When Larry Merly served as city attorney under Mayor Tom Bucci 1985-89 he was well ahead of his time. He’d assert that large-acre discriminatory zoning
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Author: Lennie Grimaldi
College Consortium Proposed To Back University Of Bridgeport
City and state officials including Governor Ned Lamont will announce today a repurposed University of Bridgeport backed by a confluence of higher education institutions Goodwin
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Fuel Cell Project Boosts West End Development
A city brownfield project in the West End that includes apartments, a charter school and housing for tutors in support of students and teachers has
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Lamont Announces Assistance For Renters, Homeowners And Residential Landlords Impacted By Covid
From Governor Lamont: Governor Lamont announced today a comprehensive plan to put more than $33 million in state and federal resources to work providing emergency
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Troubled Building In East End Demolished
City officials on Friday celebrated the demolition of the building that housed the Snack Shop at 604 Newfield Avenue in the East End cited for
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Lopez: State Should Take Over City Government
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez writes in a commentary “This state take-over envisioned by Jeff Kohut might–just might–allow Bridgeport to finally access its untapped potential. To
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Despite Promotion, Sharpton No-Show For City March
From Mike Mayko, CT Post: But one person whose absence was prominent was the Rev. Al Sharpton. Just last Sunday his expected presence filled the
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Federal Probe Into Top Cop Test Swells Legal Fees
In March OIB reported that federal investigators are probing allegations that AJ Perez received an unfair advantage in the police chief testing process such as
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