East End City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez on Friday paid a $500 fine and made a $1,000 charitable donation to resolve a case nearly five years
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Author: Lennie Grimaldi
CT Mirror: Have CT Towns Benefited Under Lamont? Depends On Whom You Ask
By Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror: Gov. Ned Lamont defended his track record on municipal aid Tuesday, arguing that cities and towns have benefited greatly
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Violent Gang Member Sentenced To 22 Years
News release from CT U.S. Attorney’s Office: TRAVON JONES, also known as “Budda,” 22, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in
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Saluting Bernice Roundtree, First African American Female Police Officer
The Bridgeport Police Department Facebook page recently honored Bernice Roundtree, the first African American female officer in the department. When I was a young scribe
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Get It Together – State Education Issues Scathing Rebuttal To Bridgeport School Board For Lack Of Compliance
Violating the new school chief hiring process, school board members defying self-evaluation reports and standoffish to training schedules as required by directives from the Connecticut
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Watch: Meet Marie Cetti, History-Making K9 Officer
In his latest Porter’s Corner, Chief Roderick Porter highlights the work of K9 Officer Marie Cetti, the first woman to hold that position. 1+
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What A Mess: State Orders School Board To Halt Superintendent Search – Didn’t Comply With Directive
A few months ago the Connecticut Board of Education authorized state Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker broad authority to direct Bridgeport’s troubled school district on a new course,
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Police Gear Up For New Ordinance Regulating Nightclubs/Hookah Lounges
The Bridgeport Police Department’s Facebook page is highlighting enforcement of a new ordinance regulating nightclub/hookah lounges where excessive partying, neighborhood disturbances, violence and underage drinking have
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