Ever since Michael Flatley’s “Riverdance” took the world by storm with his passionate Irish dance, anyone with Irish heritage or even those who only wish they had some Irish in them seek Irish Step Dancers when March 17 rolls around.

2012/03/12

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Share a St. Patrick’s Day Pint at Brennan’s Shebeen in Bridgeport, CT

By Dani Frank On the singular holiday of the year based in the celebrations of a saint, but ultimately celebrating painting the town green, Saint Patrick’s Day is beloved for its history of indulgence and […]

2012/03/08

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