
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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Groton military advocates and Operation Homefront, a non-profit, gave 175 military families holiday meal kits and gifts as part of their holiday gift drive.
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º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Attorney General William Tong said Tuesday the state will do what it can to protect the estimated over 100,000 undocumented people that live in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ, as the state braces for a wave of federal deportations.
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Prince wants more affordable housing built that would benefit veterans and sometimes bristles at hearing people who thank her for her service, saying it can sometimes feel hollow.Being a veteran is an important part of her identity, and for Prince, it also means serving her neighbors.
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Iranian dissident and journalist Masih Alinejad revealed on Friday she was the target of an assassination plot by Iran’s government. It was intended to happen while she was at Fairfield University in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ.
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Republican State Sen. Ryan Fazio has won reelection, and credits his win to his bipartisan record.
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Bridgeport Public Schools superintendent Carmela Levy-David said she’s trying to work with her teaching staff, after learning of a teaching union survey where 97% of teachers who responded said they lack confidence in her leadership.
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Dan Quigley is one of a few prominent Republicans in Greenwich willing to publicly state they’re voting for Vice President Kamala Harris. He says extremist elements continue to be influential within the local Republican Party.
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Towns across º£½Ç»»ÆÞ reported long lines of voters on the first day of early voting. º£½Ç»»ÆÞ is among the last states in the country to offer early voting.
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People stood in line to vote at the Margaret Morton Government Center in Bridgeport on Monday, marking the first day of early voting in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ. When it comes to the absentee ballot amendment, opinions are mixed among voters.
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State and local officials celebrated progress being made on a mixed use redevelopment project in South Norwalk that came to a halt eight years ago. They held a groundbreaking ceremony on an already finished concrete floor.