For the state budget year starting July 1 there is no budget. Budget talks have fizzled. All this impacts cities and towns in some fashion
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‘Bridgeport’s Newest Ethics Commissioner, One Wild And Crazy Guy’–McCarthy: Get Lost
Ethics commissioner “Doctor” Noel Kayo’s story is getting better every day. Pinched for allegedly patronizing a prostitute, or what police say he thought was a
Read moreLights On For Lighthouse Program
Facing a Friday deadline, the school board reversed itself Wednesday with Annette Segarra-Negron casting the deciding 5-4 vote, rescuing the city’s Lighthouse after-school and summer
Read morePereira Decries Votes, Don’t Vote For Major Party School Board Candidates in November
School board member Maria Pereira, lamenting the 5-4 Lighthouse Program vote, dresses down the members who voted in favor, in this commentary. Wednesday, June 28,
Read moreEhrlichiosis Sucks! Bitten By A Lone Star Tick
I’ve been bitten by a few politicians. I’ve been bitten by a Lone Star Tick. I prefer political jaws. This little bugger packs a load
Read moreOpposition Prevails, O&G Abandons Move Of Rock Crushing Plant To West End
Following community opposition, O&G Industries has ended efforts to move its asphalt and concrete processing center to the West End, according to Vice Chairman Raymond
Read moreBridgeport Songwriter Gary DeCarlo
Two kids from Bridgeport Paul Leka and Gary DeCarlo wrote an anthem that took on a life of its own. Paul Leka passed away in
Read moreFor Former Offenders, A New Job Opportunity
On a day the city announced the Mayor’s Initiative on Re-Entry Affairs was praised by the United States Conference of Mayors, a jobs fair organized
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