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Entries from February 3rd, 2012

Bye Bye Jodi’s Jail?

March 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Development and Zoning

It appears that Governor Jodi Rell has decided Bridgeport is not the place for a juvenile detention center for girls. She had proposed building a $20 million facility on state-owned property on Virginia Avenue, but then Upper East Side neighbors, led by State Rep. Chris Caruso, screamed no way.

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Bridge Over River Pequonnock, And Haywire Harkins

March 8th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Development and Zoning, State Politics

Mayor Bill Finch and Congressman Jim Himes were joined today by a bunch of local officials at Knowlton Street and Crescent Avenue as demolition begins on the hulking upright leaves of the Congress Street Bridge. This is a nice public relations hit for the mayor and congressman. The bridge represented a flashpoint in the 2008 congressional campaign [...]

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