Eddy Martinez
General Assignment | Breaking News ReporterEddy Martinez is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ, focusing on Fairfield County.
He was previously a reporter in Bridgeport and the Naugatuck Valley for Hearst º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Media. His written work has appeared internationally in the Asahi Shimbun, and at national outlets such as Columbia Journalism Review and Smithsonian Magazine.
Tips and comments can be sent to emartinez@ctpublic.org.
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Se ha concedido una subvención federal de $2 millones a un proyecto destinado a reconectar zonas de New Haven afectadas por decisiones pasadas sobre infraestructuras de transporte. Sin embargo, existen preocupaciones de que sea una de las muchas subvenciones y préstamos federales en riesgo de perder su financiamiento después de que el presidente Donald Trump intentara ordenar la congelación de fondos federales a las 5 p.m. del martes. -
Early Tuesday, before a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's order to freeze federal grants and loans, Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s office said a project designed to reconnect New Haven neighborhoods adversely impacted by the construction of I-91 would be affected by the President's federal funding freeze.
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La Junta Estatal de Educación de º£½Ç»»ÆÞ votó unánimemente el miércoles para intervenir en la administración del distrito escolar de Bridgeport. La votación se celebra luego de que el superintendente Royce Avery anunciara en noviembre que el distrito escolar enfrenta un déficit presupuestario de más de 30 millones de dólares. -
The º£½Ç»»ÆÞ State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to have a state-appointed official help lead Bridgeport’s school system. The vote comes after Superintendent Royce Avery announced in November the school district faced a budget deficit over $30 million.
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Himes said he will continue to advocate for his constituents in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s Fourth Congressional District, in the southwestern part of the state, even as he and other officials will act as a bulwark against Trump’s agenda. -
A flood prone stretch of Route 113 by Stratford’s Sikorsky Memorial Airport will soon get raised, as rising sea levels threaten the area. -
Now in its 55th year, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Love March, starting with humble beginnings, is now well attended by local and state leaders. -
A long-delayed dredging project is now finally underway at Southport Harbor in Fairfield. The project will clear out a hazardous sandbar impeding access to the harbor by boat. -
Stone Academy, a defunct for-profit nursing school that had campuses in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ, has tentatively agreed to a $5 million settlement over a lawsuit stemming from fraud allegations made by former students. -
The state wants to hear from residents as they work on a transportation project to make municipalities like Bridgeport easier to navigate on foot or bike.
