Afternoon Update: The final citywide Democratic voter registration heading into primary day, according to Democratic Registrar Santa Ayala, 43,485. That means nearly 700 new Democrats
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If You Yell Loud Enough They Might Hear You
Who says one person cannot make a difference bringing a complex financial issue to light? OIB reader John Marshall Lee (BEACON2) has written, poked, prodded
Read moreTuesday Polling Locations
Below is a list of polling places for Tuesday’s primary. Most are the traditional locations. Note that voters who generally cast a ballot at Wilbur Cross in the
Read moreGroundbreaking For Magnet School
What a crew! Officials gathered Saturday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking for the state’s largest school building project–the $125 million, 1,500 seat Fairchild Wheeler Multi
Read moreAlvin! Okay!!! Penn’s Memorial Gift To Ralph Ford
This is too funny. Alvin’s chipmunks still around. From Ken Dixon, CT Post: In a new twist on an old cliche, a long-dead Bridgeport politician
Read morePolice Union Endorses Foster
From the Foster campaign: President Charles Paris, Vice President Bernard Webb, and the executive board of Bridgeport Police Union Local 1159 have voted unanimously to
Read moreFinch Rolls Out Endorsements
From the Finch campaign: State Democratic Leadership Endorse Finch for Mayor. Former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT4) today endorsed Mayor Bill
Read moreAir Ball! Tate George Charged In Ponzi Scheme–What Does This Mean For His Proposed Development?
Afternoon update, includes Finch response: Former UConn basketball star Tate George, part of a development team for the planned Seaview Plaza retail center for the East End, surrendered this
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