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From Governor Malloy via Barack statement: President Obama Signs Connecticut Emergency Declaration The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Connecticut and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from a severe storm during the period of October 29-30, 2011.
Entries from May 16th, 2012
Need Help? Residential Loan Program
October 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Development and Zoning
Mayor Bill Finch announced last week a Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program in which qualified property owners may be eligible to borrow up to $10,000 for repairs to a single family home or $15,000 to multi-family homes. The program states that “the minimum rehabilitation loan will be at $5,000 at 0% interest, and forgivable at 20% a year [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Lisa Miro
Ruth Gonchar Brennan Book Signing
October 31st, 2011 · No Comments · News and Events
Ruth Gonchar Brennan, former city resident who served in the mayoral administration of Lenny Paoletta, has authored Gathering Family: A Memoir that starts with her grandmother’s courageous journey across eastern Europe. Check out details of the book that includes life in Bridgeport and an upcoming book signing at the cool R J Julia in Madison.
We Need Dr. Frankenstein To Juice Election Interest
October 31st, 2011 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Halloween is here. Time to fire up Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein in the DVD. Hey, we all have our priorities for Halloween. I’m a little punchy from the latest storm. A foot of snow, downed trees and power lines everywhere. No power. My friends in the state’s largest city did much better with the moderating [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Jeff Kohut·Mary-Jane Foster·Rick Torres