Mayor Bill Finch, City Clerk Fleeta Hudson and Town Clerk Alma Maya will receive the oath of office for new four-year terms Thursday, 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 45 Lyon Terrace. Nice to have job security!
Entries from January 25th, 2012
Finch To Receive Oath Of Office
November 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Mayor Welcomes New Bagel King
November 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch and co-owners, siblings Steve and Tanya Del Cegno celebrated the opening of Bagel King of Bridgeport’s newest location at 276 Fairfield Avenue in Downtown Bridgeport with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Tuesday morning. The Bagel King is the latest commercial tenant of Phil Kuchma’s Bijou Square development.
What, A Surplus! Did They Overtax Us?
November 29th, 2011 · 4 Comments · News and Events
From Chris Keating, Hartford Courant: With the largest tax increase in Connecticut history kicking in, the state is projected to generate a surplus of more than $100 million in the current fiscal year–finally pushing the state into the black. While the number might seem surprising after years of major budget problems, the surplus is attributable [...]
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Can We All Get Along?
November 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · News and Events, State Politics
From Ken Dixon, CT Post: The Reapportionment Committee charged with the 10-year readjustment of the state’s political map will run right up against its final deadline day with a good chance of at least partial failure. Read more: www.ctpost.com/news/article/Committee-nears-deadline-for-redrawing-2305694.php
Governor Scheduled To Attend ‘Historic’ Faith-Based Coalition Event In City
November 29th, 2011 · 10 Comments · News and Events
It’s not often delegates from Protestant, Jewish, Catholic, Unitarian and Muslim congregations come together. They will Wednesday night. A coalition of religious organizations will meet in Bridgeport to discuss with state officials a variety of issues including health care, job training, foreclosures and predatory lending. Talk about power of the clergy.
Mark Your Presidential Primary Calendar
November 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
2012 will be a hot presidential election cycle including a Republican primary April 24. State statute provides Connecticut’s secretary of the state (Denise Merrill) latitude for choosing what candidates may appear on the ballot such as those “generally and seriously advocated and recognized” by the news media. Eight or so Republican presidential candidates have been [...]
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Zoners Zip Strip Clubs
November 30th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Rats! We were all looking forward to the mistletoe at the Santa’s Babies show on Madison Avenue, then the Planning & Zoning Commission had to torpedo our fun. Wait, what’s this you say? The real deal can be seen this weekend at the Bijou Theatre? thebijoutheatre.com/films/santas-babies. Bring on the mistletoe berries. Get your tickets!
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