Nice touch by city firefighters and Mayor Bill Finch visiting P.T. Barnum Apartments in a campaign to bring fire safety information door to door to residents following the fire that killed a woman and her three kids. This is a week for giving and saying thanks. Well, also a lot of taking back for Governor Jodi Rell [...]
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Bird Is The Word
November 25th, 2009 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
Tags: Bill Finch·Jack McGregor·Jodi Rell·Joe Haines·Mary-Jane Foster·Sue Brannelly
Mayor And Murphy, Plus: Merrick In Pol Pod
November 24th, 2009 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Interviews, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Bill Finch has provided additional details in the hiring of former Chief Administrative Officer Dennis Murphy on a consulting basis. Murphy will be paid $24,000 in what is expected to be a roughly six-month assignment to enhance management-labor relations. See Finch news release below: Mayor Finch Continues Efforts to Professionalize City Workforce (November 23, [...]
Tags: Andy Nunn·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·Gathering of the Vibes·John Fabrizi·Ken Hays·Larry Osborne·Linda McMahon·Merrick Alpert·Merriman River Group·Mike Garrett·Paul Timpanelli·Rob Simmons·Sam Caligiuri·Seaside Park·Tom Foley·University of Connecticut
Bull Ramos, Or Is Ramos Full Of Bull? Plus: Turkey Of The Year Nominations
November 23rd, 2009 · 18 Comments · City Budget, Education, News and Events, State Politics
Whoa, Superintendent of Schools John Ramos doesn’t hold back in the e-blast he sent the other day as he braces for a confrontation with Mayor Bill Finch over control of the Board of Education. The BOE will have a new look with outgoing City Council member Leticia Colon and former council member Pat Crossin entering [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Épernay Bistro·Jodi Rell·Joel Gonzalez·John Ramos·Leticia Colon·Linda McMahon·Pat Crossin·Rob Simmons
Mayor Addresses Labor Pains, Plus: Public Hearing Video, Bucks For Bridgeport Projects, And Post Office Saved
November 20th, 2009 · 51 Comments · City Politics, Development and Zoning, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Bill Finch recognizes he has serious labor-management issues so in an effort to build a bridge between city employees and his office he has called on an old friend for assistance. Dennis Murphy, who served as chief administrative officer under former Mayor Joe Ganim and then moved on to direct labor relations for the city [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·CT Post·Dan Debicella·General Electric·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Joe Lieberman·John Stafstrom·Keila Torres Ocasio·Mary Moran·Phil Kuchma·Rick Torres·Rob Russo·Tom Bucci
You’re Making Me Dizzy, My Head Is Spinning …
November 19th, 2009 · 22 Comments · Education, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Afternoon Update (Or as Tommy Roe put it:) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Round and round and round she goes where she stops does anyone know? Tonight, in the Carousel Building on the grounds of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, a public hearing will take place on Governor Jodi Rell’s plan to place a juvenile detention [...]
Tags: Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Jodi Rell·Rob Russo·Tom Kelly
Repeat After Me … Plus: Follow Me, Follow You, Party Time, And Zoning War
November 30th, 2009 · 35 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events, State Politics
Newly elected City Council, Board of Education members and city sheriffs will be sworn-in to office during ceremonies scheduled for Tuesday 7 p.m. in City Council chambers on Lyon Terrace. I always marvel that Bridgeport public officials receive the oath of office on “Lyon” Terrace where truth-telling is such a virtue. Everyone is allowed to choose [...]
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Tags: Adam Wood·Andy Nunn·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Keeley·Brian Rooney·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Darlene Chapdelaine·Discovery Museum·Don Eversley·Épernay Bistro·Jack Hennessy·Mark Anastasi·Michelle Lyons·Tim Herbst