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Branford High School (Connecticut)

Branford High School is a public high school in Branford, Connecticut. As of 2021–22, it has 784 students in grades 9–12. Its former principal, Edmund Higgins, retired at the end of the 2007–08 school year. All students must satisfy 13 performance graduation requirements in areas such as writing, non-fiction reading, mathematical problem solving, and scientific concepts. One notable aspect of the school was its "Senior Exhibition" program. Every student had to complete a thorough research project on a topic of their choice during senior year. This was presented in front of a panel of judges and was graded on a pass/fail system. The student newspaper is The Branford Buzz, which is an online-only publication. Athletics Branford High School is a member of the Southern Connecticut Conference, the second largest conference in the state. Baseball The school baseball team has won three state championships, in 1999, 2006, and 2009. Boys Ice Hockey The Branford Hornets Ice Hockey team has won two State Championships in the Division II C.I.A.C. The Hornets first State Championship came in the 1987–88 season. The second State Championship was in the 2018–19 season. The Branford Hornets were also SCC Champions in the 2018–19, and 2019–20 season. Girls Ice Hockey The Branford Girls Ice Hockey team co-oped with East Haven, and North Branford in 2014. The team wore Branford High School hockey jerseys but were known as the Branford/ E. Haven/ N. Branford Hornets. The team won the SCC Championship in the 2014–15 season. In the 2015–16 season, the team was renamed the Branford/ East Haven/ N. Branford Wings, due to all their high school mascots having wings. Their jerseys reflected this, and the team colors were Red and White with a logo similar to the Detroit Red Wings logo. Girls Lacrosse The team won back to back State Championships in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. List of Championship Wins Notable alumni Mike Olt, former professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Texas Rangers Karen Owen, author of a faux thesis that caused a controversy when the document was publicized Jen Toomey, track and field athlete, American Indoor record holder 1000m References External links Official website
Brass Mill Center

Brass Mill Center is a shopping mall in Waterbury, Connecticut. The mall and its accompanying complex, Brass Mill Commons, cost $160 million to build. At 1,180,000 square feet (110,000 m2), it is Connecticut's fifth-largest mall, containing over 130 shops. It is located off Interstate 84 in Waterbury, Connecticut. The mall features the traditional retailers JCPenney, Ashley Outlet, and Shoppers World. History Brass Mill Center opened on Wednesday, September 17, 1997. It has two floors of stores, and a third floor with a 12-screen Cinema. Before construction began, 118,000 tons of contaminated soil and 63 vacant and deteriorated buildings were removed from the site. Brass Mill Center essentially replaced the older Naugatuck Valley Mall, built in 1969 and located on the city's northeast suburban side. Filene's and Sears relocated to Brass Mill Center. Naugatuck Valley Mall was demolished in the spring of 1999. Lechmere was originally planned as the fourth anchor, but it never opened, because parent company Montgomery Ward closed the chain in 1997, the same year the mall opened. Numerous former tenants include Shaw’s Supermarket, Steve & Barry's, Hometown Buffet and OfficeMax, which closed in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2014 respectively. On January 12, 2011, Save-A-Lot opened in the former Shaw's. Shoppers World opened in 2013. In 2017, Five Below and Ulta Beauty opened in the space formerly occupied by OfficeMax. Toys R Us & Sears both closed in 2018. Macy's closed in 2021. On April 19, 2022, Kohan Retail Investment Group acquired Brass Mill Center for $44.9 million. On September 26, 2022, it was announced that Regal Cinemas would close, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2023, Ashley HomeStore opened an outlet store in a portion of the old Macy's. In April 2024, Apple Cinemas opened in the old Regal Cinemas. That same year, TJ Maxx moved out of Brass Mill Commons. Michaels closed on January 16, 2025. On May 27, 2025, a mass shooting occurred inside the mall when a 19-year-old man from Waterbury opened fire in the central part of the mall, injuring five people. Police later responded that the suspect and a male victim knew each other before the shooting, and the incident was a result of a fight that escalated. Burlington moved to the mall on August 22, 2025 in the former TJ Maxx. Barnes & Noble closed their location on January 18, 2026 alongside the city’s first Starbucks location within the store, as the last original tenant of the mall. References External links Brass Mill Center website Brass Mill Center page at Haley & Aldrich New York Times: A Megamall Cornerstone for a Waterbury Revival
Bridge Street Bridge (Connecticut River)

