The Bridgeport Board of Education Monday night approved a new three-year contract for Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas in a vote that continued a 5-4
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City Reports Modest Increase In Taxable Property
Completion of the Downtown rental complex 333 State Street as well as activity along Main Street and Park Avenue development corridors has led to a
Read moreFinch: Vallas A Godsend, Malloy’s Budget Whacks City To The Bone
Mayor Bill Finch, celebrating a birthday, has a busy schedule today that includes heading to Hartford to testify at a legislative hearing on a proposed
Read moreCalace “Resigns” As Housing Authority Chief
Looking into this. Dulce Nieves, chair of the Bridgeport Housing Authority, issued a memorandum today alerting the resignation of Nick Calace who served as executive
Read moreVallas’ Performance Evaluation, Possible Contract Vote, On Monday School Board Agenda
The battle for control of the Board of Education continues Monday (tonight) with a scheduled special meeting for “Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Superintendent’s Performance
Read moreSing The Praises Of City’s Music Scene
Spread the word, the Downtown Bridgeport music scene is heating up. The Bijou Theater, Downtown Cabaret, Two Boots, Klein Memorial, Webster Bank Arena and so
Read moreParent Leader Shares Vallas’ Accomplishments
Should Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas stay or go? That question will be decided by the nine-member Board of Education split on Vallas’ future. It
Read moreMayor’s Education Director Says Working Families Party School Board Members “Obstruct Progress For Our Children”
The Connecticut Working Families Party is catching heat from OIB readers for its single-minded public castigation of Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas who says he’d like to
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