We salute veterans this week. OIB has a couple of extraordinary vets with local ties to highlight starting with David Ellis Adams Carson, retired chief
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Author: Lennie Grimaldi
Bridge Work–Himes, Murphy Share What’s In The Infrastructure Investment Act For CT
If the Congress Street Bridge isn’t replaced now, it’s never gonna happen. Congress on Friday approved an infrastructure investment deal that will bring $561 million to
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Anti-Vaxxer Wanda Simmons Must Provide Covid Test Results Prior To In-Person Meetings Of City Council
When the City Council resumes in-person sessions in 2022, anti-vaxxer Wanda Simmons must provide Covid test results every two weeks within three days prior to
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Unrig Coalition Endorsed Slate Of Candidates Win In 6 Of 7 Races
From Bridgeport Generation Now Votes: The Unrig Bridgeport Coalition‘s first-ever slate of endorsed candidates won elections in five city council races and one Board of
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Weldon, Joe-So Win Minority Party School Board Seats
Just think, they have four more years together. Republican Board of Education Chair John Weldon and incumbent Joe Sokolovic have captured the two remaining minority-party
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Unofficial Election Results
Before midnight it appeared Republican incumbent John Weldon and running mate Peter Perillo had machine count leads, prior to counting absentee ballots, to fill the
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Cringeworthy: Watch Joe And Dick Paint Mural
They’re not exactly Bob Ross, but Mayor Joe Ganim and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who know a little something about verbal paint jobs, assisted gifted
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School Board Races And Anti-Vaxxer Wanda Simmons Emerge During Sleepy Election Cycle
Barring a write-in miracle for City Council seats, the general election is mostly all about who’ll occupy the minority party slots on the Board of
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