The Bridge Street Bridge is a crossing for Route 140 over the Connecticut River, connecting the towns of Windsor Locks and East Windsor. The current bridge was completed in 1992. The previous bridge at this location was a 7-span through Pratt truss built in 1921. Before that there was a suspension bridge built in 1886. Originally, there was a ferry secured to a mid-river pier. History Starting in 1855, there was a ferry tied to a pier in the river to prevent it from being washed downstream. This was succeeded in 1886 with a suspension bridge built by the Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point Bridge and Ferry Company. The second bridge was a 7-span through Pratt truss structure completed in 1921. Each span was approximately 152 feet (46 m) long, consisting of six 25-foot-4-inch (7.72 m) panels for a total of approximately 1,064 feet (324 m) between abutments, and a 23-foot (7.0 m) curb-to-curb width. The design load limit was 15 short tons (14 t), though this was reduced to 10 short tons (9.1 t) in 1977. The truss structure was built by the Berlin Construction Company, directly north of the previous bridge. The Berlin Construction Company was the historical successor to the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, earlier named the Corrugated Metal Company, which was established in 1868 as the American Corrugated Iron Company. This company, in one guise or another, built many bridges in southern New England, and perhaps beyond. It changed its name to Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1883. It was purchased in 1900 by the American Bridge Company. When this happened, 3 of the executives formed the Berlin Construction Company, currently (as of 1988) active as the Berlin Steel Construction Company. The current (third) bridge is a highway bridge completed in 1992. See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Connecticut List of crossings of the Connecticut River References External links Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CT-34, "Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River on CT State Route 140, Windsor Locks, Hartford County, CT", 14 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page
McLevy Hall

McLevy Hall is a historic municipal building at 202 State Street in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. The building was built in 1854 to house both the City Hall and the Fairfield County Courthouse, and served as Bridgeport City Hall into the 1930s. It was renamed McLevy Hall after Bridgeport mayor Jasper McLevy in 1966. The current city hall on Lyon Terrace was built in 1916, however municipal offices continued to occupy McLevy Hall through the 1970s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1977. City Hall and Courthouse Locating the Fairfield County Courthouse in Bridgeport was the result of much debate. Fairfield, Connecticut had been the site of the first county seat and courthouse in Fairfield County but by the mid-19th century, not only was the old courthouse insufficient for the county's needs, but the growth of Bridgeport and Norwalk made them more logical choices for county seat and a new courthouse. Bridgeport's offer to pay for the building of a courthouse and jail decided the matter. Bridgeport City Hall was constructed in 1853-54 between State and Bank Streets and cost $75,000. Alexander Jackson Davis designed it in the Greek Revival style to resemble a temple. The building, opened in 1855, had a large ground floor for use as City Hall, two floors for county government and court use and an auditorium, Washington Hall, for public gatherings. In 1886, when Bridgeport City Hall proved insufficient for both the growing needs of city and county, the Fairfield County Courthouse was built nearby. Lincoln speech On Saturday, March 10, 1860, Abraham Lincoln spoke in Washington Hall at Bridgeport City Hall. Not only was the largest room in the city packed, but a crowd formed outside as well. Lincoln received a standing ovation before taking the 9:07 p.m. train that night back to Manhattan. A plaque marks the site where Lincoln spoke. See also History of Bridgeport, Connecticut National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut References
Bridgeport Hospital

Bridgeport Hospital is a not-for-profit general medical and surgical hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is a member of Yale New Haven Health System and affiliated with Yale School of Medicine. History In the 1870s, Dr. George Lewis, a physician practicing in the city, persuaded his aunt, Susan Hubbell, to bequeath $13,500 and an acre at the summit of Mill Hill for the construction of a hospital, the first in Fairfield County, and only the third in the state. Before Bridgeport Hospital, "the closest thing to a hospital in the city was a facility in the basement of the future police headquarters, where infection and mortality rates were high among the emergency patients and poor residents who received care there," according to the hospital's web site. The hospital was founded in 1878 when Bridgeport Mayor P.T. Barnum and other community leaders received approval from the state legislature to incorporate the institution. When a board of directors was named soon afterward, Barnum was elected its first president. Construction on the present site began in 1883 to designs by local architects Lambert & Bunnell. On November 12, 1884, the new hospital began treating patients. Description Bridgeport Hospital has 501 beds on two campuses, plus 42 beds licensed to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. It has more than 2,900 employees and more than 1,110 physicians representing more than 60 sub-specialties and 230 medical/surgical residents and fellows in programs affiliated with Yale School of Medicine. The hospital operates a second campus on the site of the former Milford Hospital in Milford, Connecticut, which was integrated with Bridgeport Hospital by Yale New Haven Health in June 2019. Bridgeport Hospital is an American College of Surgeons-certified Level II trauma center. and is equipped with a helipad. During 2018, Bridgeport Hospital received professional recognition for diabetes treatment, and local economic partnership. In its 2020 fiscal year, the hospital had 21,686 inpatient discharges and 75,634 emergency department visits. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Tele ICU Bridgeport is one of a growing number of hospitals in the US running an Intensive Care Unit via a teledoctor. In April 2026, the hospital was sued by the parents of a young man who died in 2025 while in that Tele ICU; the parents say their son died after being brought in for stomach distress, and that there were not told that their son was in the ICU but was never seen by a real on-site doctor qualified to provide him the care he needed. He died that night without his parents being informed of his condition. References External links Official Website
Brien McMahon High School

