Connecticut Post

ctpost.com — Fire crews are responding to the blaze on the USS Miami SSN 755 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located on an island in the small town of Kittery near Portsmouth, N.H. The Portsmouth Herald newspaper says several firefighters have been injured. Shipyard public affairs specialist Gary Hildreth says the fire is located in the forward compartment of the sub.

ctpost.com — An expected challenge to the proposed Board of Education slate never materialized before the Democratic Town Committee Tuesday, which also chose another member of the Ayala family to fill their vacant 128th District state representative slot. The low-keyed, quick-ending affair contrasted with Monday's stunner that saw Ernest E.

ctpost.com — An expected challenge to the proposed Board of Education slate never materialized before the Democratic Town Committee Tuesday, which also chose another member of the Ayala family to fill their vacant 128th District state representative slot. The low-keyed, quick-ending affair contrasted with Monday's stunner that saw Ernest E.

ctpost.com — Meyer, D-Guilford, said felon and former colleague Ernest E. Newton II would not receive a warm welcome if elected to the seat he resigned from in 2005 amid a federal corruption probe.

ctpost.com — A lot of celebrity moms magically morph into their pre-baby shape within weeks of leaving the hospital, she added, "but for most women, it's not realistic." New moms pack on an average of 25 to 30 extra pounds during their pregnancy, said Barbara Schmidt, nutrition and lifestyle specialist at Norwalk Hospital who heads the organization's Transformations weight-loss program.

ctpost.com — According to the report, titled "The Facts Hurt: A State-By-State Injury Prevention Policy Report," Connecticut's rate of fatal injuries was 47.9 per 100,000 people. Motor vehicle accidents remain a major concern, but Levi said the report identified some emerging injury threats, including concussions, prescription drug abuse and an expected increase in the number of falls as the baby boomer population ages.

ctpost.com — it is still trying to move past the fact that city native Newton, a former council president, state representative and then state senator, was convicted on three federal charges, including taking a $5,000 bribe to push through a $100,000 state grant, and diverting $40,682 in campaign contributions to himself and others.

ctpost.com — Other days, he might be found rolling the cage into place before batting practice or maybe raking the infield dirt. Martin not only made the grade in the classroom at UConn, where he earned his degree in sociology last week, but he's made a mark with a baseball program that has been to the NCAA tournament two straight years with at-large bids.

ctpost.com — The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court here, claims hospital officials and the woman's doctor, Joseph Akar, failed ensure the woman remained under observation and safe following the 2010 operation. According to the lawsuit, on Feb. 17, 2010, Fiedler, a retired administrator with the FBI, went into the hospital for the implantation of a pacemaker.

ctpost.com — Meyer, D-Guilford, said ex-colleague and former felon Ernest Newton II would not receive a warm welcome if re-elected to the seat he resigned in 2005 amid a federal corruption probe. "The press his nomination has gotten around the state is clear evidence people are having a hard time taking this seriously," said lobbyist Joe Grabarz, elected with Newton to represent Bridgeport in the General Assembly in the 1980s.

ctpost.com — In the exhibition, opening Saturday, May 19, visitors may compose their own creations on a bevy of BMG-inspired instruments (PVC tubes, tube phones, a theremin organ) while producing visual effects (pulsing black-lights, digital sound waves) that recall the group's dynamic live performances.

ctpost.com — One-third of Bridgeport's homicides remain unsolved, but many in the community, afraid of being labeled a snitch, won't help police In the mid-'90s, Roland Brantley was a high-rolling drug dealer who'd already survived two gunshot wounds. Working a street one day in this city's Hollow section, he was handed a business card by a passing police officer.

ctpost.com — One-third of Bridgeport's homicides remain unsolved, but many in the community, afraid of being labeled a snitch, won't help police In the mid-'90s, Roland Brantley was a high-rolling drug dealer who'd already survived two gunshot wounds. Working a street one day in this city's Hollow section, he was handed a business card by a passing police officer.

ctpost.com — Ernest F. Newton II, who lost his state Senate seat in disgrace after being convicted of corruption charges six years ago, was endorsed Monday night by 23rd Senate District Democrats in his effort to unseat incumbent Edwin Gomes.

ctpost.com — Grennan, a 6-foot-2 rising sophomore, appeared in only 18 games with the Pirates last season and averaged 3.7 minutes. Fairfield already has a six-player freshmen class coming in with 6-foot-8 froward Amadou Sidibe from Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.), 6-10 Croatian center Josip Mikulic, from North Broward Prep in Florida, Coleman Johnson, a 6-7 forward from Paul VI Catholic in Virginia, 6-6 forward Marcus Gilbert from Academy of the New Church in Pennsylvania, and 6-2 guard Lincoln Davis from Pittsburgh Central Catholic.

ctpost.com — The condition known as necrotizing fasciitis, which destroys muscle, fat and skin tissue, has been all over the news recently after Georgia college student Aimee Copeland incurred the illness after a zip line accident May 1.

ctpost.com — The city of Milford concluded that the house, which is insured for $215,000, sustained "substantial damage by the (Hurricane)/Storm Irene flood" that "equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure." [...] you're sold this bill of goods that when you suffer an insurable loss, the policy will pay to put you back in the position you were in before the damage.

ctpost.com — The other day he sat on a chair just inside the raised garage door and just under the hand-painted sign that proclaims "Rim City" at the corner of Knowlton Street and Arctic Street. Just a few days ago, just like last year, he smokes a cigarette and wears creamy colored latex gloves.

ctpost.com — The 3-year-old girl struck by a bullet when she was caught in the crossfire of a gang shoot out knows one thing, her parents said Friday. The girl, Katelin Gordon, will be living with a colostomy bag for the next two months of her young life, the stray bullet lodged in her pelvic bone.

ctpost.com — The last of the evening sunlight streamed into Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business dining room. The result was a bright and elegant, yet comfortable setting -- the ambiance captured in the sketches and renderings displayed there of Elizabeth Bosques' future living room.

ctpost.com — The condition known as necrotizing fasciitis, which destroys muscle, fat and skin tissue, has been all over the news recently after Georgia college student Aimee Copeland incurred the illness after a zip line accident May 1.

ctpost.com — Given her experience, Jackson is glad the state has a new law, which goes into effect Oct. 1, that requires the state Judicial Branch to have a section on its website providing information to prospective jurors, including for breast-feeding women. The law also requires that court staff receive training on policies regarding breast-feeding women.