The city’s Master Plan of development has been a master migraine in recent weeks from issues involving public hearings to an enterprising community group (Committee to Ungag the People) making lots of noise through silent protests. Nancy Hadley, the city’s former director of economic development, has sent a letter to City Council members in the [...]
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Gee, No It’s GOTV, Plus: They Don’t Call It Puppy Love, And How Long Is Dodd’s Nose?
July 28th, 2009 · 57 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
6 p.m. update: Okay, I’ve got it all figured out now. I’m marching into Testo’s Restaurant to persuade Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa to put me on the City Council. Why? VIP passes to the Gathering Of The Vibes, baby! That’s right, Gathering Of The Vibes is just another way of saying GOTV, in political terms we call that Get [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chris Dodd·CT Post·Gathering of the Vibes·Jim Himes·John Gomes·Ken Hays·Mario Testa·Sam Caligiuri·Testo's Restaurant·University of Bridgeport
Party Picks And Party Tonight
July 23rd, 2009 · 42 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education, Interviews, News and Events
OIB party today, 5:30 p.m. Taco Loco on Fairfield Avenue in Black Rock. First cocktail on OIB plus sweet eats. Come join us. Okay, a tame night at Testo’s Restaurant where the political payroll came through for Mayor Bill Finch’s choices for Board of Education, City Councilwoman Leticia Colon, disciple of 131st District Leader Mitch [...]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·Dottie Guman·Leticia Colon·Mitch Robles·Pat Crossin·Testo's Restaurant·Tom Kelly·Tom McCarthy
The Best Job For Finch
July 29th, 2009 · 51 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, Library, State Politics
Today I announce my first official endorsement (why wait until the last minute). Bill Finch for Connecticut secretary of state! Why not? Birdie never aspired to be mayor. He always talked about Connecticut secretary of state. He’s sorta like George Bush. Bushy didn’t want to be president. He preferred commissioner of Major League Baseball. And look what happened [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Bridgeport Port Authority·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Ernie Newton·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Nancy DiNardo·Steelpointe Harbor·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom McCarthy·University of Bridgeport