One person was hospitalized after a Monday night fire on Beechwood Avenue displaced eight people. Police link the blaze to a domestic dispute. Within fifteen
Read moreMonth: August 2017
City Is Testing Ground For Voter Engagement
Primary voter turnout, especially in this current season sleepy election cycle, has been minuscule in recent years. A coalition of nonprofits including the League of
Read moreIllicit Campaigning At Sycamore Senior Apartments Leads To Supervised Balloting
UPDATE: Elections officials have authorized supervised balloting to take place Tuesday morning at Sycamore. Sycamore Place Apartments, at 285 Maplewood Avenue, is a senior citizen
Read moreMake City Council Districts Easy For Voters To Understand
Downtown resident Doug Davidoff has become a student of city political history. The marketing and public relations professional has a suggestion: help citizens better understand
Read moreDuking Dems Mario And Rizzi Better Fight Than Mayweather-McGregor
Did ya watch the Mayweather-McGregor fight? Seriously, it can’t beat the fight above from the summer of 1989 between duking Dems Mario Testa and Mike Rizzitelli.
Read moreStafstrom: Sales Tax Increase Better Than Raising Property Taxes
In an email to constituents a few days ago, State Rep. Steve Stafstrom shares his take on a House Democrats proposed spending package … “a
Read moreAs Hartford Pols Battle Over Budget, Kids Suffer
Finances of Bridgeport’s cash-strapped school district have been exacerbated by the budget chaos in Hartford. With no state budget in place the stunted money flow
Read moreBass Hooks Ganim For Interview, ‘The Dangers Of Politics …They’re Watching You’–Ganim: They Should
Why go back into politics where the feds could be watching you? OIB friend Paul Bass, editor of the New Haven Independent and host of
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