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Bridgeport is having trouble recruiting new police officers which reflects a national trend. According to the Ganim administration, just over 400 candidates applied, compared to the over 1,000 candidates when then Mayor Bill Finch launched a search in 2015. Ganim Adviser Dan Roach told the CT Post it reflects a nationwide trend. NPR reported last month that calls for police accountability reforms have left departments struggling to retain current officers and attract recruits. Bridgeport’s po...

READERS have added their support after Barrow was painted with rainbow colours to celebrate Furness Pride at the weekend. The event, organised by Drop Zone Youth Crew, had to be held virtually once again due to the pandemic. Despite this there was a huge outpouring of support for the LGBTQ+ event. Kyle Dahl-Pettersen said: "Barrow does need a pride event. Barrow needs to be inclusive and people should be educated this would be a fantastic way to do it." Dan Roach said: "Kyle Dahl-Pett...

Heres How Some Cash-Strapped Indiana Schools Will Spend Federal COVID Funds to Upgrade Buildings (Lauren Chapman/IPB News) Nearly $2.6 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds is headed to Indiana public schools. In rural districts where income from property taxes is low, some of that money will pay for long-delayed building maintenance. In one school system, the superintendent hopes to replace flooring that’s more than three decades old. In another, leaders are considering building an add...

Liverpool fans fume over Man City decision after Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane incidents Bernardo Silvas opening goal for Manchester City against Aston Villa has certainly caught the attention of Liverpool fans The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now No matches, but plenty going on - get our LFC newsletter for all the latest news and analysisInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you thes...

The Spirit of Community Dancers, performing a dance interlude during “Spoon River Anthology.” “I can imagine what things sound like even though I am deaf,” Robert Panara wrote in his poem, “On His Deafness.” I can imagine the strumming of a guitar, I can imagine the rustle of a star. The words appear at the end of a new production of Edgar Lee Masters’ “Spoon River Anthology,” a century-old collection of poems re-envisioned with c...

Credit Joseph Fox “I can imagine what things sound like even though I am deaf,” Robert Panara wrote in his poem, “On His Deafness.” I can imagine the strumming of a guitar, I can imagine the rustle of a star. The words appear at the end of a new production of Edgar Lee Masters’ “Spoon River Anthology,” a century-old collection of poems re-envisioned by computer technology, and awarded new meaning by the raucous and confusing year of 2020. “That was put at the end there,” Dr. L...