Brien McMahon High School (BMHS) is a secondary school located in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Brien McMahon, a former United States Senator from Norwalk. The school's mascot is a Senator and its colors are red, white, and blue. The school's first senior class graduated in 1962. The Center for Global Studies is a magnet school within Brien McMahon High School. This is a magnet program for students in Fairfield County who want to learn Arabic, Chinese, or Japanese languages, and the respective culture and history. A Middle Eastern Studies program was introduced in the fall of 2006. The diversity break down of the school is 60% Hispanic, 22% White, 13% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% other. History Constructed in 1956, Brien McMahon High School first enrolled students during the 1958–59 school year. The first graduating class was in 1962. In 2006 the school had a major reconstruction. On September 28, 2010, the school began a garden project to convert its center courtyard into a garden for the entire school to use. Volunteers from Pepperidge Farm, the school's National Honor Society, teachers, and students began the garden, which is used for biology classes, cooking classes, and other classes around the school. Athletics The school's crosstown rival is Norwalk High School; they compete in an annual Thanksgiving Day football game. The boys' lacrosse team was the Division 2 state champion in 2000 and Division 1 state runner-up in 2005. The football team was state champion in 1994. The girls' lacrosse team was Division 2 state champion runner-up in 2007. The baseball team was Class LL state champion runner-up in 2009. Brien McMahon is a member of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC). BMHS has multiple co-op teams including boys' ice hockey, which is combined with Norwalk High School, the girls' ice hockey team combined with Norwalk High School and Wilton High School, and the swimming and diving team, which is combined with Norwalk High School. In their 2016 season the girls' volleyball team were FCIAC state runner-ups. Notable alumni Sarah Andersen, cartoonist and illustrator, and the author of the webcomic Sarah's Scribbles Jesse Bradford, actor and former McMahon homecoming king Mitch Longley, TV, stage and screen actor, founder of the non-profit organization SOWOHO John Mayer, musician Kevin Morton, former MLB player for the Boston Red Sox Idris Price, former NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Travis Simms, pro boxer in the super welterweight division, former champion Daniel Walsh, winner of a bronze medal in rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Joan Wasser, indie rock musician Rita Williams, former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Peyton McNamara, Soccer player, member of the Jamaican Women's National Team References External links Official website
Bristol Central High School

Bristol Central High School is a public high school in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. Its mascot is the Ram, and its colors are maroon and white. The school is known for its performing arts group, Central Stage, as well as for its athletics. The Rams have excelled in basketball, baseball, wrestling, and track in recent years. In 2017, then-principal Peter Wininger was awarded Varsity Brands 'Principal of Principles,' deeming him the best principal in the United States. The school's Italian Language teacher Gina Gallo-Reinhardt nominated Wininger for the award, and he and his family were sent to Florida for the ceremony where he was crowned the winner. Athletics Bristol Central has won state championships in: Boys basketball: 1990, 2022 Wrestling: 1985, 1998 Softball: 1985 Boys cross country: 2010 Notable alumni Donovan Clingan, 2022: basketball player Jocelin Donahue, 1999: actress, most famous for her role in the 2009 horror film The House of the Devil Michelle Guerette, 1998: Olympic rower Aaron Hernandez, 2007: former NFL tight end and convicted murderer. Was posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) Scott Perkins, 1998: composer Adrian Wojnarowski, 1987: sports columnist who has covered the NBA for Yahoo! Sports and ESPN References External links Official website
Центральна середня школа Бристоля

Центральна середня школа Бристоля — державна середня школа в Бристолі, штат Коннектикут, США. Його талісман — Баран, а кольори — бордовий і білий. Школа відома своєю групою сценічного мистецтва, Центральною сценою, а також своєю легкою атлетикою. Останніми роками Рамс досягли успіху в баскетболі, бейсболі, боротьбі та легкій атлетиці. У 2017 році директор Пітер Вінінгер був нагороджений Varsity Brands «Директором принципів», вважаючи його найкращим директором у Сполучених Штатах. Шкільна вчителька італійської мови Джина Галло-Рейнхардт номінувала Вінінгера на нагороду, і він разом із родиною був відправлений до Флориди на церемонію, де він був коронований переможцем. Видатні випускники Адріан Войнаровскі, 1987: спортивний оглядач, який висвітлював NBA для Yahoo! Спорт і ESPN Скотт Перкінс, 1998: композитор Мішель Геретт, 1998: олімпійська спортсменка Аарон Ернандес, 2007: колишній тайт-енд НФЛ і засуджений убивця. Посмертно діагностована хронічна травматична енцефалопатія (ХТР) Примітки Посилання Офіційний сайт
Bristol Eastern High School

