UPDATE, From Mayor Finch: Due to weather concerns, the “Park City Celebration” event at Newfield Park in the City’s East End has been postponed to
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Changing The Bridgeport Achievement Gap
From the education advocacy group Excel Bridgeport www.excelbridgeport.com: On Friday, the Connecticut State Department of Education released the data from the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT)
Read moreYankee Fans Unite–Valentine Endorses Obsitnik For Congress
It can’t be! The 4th Congressional district going red? On the weekend the hated Boston Red Sox invade Yankee Stadium, Blowsox Manager Bobby Valentine has
Read moreAbsentee Ballot Landslide Hits City–About 700 Out And Counting …
Workers in the Town Clerk’s Office are in overdrive mailing absentee ballots, most of them associated with the Aug. 14 State Senate primary between Democrats
Read moreCity Council Approves Curfew
The City Council Thursday night passed an ordinance that allows city police to prohibit anyone under the age of 18 from being out in public without a
Read moreGanim A Step Closer To Regaining Law License
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: A state committee is recommending that former Mayor Joseph Ganim, who served a prison sentence on corruption charges, get his
Read moreChris Donovan’s Heebie-jeebies–Seven Charged in Probe–Soucy Government Sauce
More fallout for Connecticut Speaker of the House Chris Donovan’s congressional race. From David Fein, Connecticut U.S. Attorney: INDICTMENT CHARGES SEVEN INDIVIDUALS FOR ROLES IN
Read moreFive Questions For Ed Gomes: Work Horse, No Show Horse
State Senator Ed Gomes shares his signature passion and bluntness responding to five questions posed by OIB readers. Locked in a tough Aug. 14 Democratic
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