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From Mayor Finch: Snow Emergency Declared for Winter Storm Alternate Side of the Street Parking in Effect Immediately Mayor Bill Finch has declared a citywide snow emergency that will be in effect citywide today (Sunday) at 2 p.m. through Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 1:00 a.m.
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Mayor’s Snow Emergency
December 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Carroll
Dick’s Top Appointments
December 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · News and Events
Dick Blumenthal has released the names of key staff members. Check them out, from Dick: Blumenthal Announces Key Senate Staff Senator-Elect Continues To Build Team To Serve Connecticut (Hartford, CT.) Making good on his promise to assemble a top flight staff to serve the people of Connecticut, today Senator Elect Richard Blumenthal announced the addition [...]
Tags: Dick Blumenthal·Hillary Clinton·University of Connecticut
They Call Me Mr. Squid
December 24th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment
I’m up to my eyes in squid. And you thought I didn’t have another pair of eyes to navigate the weekend? Look at all these orbs. Many blessings to my OIB friends. Thank you for your eyes and ears and readership. When I’m not juggling calamari or cracking open oysters I’ll check in to see [...]
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Ho, Ho, Ho; I Am Santa Claws!
December 23rd, 2010 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, State Politics
Okay, time for the annual OIB gift-giving season with plenty of stocking-stuffed sarcasm. What, ya think Santa wouldn’t arrive in time to adorn our favorite pols? Not like the city’s toothless tiger Ethics Commission would do anything about OIB’s gratuities to public officials … speaking of that … For the Bridgeport Ethics Commission that sanctioned [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Gathering of the Vibes·Jodi Rell·Joe Lieberman·Lowell Weicker·M. Evette Brantley·Marc Delmonico·Mario Testa·Santa Ayala·Susan Bysiewicz
I Saw MOM Kissing Santa Claus, Sizing Up Finch, Caruso, Foster
December 21st, 2010 · 42 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Politics, Development and Zoning
What’s under your tree this weekend? A mayoral candidate of your choice? Lots of pols local and statewide wondering how the 2011 mayoral race shakes out. The last OIB poll had the good news, bad news scenario for Mayor Bill Finch. He leads all prospective candidates, but the bad news–by an overwhelming number–likely Democratic voters say the [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Chris Caruso·Ernie Newton·Jack McGregor·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Mary Moran·Mary-Jane Foster·Steelpointe Harbor
Gomes: Health Department Is Sick
December 21st, 2010 · 47 Comments · News and Events
Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes, former director of the city’s government-efficiency CitiStat Program, says Mayor Bill Finch’s appointment of Kristin duBay Horton as director of the Health Department appears to be a good selection, but the Health Department itself is a disaster. From Gomes:
2011, A New Governor And Mayoral Race
December 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
On Jan. 5, the Jodi Rell era ends and Dan Malloy will receive the oath of office as Connecticut’s first elected Democratic governor since 1986. Malloy has announced several impressive appointments the past few weeks. He will govern with a Democratic majority in the legislature trying to close what state bean counters say is a $3 [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Jodi Rell·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont