Violent crime is generally down in Connecticut cities. Bridgeport, the state’s most populous community at roughly 150,000, posted 12 homicides in 2024, Hartford 22 and
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Author: Lennie Grimaldi
State Rep. Rosario Promotes Three Kings Day As School Observance
Some Connecticut school districts recognize Three Kings Day as a holiday. Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Rosario will introduce a bill in the state legislative session
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Senator Gaston’s New Role: Reducing Poverty In CT
State Senator Herron Gaston shares this commentary about his appointment to a “working group that will create a framework for reducing concentrated poverty in Connecticut.”
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Happy New Year Bridgeport Resident Mario Testa
After decades of insinuations that Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa doesn’t reside in Bridgeport the State Elections Enforcement Commission, after an investigation, has ruled he
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Good Grief – 2025
Happy New Year OIB friends! Intriguingly, we’re now pushing 20 years together. We’ve lost some close friends along the way and gained new ones. When
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State Rep. Stafstrom Highlights New Laws
Bridgeport State Rep. Steve Stafstrom, House chair of the Judiciary Committee, shares highlights of new laws starting January 1. As we ring in the new
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What To Know For Municipal Holiday Schedule
Habitat For Humanity Mourns Death Of Former President Jimmy Carter, Affordable Housing Advocate
Carolyn Vermont serves as executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County, the local affiliate of the international housing advocacy organization. When Jimmy
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