James Gandolfini, who played shrink-dependent mobster Tony Soprano, died Wednesday in Italy of an apparent heart attack. So many memorable scenes and lines from The
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West Side House Fire Causes Major Damage, Police Officers Hospitalized
From Bill Kaempffer, city fire spokesman: The fire department responded to a major structure fire at 181 Poplar St. Wednesday evening. The two-alarm fire caused
Read moreGOP Chair Slater Urges City Council To Get With It
News release from Republican Town Chair John Slater: Republican Town Chairman John Slater today called on the Bridgeport City Council to “do the job it
Read moreThe Road To Manny’s Mansion–Who’s Minding The Store?
Events can suck the oxygen out of a government administration. In the short term, at least, the city authorizing a radioactive developer to install a
Read moreQ Poll: Foley, Malloy Tight Race
From the Q Poll: In a 2014 rematch of the 2010 Connecticut governor’s race, Republican challenger Tom Foley gets 43 percent to 40 percent for
Read moreFardy: Bridgeport’s Budget Director In Charge Of City’s ‘Secret Society’
Retired city firefighter Andy Fardy, in an OIB commentary, takes a hose to city budget director Tom Sherwood, claiming the city’s money man controls more
Read moreCity Councilman Andre Baker Considers Run For School Board
City Councilman Andre Baker tells OIB he’s considering a run for Board of Education with five school board seats up for grabs this November. The
Read moreDispute Over Downtown Senior Center Leads To Suspension, Colon Defends Employee On Leave
Another city employee has been suspended with pay, this time involving a dispute between Rosemary Wong, a services coordinator for the Downtown senior center and
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