From Mayor Finch: Mayor Bill Finch today announced the City of Bridgeport will begin recycling native soils from the Fairchild Wheeler Multi-Magnet High School building site for use at the Steelpointe Harbor Project. Beginning next week, trucks will deliver clean native soils to the Steelpointe Harbor Project launching the development phase of this long anticipated [...]
Entries from January 25th, 2012
City Announces Soil Fill For Steelpointe
September 30th, 2011 · 104 Comments · Development and Zoning
Tags: Bill Finch·Steelpointe Harbor
Final Finch V. Foster OIB Poll Reflects Voter Sentiment
September 30th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
A poll conducted by the Merriman River Group on behalf of OIB four weeks before the primary showed Mayor Bill Finch with a six-point lead over opponent Mary-Jane Foster, 40-34 with more than 20 percent undecided. On Tuesday Finch won the primary machine total within the poll’s margin of error.
Tags: Bill Finch·Mary-Jane Foster·Merriman River Group·Tom McCarthy
Speedy Gonzalez Breaks Down Machines
September 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Former City Councilman Joel “Speedy” Gonzalez always brings provocative perspective to OIB conversations. He filed this report about his primary day activities. Political Pimps, Whores, Hustlers, and Con Men–Look in the Mirror! As an avid mechanic, I’ve always been fascinated by the intricate parts and components of machines–mechanical ones. Since the age of 10, I was intrigued by the [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Jim Fox·Joel Gonzalez·Mary-Jane Foster·Mitch Robles
Columbus Parade Events
September 29th, 2011 · 9 Comments · News and Events
Columbus festivities: Rain or Shine, the 103rd ANNUAL BRIDGEPORT COLUMBUS DAY PARADE sponsored by the Council of Italian-American Societies of Greater Bridgeport, Inc., will take place on Sunday, October 9, 2011. Starting at 1:00 P.M. at the corner of Wayne Street and Jewett Avenue, the parade will head south onto Madison Avenue where it will [...]
The City’s Changing Political Landscape–Hey, There’s Still A General Election!
September 29th, 2011 · 61 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
In Bridgeport, Democrats outnumber Republicans 10 to 1. How the city has changed the past 20 years, even the past 10 years. In the old days if an incumbent Democratic mayor emerged from a hard-fought primary the Republican candidate for mayor was there to pounce. The registration numbers and mood of the city allowed it.
Tags: Alma Maya·Bill Finch·Cesar Batalla·CT Post·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lenny Paoletta·Margaret Morton·Mario Testa·Mary Moran·Mary-Jane Foster·Nick Panuzio·Rick Torres·Sal DePiano
Happy Birthday Bridgeport!
September 30th, 2011 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
On Monday the state’s largest city celebrates its 175th birthday. From MARK TWAIN, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, 1889.
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Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·General Electric·Lowell Weicker·Mary-Jane Foster·University of Bridgeport