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Bridgeport … where the circus never left town. That gem came from my old pal the late James G. Clark, writer extraordinaire for the Connecticut Post. In case there’s any doubt about Mr. Clark’s declaration you can see Mr. Barnum’s circus up close and personal at the Arena at Harbor Yard next week. (See Mr. [...]
Entries from May 16th, 2012
The Detention Center, Plus: Steal Or Deal? And The FOI Finger
October 20th, 2009 · 26 Comments · City Council, Civil Service, Development and Zoning, State Politics
3:30 p.m. update: A $15 million juvenile detention center for girls on the Upper East Side? Mother Rell has announced the news today. Statement from State Senator Anthony Musto: STATEMENT FROM SEN. MUSTO ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF $15M FOR BRIDGEPORT FACILITY Bridgeport – State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull), Senate chair of the General Assembly’s Select Committee [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Carmen Lopez·Chris Dodd·CT Post·Hartford Courant·Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Linda McMahon·Mark Anastasi·Ralph Jacobs·Rob Simmons·Robert Christoph·Sam Caligiuri·Steelpointe Harbor·Tom McCarthy
Caruso Statement at Zoning Hearing, Plus: Steel Deal And Boys, Don’t Pile On Linda
October 15th, 2009 · 12 Comments · City Council, Civil Service, Development and Zoning, State Politics
1 p.m. Update: Anyone weigh in at the cop-controlled Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing Wednesday night? Several City Council members did including Council President Tom McCarthy and his chief antagonist Bob Troll Walsh. But instead of pols fighting, most of the action in City Council chambers came from members of opposing community groups shouting their [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Curwen·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·CT Post·Dan Debicella·Darlene Chapdelaine·Gus Curcio·Hartford Courant·Jim Himes·Linda McMahon·Mario Testa·Michael Voytek·Paul Timpanelli·Ralph Jacobs·Rob Russo·Steelpointe Harbor·Testo's Restaurant·Tom McCarthy
Scoop About Poop, Plus: Local Moolah For Malloy, Spooky Stuff And Kohut Zone
October 14th, 2009 · 32 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Remember that proposal to build a sewage treatment plant in Monroe to connect to Trumbull’s wastewater system that’s linked to the poop-treatment mothership in Bridgeport? Trumbull officials dropped a turd into the party punch bowl of regional cooperation that would have opened up new development opportunities to Monroe including a new Jewish Home for the Elderly [...]
Tags: Beardsley Zoo·Bob Scinto·Chuck Willinger·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Jeff Kohut·John Fabrizi·Sal DiNardo·Susan Bysiewicz
Whiskey, Please, Plus: Marshal Law
October 13th, 2009 · 42 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education, State Politics
A guy like me has nothing better to do than ponder the political future of elected officials as they schmooze a parade line. Mayor Bill Finch clearly wasn’t mailing it in as he greeted the peeps on both sides of Madison Avenue during the Columbus Parade. He could have sat through the open convertible jaunt [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dick Blumenthal·Hartford Courant·Joe Ganim·John Ramos·John Rowland·Leticia Colon·Paul Ganim·Tom McCarthy
Examining The Library Question, And Say Hello To Nate Snow
October 19th, 2009 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Education, Library, News and Events
Shall a one mil tax be levied to establish and maintain a free public library and reading room? In two weeks that question will be the most compelling oval to fill in on election day. City Council and Board of Education seats are up for grabs as well, but (with a few exceptions) the races [...]
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Tags: Barnum Museum·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Ralph Mojica·Sauda Baraka·Sly Salcedo