In lieu of salaries City Council members receive an annual stipend allocation to cover costs associated with constituent duties and expenses, a number that will
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Author: Lennie Grimaldi
Your Chance To Grumble About The Budget – Public Hearings Slated
If you want to squawk about the city’s $638 million proposed spending plan for the budget year commencing July 1 you have three chances upcoming
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Watch: The Critical Role Of Emergency Dispatch In Police Calls
In his latest Facebook live session, Chief Roderick Porter introduces emergency dispatcher Pedro Retamar, a local product, who has worked in the office for five
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Dying Is Expensive: Gaston, Blumenthal Examine Taxpayer Dollars To Defray Funeral Costs Of Burdened Families
State Senator Herron Gaston is proposing a minimal burial benefit of $1,000 – $2,000 for burdened families especially those whose loved ones have died tragically.
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37 Years Later, Remembering The Victims And Families Of The L’Ambiance Catastrophe
April 23, 1987 was a vacation day for me, a quiet day fishing in the woods. No cell phone, pager, internet or any of the
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Trump On Trial – Will He Testify In This Salacious Courtroom Drama? (He Says He Will)
When I worked for Donald Trump in the 1990s our meetings were often on the fly starting from his office in Trump Towers. I went
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Volunteer For Groundwork Bridgeport To Prepare New Waterfront Park Downtown
The environmental advocacy organization Groundwork Bridgeport is a key city partner to transform a vacant lot that was the site of an old train station
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State House Passes Legislation To Tackle Street Takeovers
Street takeovers menace the public and apply added pressure to law enforcement. In a constituent update State Rep. Steve Stafstrom shares what a recently passed
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