Brianna Gurciullo

1 week ago | ctpost.com | Brianna Gurciullo

Barnum Museum Executive Director Kathleen Maher speaks during an interview inside the dome of the museum in Bridgeport on Jan. 16, 2025. New steel and wood supports have recently been put into place to stabilize the dome, which was damage by a tornado in 2010. Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut MediaNew steel and wood supports have been put into place to stabilize the dome of the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport. The museum remains closed following damage caused by a tornado in 2010.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Brianna Gurciullo

BRIDGEPORT - In the 15 years since a tornado's winds plowed into the Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, more than $15 million has gone toward restoring the historic building's exterior and the artifacts that used to be displayed there. The leaders of the museum, dedicated to 19th-century impresario, businessman, politicianand Bridgeport resident P.T. Barnum, have now turned their focus to the building's interior.

2 weeks ago | middletownpress.com | Brianna Gurciullo

STAMFORD — The city’s recently picked deputy director of operations will be paid an annual salary starting about $150,000 under a contract that the Board of Representatives could approve as soon as next month. Stamford created the new role after Mayor Caroline Simmons entered office and appointed former Board of Representatives president Matthew Quinones as head of the Office of Operations.

2 weeks ago | middletownpress.com | Brianna Gurciullo

STAMFORD — Almost five months after Mayor Caroline Simmons pulled back a proposed sale of the closed Glenbrook Community Center, city leaders have yet to come up with a new plan for the vacant building. Simmons and her staff sat down recently with the chairs of the city’s Board of Finance and Planning Board as well as some members of the Board of Representatives to talk about the property’s future, but a path forward remains unclear.

2 weeks ago | ctpost.com | Brianna Gurciullo

St. Joseph's Center in Trumbull. Autumn Driscoll / Autumn DriscollTRUMBULL — There are about 245 sinks at St. Joseph’s Center, the Trumbull nursing home that recently announced plans to close, but only five were operational the day the facility was evacuated three months ago.