From John Marshall Lee: Local residents see what is happening in neighborhoods. They hear what the latest stories are. They have concerns for personal safety, for other quality of life issues but they want to be helpful. However, the “no-snitch” culture including retribution for talking to enforcement authorities is strong. The ability for phone calls [...]
Entries from May 16th, 2013
For The No-snitch Culture There’s TIPS–Trustworthy Information Public Safety
July 31st, 2012 · 1 Comment · Cops, News and Events
Tags: John Marshall Lee
The State Senate Candidates Answer: What Have You Done?
July 31st, 2012 · 6 Comments · City Politics, State Politics
Continuing the comparison of responses to questions submitted by OIB readers, State Senate candidates Ed Gomes, Andres Ayala and Ernie Newton answer: Q. What specific pieces of legislation were authored or co-authored by you that became law that directly helped Bridgeport?
Tags: Andres Ayala·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Housatonic Community College·Steelpointe Harbor
The Curfew And Confronting Crime, Plus: The CT Post’s Distorted Bass Pro Coverage
July 31st, 2012 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Cops, News and Events
Monday afternoon Mayor Bill Finch signed into law the City Council ordinance that allows city police to prohibit anyone under the age of 18 from being at specific locations such as stores and restaurants without a parent or legal guardian between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays, and between midnight [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·CT Post·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton
Saddle Up! Two Weeks Until Tsunami Tuesday–Who’s Your Horse?
July 30th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Decisions, choices, pols you like, pols you dislike. A lot will be on the line for a variety of primary day seats Aug. 14. A quick round up of key races:
Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Andres Ayala·Angel Reyes·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Christina Ayala·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Jim Himes·Joe Lieberman·Linda McMahon·Santa Ayala·Susan Bysiewicz
Compare And Contrast: Gomes, Ayala, Newton Answer OIB Questions–Elected Or Appointed School Board?
July 28th, 2012 · 23 Comments · City Politics, Education, State Politics
OIB asked readers to submit questions for presentation to State Senate candidates Ed Gomes, Andres Ayala and Ernie Newton. OIB has published their respective responses to five questions. We now share the responses to like questions so readers can compare answers starting with the proposal for a mayoral-appointed Board of Education. See below:
Tags: Andres Ayala·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton
Smut Busters Step Up To Protect Neighborhoods
July 28th, 2012 · 5 Comments · City Council, News and Events
State Rep. Auden Grogins and City Councilwoman Sue Brannelly joined several residents of Black Rock such as Mary-Jane Foster and Stephanie Barnes to urge both state and city legislation to crack down on illegal massage parlors that invite undesirables, attract crime, curtail quality of life and diminish property values. Grogins successfully shepherded state legislation this [...]
CT Post Editorial Board Walks Back Scribes’ Misplaced Criticism Of Bass Pro Shops
July 31st, 2012 · 32 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Media, News and Events
Dudes, Bass Pro Shops is part of the solution, not the problem! The Connecticut Post has taken a lot of heat the last few days for demonizing Bass Pro Shops, a leading outdoor retailer slated as the anchoring tenant for the Steel Point redevelopment area, in light of the wave of gun violence in the [...]
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Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·John DeAugustine·Keila Torres Ocasio