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Blumenthal: 'Someone dropped the ball' on Biden granting Bridgeport murderer Adrian Peeler clemency
Adrian Peeler, whose drug sentence was commuted by President Biden before he left office, killed a Bridgeport woman and her 8-year-old son in 1999.
Biden grants clemency to man convicted in 1999 killing of mother, son in Bridgeport
A man convicted in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport in 1999 has been granted clemency by now former president Joe Biden, drawing criticism across party lines. The case and trial drew huge public interest and even lead to changed laws around witness protection here in the state.
Bridgeport residents 'uniformly outraged' by Biden's decision to grant clemency, on drug convictions, to man involved in high-profile murders
In the final moments of his presidency, Biden commuted a federal drug sentence for Adrian Peeler, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of Karen Clarke and BJ Brown.
Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case
Relatives of an 8-year-old boy and his mother who were murdered by a Connecticut drug gang are outraged that a man convicted in the killings was one of nearly 2,500 people whose drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden in his last days in office.
Man convicted in high-profile Bridgeport murder case gets clemency from Biden
A man involved in a high-profile murder case in Bridgeport is set to be released from prison. Adrian Peeler, 48, was granted clemency by former President Joe Biden. Peeler was convicted of conspiring with his brother to kill Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son,
Former President Biden pardons drug sentence for Bridgeport convicted murderer
A man involved in a high-profile murder in Bridgeport from the 1990s was among the hundreds of convicts granted clemency by former President Joe Biden. Adrian Peeler is set to be released from federal prison.

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CT education officials seek power to intervene in Bridgeport school district amid $32M deficit
Connecticut’s top education official plans to ask the state Board of Education on Wednesday for the authority to intervene in ...
Trump wants ICE to enter schools. A Connecticut school district is saying no.
Bridgeport Public Schools released guidance Tuesday saying federal immigration authorities are prohibited from entering its ...
CT Board of Education approves state intervention in Bridgeport schools
Nearly all of Bridgeport's 20,000 students are identified as "high-needs." Local board members have clashed over how to serve ...
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Connecticut State Board of Education to intervene on behalf of Bridgeport Public Schools
The Bridgeport school district is facing a deficit of $38 million. The state announced its plans to assist the district with a focus on the well-being of students.
Newtown entrepreneur opens second Metal Supermarkets in Bridgeport Connecticut
Ed DeStefano expands Metal Supermarkets franchise with a new Bridgeport store, offering over 8,000 metal types and grades ...
Ex-Bridgeport education chief tops city's 2024 earners' list, otherwise dominated by police
According to a list obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media, ex-Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Carmela Levy-David was the ...
Adrian Peeler’s clemency, Jan. 6 pardons raise concerns in CT, DC
CT Sen. Richard Blumenthal plans to raise a bill to boost transparency and require notifications during the pardons and ...