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Rick Porto was one of the good guys: a funny, caring, provocative personality. He served admirably for several years as the city’s director of parks. He was the Republican candidate for mayor in 1987 and likely would have become mayor had he sought the office again in 1989, the year Republican Mary Moran defeated Democratic [...]
Entries from May 16th, 2012
The Passion And Compassion Of Rick Porto
February 29th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Tags: Mary Moran·Rick Porto·Tom Bucci
Dick Morris Endorses Shays
February 29th, 2012 · 5 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Former Bill Clinton campaign guru Dick Morris has endorsed former Congressman Chris Shays for U.S. Senate. Shays, a Bridgeport resident, is trying to wrestle (did I just write that?) the GOP nomination away from Linda McMahon.
Tags: Chris Shays·Linda McMahon
Energy Assistance For Small Businesses
February 29th, 2012 · 1 Comment · News and Events
Bob Slate, Small Business Advocate at the statewide nonprofit Operation, Fuel, Inc. runs its new pilot program, “Project/BEST,” a provider of electricity grants/credits of $1,000 to small businesses, particularly women and minority-owned firms. Bridgeport is one of five cities included in the program. The Bridgeport program runs from March 1st through April 20th.
Tags: Bob Slate·Dan Malloy·Ella Grasso
Supremes Rule Schools Takeover Illegal, Order Special Election — Justice Palmer: Decision A Bogey
February 28th, 2012 · 37 Comments · City Politics
UPDATE, includes decision: Norm Pattis, the attorney representing two elected Board of Education members opposed to the state takeover of city schools, first announced the news: ”State Supremes just ruled. Takeover illegal. Special election ordered.” In a 6 to 1 decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ordered a special election to be set at the direction of the [...]
In Search Of Absentee Ballot Grease–Is The AB Queen Holding Back? Is Americo Hustling?
February 28th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
UPDATE: About 160 absentee ballots have been returned to the Town Clerk’s Office between two district primaries for Democratic Town Committee seats on March 6. And here’s the real news: less than one third of them come from the East Side’s 137th District domain of the absentee ballot queen City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez. Is Lydia [...]
Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Americo Santiago·Gil Hernandez·Leticia Colon·Lydia Martinez·Maria Valle·Mary-Jane Foster·Mitch Robles·Ralph Mojica
Pattis Writes About Supreme Court Ed Case: ‘The Timing Stinks’
February 27th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
Norm Pattis has spent a near legal lifetime poking a stick in the eye of the establishment, representing the little guy, skewering the powerful. The attorney for vanquished elected school board members who voted against state control of city schools is not happy about the latest maneuvering to survive a potential Connecticut Supreme Court reversal. Pattis, [...]
Tags: Andrew McDonald·Norm Pattis
Will Appointed BOE Members Seek Election?
February 29th, 2012 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
The Connecticut Supreme Court has ordered a special election to fill four vacancies on Bridgeport’s Board of Education, following a ruling that invalidates state control of city schools. The current reconstituted board that replaced the elected body will remain in place until results of the special election set at the direction of the trial court [...]
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Tags: Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Kenneth Moales·Michelle Black Smith-Tompkins·Paul Vallas