Six weeks from today you have choices to make for president and several combined federal and state offices. Have you already made them? Which candidates impress?
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Newton: Redemption And Opportunity Message Not Dead–Documentary To Debut At Bijou
When Ernie Newton lost a close Democratic primary for State Senate in August he said he wasn’t going away. “Redemption & Opportunity,” a documentary capturing
Read moreThe School Board Issue–Do Voters Know The Meaning Of The Charter Question?
Government watchdog John Marshall Lee, in his latest OIB commentary, argues most electors don’t know what they’re voting for regarding the Nov. 6 charter revision
Read moreCrime’s Ugly Growth
We’ve had many discussions on OIB this year about an increase in crime impacting all neighborhoods. The East Side and West Side have been hard hit
Read morePaoletto To Represent City On Homeland Security Council
Mayor Bill Finch news release: On Monday, Mayor Bill Finch will recognize City Council member Richard M. Paoletto Jr., who has been invited to become
Read moreMcMahon-Murphy, The Battle Of The Deadbeats
From Neil Vigdor and Brian Lockhart, CT Post: … (Linda) McMahon and Democratic opponent Christopher Murphy have been locked in a debate over who has
Read moreFreimuth Appointed Hartford Regional Development Chief
Mike Freimuth, who served as Bridgeport’s economic development director for many years, has a new position. He had been development chief in New Rochelle, New
Read moreCity Takes Ownership Of Cleaned-up Maplewood Avenue Lot–Slated For Habitat For Humanity Housing
Chris Rosario, the city’s director of Anti-Blight Neighborhood Revitalization, has kicked into overdrive shepherding a team of city departments working in earnest to clean up
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