Eddy Martinez
General Assignment | Breaking News ReporterEddy Martinez is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for Connecticut Public, focusing on Fairfield County.
He was previously a reporter in Bridgeport and the Naugatuck Valley for Hearst Connecticut 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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The L'Ambiance Plaza accident killed 28 construction workers, and it led to safety reforms and an annual commemoration of the disaster at Bridgeport City Hall, now in its 38th year. But some fear cuts by the federal government may weaken worksite protections and lead to similar tragedies. -
Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman's gender discrimination lawsuit against New York's Abyssinian Baptist Church was dismissed in late March. Turman doesn’t see it as a defeat, but as shedding light on a larger issue. -
The plaintiffs, who are among more than 100 international students who joined the suit, say they’re now at risk of arrest, detention and deportation. -
Several hundred students and faculty members in Connecticut took part in a nationwide day of action on college campuses. -
The Blue Hills Civic Association, which offers a services including job training, housing assistance and violence prevention programs suddenly laid off most of its staff earlier this month. -
The Avelo Airlines boycott at Tweed New Haven Airport is being sponsored by several groups, including Connecticut Climate Crisis Mobilization and CT Shoreline Indivisible. -
Connecticut Democratic legislators are calling for bipartisan support in Hartford to condemn the Trump administration’s policies. They gathered at the state Capitol in Hartford to speak out against what State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox says is a threat to the functioning of an independent judiciary system. -
"What do we do?" It’s a question many Democrats are wrestling with following the 2024 presidential election. -
The CEO of nOURish Bridgeport, which provides food to needy residents, says the organization is facing operating challenges as the federal government cuts funding for programs addressing food insecurity. -
Police say a man fled from the stop and was later shot by police after a foot chase in the driveway of a nearby home. A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said. The man, who has not been identified, later died of his injuries at Bridgeport Hospital.