Bristol Eastern High School is a public high school in Bristol, Connecticut, United States which was opened in 1959. It has an enrollment of 1,367 students in grades 9-12. As of 2019, its principal is Michael Higgins. Its mascot is the Lancer and the school colors are blue and gray. Athletics State championships: Girls basketball: 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991 Volleyball: 1987, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2012 Wrestling: 1996, 2017, 2018, 2019 Softball: 1997, 2007 Baseball: 1986 Football: 1988 Boys cross country: 1967 Notable alumni Tom Shopay, (Class of 1963), former Major League Baseball player for New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles References External links Official website
Brookfield High School (Connecticut)

Brookfield High School is a public high school serving the town of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The school offers a wide variety of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, and is frequently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top high schools in Connecticut and the United States. Brookfield is one of the twenty-one school districts in District Reference Group B. In the 2021–2022 school year the school had 902 students. The ethnic makeup of the student body is approximately 76.2% Caucasian, 2.4% Black, 8.5% Asian, and 12.1% Hispanic. History The school was originally built in 1962 as Long Meadow Hill Junior High School. Less than 10 years later, it was converted to a high school and graduated its first class in 1967. It has had a number of additions. In 1967, a 3-floor section was added. In 1974, a new auditorium and a second gym were added. Another wing was later added (unsure of when). The most recent expansion was in 2007. It included a new video production studio and two new wings, the library was made bigger, and the existing classrooms were updated (completed in early 2008). The football field and track was redone shortly thereafter. In August 2009, the student parking lot was repaved. In 2016, the new basketball gym was repainted and waxed. Later, in 2017, the roof was completely reconstructed. Sports The school mascot is the Bobcat and the school colors are blue and gold. Both white and black have also been used for team uniforms. Brookfield High School is a member of the South West Conference. Commonly referred to as the SWC, Brookfield competes with 12 other local schools. Notable alumni Julia DeMato (class of 1997), professional cosmetologist and singer. Will Denton (Class of 2008), actor. Andrew Hales (Class of 2008), YouTube personality and vlogger. Stephen Harding, attorney and representative for Connecticut's 107th General Assembly District. Darren LaBonte, CIA Officer killed in Camp Chapman attack in 2009 Scott Lutrus (class of 2006), NFL linebacker. Michael Walrath, investor and CEO of Right Media. Scott Werndorfer, co-founder and head developer of Cerulean Studios. Bill Westenhofer (class of 1986), visual effects artist and two-time Academy Award winner. Kari Wührer (class of 1985), actress and singer. References External links Official website
Building at 136–138 Collins Street

136–138 Collins Street is an architecturally distinguished Second Empire house in Hartford. Built about 1870, it is a rare and well-preserved example of this style in the city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1982. Description and history 136–138 Collins Street is located in Hartford's Asylum Hill neighborhood, on the north side of Collins Street east of Sumner Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a slate mansard roof. It is set on an elevated basement, giving it a taller than typical appearance. It is three bays wide, with its entrance in the center bay, and a two-story projecting pavilion to its right. The roof line is pierced by dormers in the mansard section that have elaborately carved surrounds and round-arch windows, that in the projecting section larger than the others. The latter dormer has a bellcast shape with a peaked hood. The roof the eaves have paired brackets. Windows are set in rectangular openings, with peaked lintels and bracketed sills. The house was built about 1870. It probably had a more ornate front porch; the present one is a 20th-century replacement. The house was once owned by Isaac Frisbie, the superintendent of Hartford's poorhouse, which was located behind the house. See also Building at 142 Collins Street National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Building at 142 Collins Street

142 Collins Street is an architecturally distinguished Queen Anne Victorian house in Hartford, Connecticut. Built about 1890, it is typical of houses that were once much more common the city's Asylum Hill neighborhood. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979. Description and history 142 Collins Street is located in Hartford's Asylum Hill area, on the north side of Collins Street east of its junction with Summer Street, opposite the main complex of The Hartford Insurance Group. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a truncated hip roof and numerous projecting gables and dormers. The front facade has porches on the first and second levels, the upper one occupying only the central bay; both have decorative spindled woodwork friezes and turned supports. A projecting gable section to the right is finished with scalloped shingles, and has a two-window angled bay. The house was built in 1890, and is, with the neighboring house (built about 1870 in the Second Empire style, a study in architectural trends that took place during the development of Asylum Hill in the second half of the 19th century. This house is a particularly fine example of a Queen Anne Victorian executed in brick. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References