Bridgeport Generation Now

10/15/2026

Join us for an evening of exceptional taste and community spirit at Cook and Grow’s Food Is Art, 20th Anniversary Celebration!!!!

Come celebrate our mission to cultivate the next generation of healthy eaters and gardeners. We are bringing together the best of Connecticut’s culinary scene for a night you won’t forget. Enjoy an array of individual bites prepared by renowned local guest chefs, perfectly paired with curated cocktails and fine wines.

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10/15/2026

👑 ❌ NO KINGS BRIDGEPORT: The People's March - THIS SATURDAY AT 1:00PM. Click the link for details and more info! https://mailchi.mp/bptgennow/no-kings-october-2026

10/13/2026

A Connecticut lawmaker says she plans to propose legislation making it easier to prosecute s*xual assault cases involving people too intoxicated to consent — an issue spurred by r**e allegations at Cornell University.

State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, D-Trumbull, a 2001 Cornell graduate, said in a phone interview Monday that she wants to revisit how Connecticut law treats voluntary intoxication in s*xual assault cases.

Under the law, a person can be charged with first-degree s*xual assault when they engage in s*x with someone who is mentally incapacitated, meaning they can't control their behavior because they were drugged against their will.

But advocates say that definition can hinder prosecutors in cases when someone voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs and became too intoxicated to consent. They call it the "voluntary intoxication loophole," and it has come under renewed scrutiny in New York following the allegations at the Ivy League institution situated there.

"It doesn't matter whether you initially voluntarily consumed that alcohol or whether it was given to you without your knowledge," Gadkar-Wilcox said. "It should be based on your condition at the time of the actual offense or the actual act."

The pledge comes after a woman filed a lawsuit last month accusing seven men of s*xually assaulting her at a Cornell fraternity party in 2024.

10/13/2026

"As we have said for months, nothing in the regulations changes the fact that the voucher program will not benefit public schools. Public schools do not, cannot, and should not charge for the vast majority of the programs and services they provide and therefore will receive very little if any of the voucher funding, while they also lose significant resources when students leave to use vouchers at private schools."

Jessica Levin is Litigation Director at Education Law Center and Director of ELC’s Public Funds Public Schools campaign

10/12/2026

Walkability promotes both physical and social activity, according to experts. Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport were Connecticut’s most walkable cities in 2025, all scoring more than 70 on the walkability scale.

The analysis placed them into a category of “very walkable.” That stands in contrast to most American towns and cities: In those that scored the average, 40.5, most errands require a car.

Compared to other cities and towns around the U.S., several CT municipalities were more walkable than most, according to 2025 data.

10/11/2026

As Martinez’s son, who is referred to as U.A.M. in court documents, cried on the sidewalk on that June morning, ICE agents pulled Martinez’s hands behind her back. She frantically spoke in Spanish to her daughter as she was handcuffed and put in the back of a black vehicle where, according to the lawsuit, she had her first ever panic attack.

Martinez’s mother, who was visiting from Mexico at the time, came out of the house when she heard Martinez yelling ‘Mamá!’ She stayed with the children, though the lawsuit alleges that ICE officers never spoke to her or ensured that the children were in appropriate care.

The lawsuit says it was a breach of duty when ICE forced Martinez into an unmarked vehicle and then “drove off, leaving M.A.M. and U.A.M. standing in the street without a known legal guardian.”

The lawsuit says that ICE ignored Martinez’s mother, “refused to tell the children’s father their location” by phone, and “showed little concern for M.A.M. and U.A.M.’s safety and well-being as they took Ms. Martinez away.”

Nancy Martinez has filed a lawsuit following her deportation, but even a victory would not allow her to return to her children in the U.S.

10/10/2026

While polarization is worrying, it is a symptom of a greater threat to democracy that demands our attention – the rise of ethnonationalist politics.

During an I.C.E. operation in New York City, officers shot a man in a car while a child sat in the back seat. On this week’s On the Media, coverage of I.C.E. has decreased since the s...

10/06/2026

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — Dennis Bradley, the former Democratic state senator from Bridgeport who was convicted earlier this year on multiple counts of wire fraud, was arrested Tuesday morning on new charges of absentee ballot tampering.

Bradley, 42, is charged with two counts of illegally possessing absentee ballots and envelopes, along with two other charges for being present when a voter filled out their ballot and opening a ballot envelope. He was released on a promise to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Oct. 21.

Former state Sen. Dennis Bradley was arrested on charges alleging he illegally possessed absentee ballots and improperly participated in the absentee voting process during a Bridgeport election.