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A drunken mob of more than 20 thugs shouted "kill the Jews" as they stormed into a north London synagogue while young worshippers celebrated the end of the sabbath. The anti-Semitic abuse was hurled by the group of men and women as they first beat up a young man outside before chasing him inside, breaking windows and attacking others.

So on Saturday, the NAACP held a rally at the corner of Rose Park and Richmond Hill avenues on the city's West Side, where Bryant and other leaders from the black community stood on the stone steps in front of a brick church, raising awareness of what the "game changing" ruling means for everyday people here in his hometown. . . . "I don't care if they're drug dealers. I don't care if they're prostitutes and I don't care if they're HIV/AIDS victims. They are all children of God. And when someone gets shot and somebody's dead, we have...

Political sources say President Barack Obama is coming to Connecticut Aug. 6 for two fundraisers in the political cash machine known as Fairfield County, whose residents already have written checks for more than $5 million to presidential candidates in 2012. Movie producer Harvey Weinstein and his wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman, will host the president at their waterfront home in Westport for the more expensive of the two events. Tickets are $35,800 each or $71,600 per couple. Then it will be off to the Stamford Marriott, where $500 will gain admission to the ballroom and $10,000 will buy a handshake...

Formation of four F-15's seen at low altitude circling Stamford, CT

STAMFORD, Conn. — Sixth graders at Cloonan Middle School here are assigned numbers based on their previous year’s standardized test scores — zeros indicate the highest performers, ones the middle, twos the lowest — that determine their academic classes for the next three years. But this longstanding system for tracking children by academic ability for more effective teaching evolved into an uncomfortable caste system in which students were largely segregated by race and socioeconomic background, both inside and outside classrooms. Black and Hispanic students, for example, make up 46 percent of this year’s sixth grade, but are 78 percent of...

Tanya Bachand has always been interested in politics, though she viewed it as largely a spectator sport. "I never felt compelled to get off my couch ... and do something," said the 34-year-old attorney from Wallingford. But as she grew increasingly alarmed by the billions of dollars the federal government was spending on bailout and stimulus packages, Bachand was driven to act: She recently joined a burgeoning grass-roots political uprising known as the Tea Party movement. Launched by a cable television personality's tirade and fueled by the blogosphere and right-wing columnists, activists such as Bachand have staged protests across the...

Not mush to say except YAHOO! 150+ Patriots met in front of the Library in Stamford Connecticut, and for such a LIBERAL area, that is a fantastic number! pics at this link: http://community.webshots.com/album/570720131diegss

Quick shout out to any Stamford, CT Freepers re: latest school redistricting plans locally. In particular, the elementary school plans. As decreed by the lords of the "Bored" of Eductation demi gods, a slice of the Stillmeadow and Newfield elementary school district has been carved out and are now 'forced' to attend Hart Magnet school to balance the 'socio-economic' ratios required locally. School choice anyone? Fuggedaboutit..... Our 4 yr old has been slated to attend Stillmeadow for Kindergarten. We went to the orientation and were pleased last week ( as pleased can be for a gov't screwel as El Rusbho...

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A Chinese woman living in Connecticut tried to buy military equipment commonly used to gauge the power of nuclear explosions and export it to her native country, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. Qing Li, 39, was arrested at New York's Kennedy Airport on Sunday as she checked in for a China Air flight to Beijing, according to investigators for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A federal judge ordered the woman, who was living in Stamford, Conn., temporarily held in New York pending hearings in San Diego. Her attorney in New York, Paul Goldberger, did not...

The city of Stamford recently enacted an ordinance permitting the use of surveillance cameras for homeland security, law enforcement and crime prevention efforts in our community. Implementation could take the form of fixed cameras as well as cameras mounted in law enforcement vehicles. Public safety officials conducted a thorough and exhaustive study into the topic, including input from the public. After much consideration it was determined that the use of surveillance cameras would be an efficient and ultimately cost effective tool in homeland security, crime prevention and investigative efforts. In fact, the use of surveillance cameras is one of the...

The Chronicle for Higher Education is reporting that the National Academy of Sciences has published a paper on how terrorists could kill tens of thousands of people by dropping a few grams of botulinum toxin into a milk truck or storage silo. The Academy published the paper over protests by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The paper, authored by two Stanford University researchers, was scheduled to have been published in the academy's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a month ago but the academy had held the paper because of the concerns leveled by HHS. The...

Stenholm tries to garner support for four-year terms in the House WASHINGTON (AP) — Although he may not be in Congress when it happens, Rep. Charles Stenholm is trying to rally colleagues and voters to support extending terms for House members from two to four years. Stenholm, D-Stamford, says elections have become too time consuming and too expensive and are leaving little time for members of Congress to do legislative work. He said instead of being in committee hearings, members are in party political offices "dialing for dollars." He is joined in pushing for the change — which would amend...

Division I 2003 Division I College World Series June 23, 2003 -- The 2003 National Championship all comes down to one game. The Stanford Cardinal capitalized on a five-run seventh inning and yet another impressive outing from John Hudgins to defeat the Owls 8-3 and even the Championship Series at a game apiece. Follow the deciding game LIVE.

More than 200 residents rallied yesterday on Greenwich Avenue, waving flags, signs and banners to show support for American troops on the battlefield in Iraq. Most demonstrators said they are not pro-war. Instead, they simply wanted to rebut the numerous anti-war rallies that have been staged around the country in recent weeks, they said. "We're not here to support war," said Gary Belmonte, 57, a Greenwich resident and Vietnam veteran. "We're here to support the troops." Several demonstrators, including Belmonte, said they feared the anti-war protests would send a message to troops that Americans do not support them.

STAMFORD -- U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., is expected to return Monday to Stamford High School, where he campaigned for class president more than 40 years ago, to announce he is running for president in 2004. While supporters expect the Stamford native and the 2000 Democratic vice presidential candidate to announce his presidential bid Monday, a source even closer to the senator -- his mother, Stamford resident Marcia Lieberman -- hinted yesterday that he is already in the race. "He's going to make a great president," she said. ... Marcia Lieberman said she has expected her son to run for...