Monday afternoon Mayor Bill Finch signed into law the City Council ordinance that allows city police to prohibit anyone under the age of 18 from
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Saddle Up! Two Weeks Until Tsunami Tuesday–Who’s Your Horse?
Decisions, choices, pols you like, pols you dislike. A lot will be on the line for a variety of primary day seats Aug. 14. A
Read moreCompare And Contrast: Gomes, Ayala, Newton Answer OIB Questions–Elected Or Appointed School Board?
OIB asked readers to submit questions for presentation to State Senate candidates Ed Gomes, Andres Ayala and Ernie Newton. OIB has published their respective responses
Read moreSmut Busters Step Up To Protect Neighborhoods
State Rep. Auden Grogins and City Councilwoman Sue Brannelly joined several residents of Black Rock such as Mary-Jane Foster and Stephanie Barnes to urge both
Read more‘Why Is There So Much Killing?’ A Perspective
Bridgeport resident Glover Gardner Jr., an occasional essay contributor to OIB, shares his latest commentary about the spike in violent crime. This perspective was also
Read moreCelebrate Newfield Park
UPDATE, From Mayor Finch: Due to weather concerns, the “Park City Celebration” event at Newfield Park in the City’s East End has been postponed to
Read moreChanging The Bridgeport Achievement Gap
From the education advocacy group Excel Bridgeport www.excelbridgeport.com: On Friday, the Connecticut State Department of Education released the data from the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT)
Read moreYankee Fans Unite–Valentine Endorses Obsitnik For Congress
It can’t be! The 4th Congressional district going red? On the weekend the hated Boston Red Sox invade Yankee Stadium, Blowsox Manager Bobby Valentine has
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