Mayor Joe Ganim has decided to pursue a search for a permanent director of personnel currently occupied on an acting basis by Eric Amado who’s
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Author: Lennie Grimaldi
Eat Fish, Other Small Businesses, Reels In $10K Grants In Response To Health Crisis
News release from Mayor’s Office: Mayor Ganim, in partnership with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City’s Small and Minority Business Enterprise Office (SMBE), the Office of Planning and Economic Development
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Nieves Raises Conflict Of Interest Questions Over City Council Members’ Attempted UB Land Grab, Two Councilors Affiliated With Firm To Benefit
UPDATE: City Councilman Michael DeFilippo contacted OIB with this statement: “I’m not on the board of directors of bpt labs. I have a notary stamped letter
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Ganim: City Should Be Flush In Federal Dollars To Fix Local Flush Issues
A bunch of residents are poised to speak Monday night to the City Council about mega costs associated to upgrade the city’s cranky Water Pollution
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Bicentennial Interview: Say Hello To Farmer Ellie, Bridgeport’s Heart Of Green
Ellie Angerame loves to sweat, be it digging deep into the dirt to watch things grow or chowing the #14 pho bowl at Pho Saigon. She’s
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Calling All Actors–What First, Permanent Personnel Director Or Durable Police Chief?
Bridgeport has more actors than Hollywood. What should come first, a permanent personnel director to conduct a search for a permanent police chief, or authorize
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Bicentennial Interview: Christina Smith And ‘The Little Engine That Could’ Picks Up Steam
In her youth, former City Councilwoman Christina Smith literally lived Bridgeport history, the James O’Rourke house named for the batter who slashed the National League’s first
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First Budget Public Hearing On Thursday
Mayor Joe Ganim’s nearly $600 million proposed spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 is now before the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations
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