
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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New York City implemented congestion pricing Sunday in an effort to reduce pollution, traffic and fund mass transit. In Fairfield County, reactions are mixed.
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She Loves Me is set in 1930s Hungary, but performed at a former middle school gym, now the home of the Lab@ConnCorp in Hamden.
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Bridgeport’s new school superintendent, Royce Avery, makes it a habit of handing out his business card to every speaker at listening sessions, including one recently held at the public library’s North Branch.
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It’s getting more expensive for hospitals to care for patients. That’s according to a new report by the º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Hospital Association.
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Dave Carrier is one of Santa's helpers in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ. Playing Santa Claus may seem easy, but raising children's spirits can be physically taxing.
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Milner, who died in November, became both Hartford’s and New England’s first popularly elected Black mayor when he took office in 1981.
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Few people in Bridgeport would consider mayoral elections cute and adorable, but one red panda at the Beardsley Zoo is the exception to the rule.
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The new Fairfield Avenue Bridge that rests over Interstate 95 in Norwalk is now finally open to traffic, ahead of schedule and under budget, months after a fiery crash made the previous bridge structurally unsound.
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Education advocates are calling on state lawmakers to increase funding for º£½Ç»»ÆÞ school districts. They say it's necessary to help at-risk youth succeed.
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The PSEG Plant, in service from the 1950s to 2021, used to power much of Bridgeport’s business base, but shuttered as the state signaled a move away from fossil fuels. Demolition is expected to occur within a three-year timespan, removing a visible part of the city’s skyline. While the site is expected to be a draw due to its location near the waterfront, officials say environmental remediation is needed.