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Bridgeport Theatre Holding Open Auditions For 'Take Me Out'
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Bijou Theatre in downtown Bridgeport is holding open call auditions for the final production of the season, Richard Greenberg's "Take Me Out," Sunday from 6-9 p.m. and Monday from 7-10 p.m.
Callbacks, if necessary, will take place Sunday, Feb. 28.
Darren Lemming, the star center fielder of the world champion New York Empires, is young, rich, famous, talented, handsome and so convinced of his popularity that when he casually announces he’s gay, he assumes the news will be readily accepted by everyone. It isn’t.
Friends, fans and teammates react with ambiva…
Dr. Arthur C. Pinto, 62, Worked At Bridgeport Hospital, St. Vincent's
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Dr. Arthur C. Pinto, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Bridgeport Hospital after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62.
Born on Oct. 2, 1953, in Mangalore, India, he was the youngest of five children born to Judith and Ralph Pinto. He attended medical school at St. Johns National Academy of Sciences in Bangalore, India, completed his training at Bridgeport Hospital, Vanderbilt University and Kings College in London.
Pinto had worked at Bridgeport and St. Vincent's Hospitals for over 32 years. He was former chief of urology at Bridgeport Hospital.
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Rita M. Bruno, Poughkeepsie's First Female Police Officer, Dies At 94
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Rita M. Bruno, a lifelong Poughkeepsie resident, died Sunday, Feb. 14 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was 94.
Born on Sept. 30, 1921, in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Booth) Dean. On May 24, 1941, she married Earl T. Bruno, Sr., former Dutchess County Commissioner of Jurors, who predeceased her on May 10, 2009. They were marred for close to 68 years and traveled to Bermuda, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Cape Cod and Atlantic City.She had the distinction of being the first female police officer for the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Force in 1959. …
