Tyisha Toms spent several years working in the Office of the City Attorney, left to become assistant corporation counsel for the City of Norwalk, now
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Author: Lennie Grimaldi
“The Pig” – Gomes Key Supporter, City Councilwoman Maria Pereira, Calls Chief Porter ‘The Pig’ In Off-The-Rails E-Mail Following Council Meeting
By Bridgeport’s political standards even this is a bomb. Tuesday night was designed for solidarity amidst Middle East disharmony, a resolution by the City Council
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Affinity Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Now Open, Largest In CT
Bridgeport’s first cannnabis dispensary is open for business with local ties, Connecticut’s largest facility at 8,000 square feet, 24-hour security with age verification of 21
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Watch: Chief Porter Discusses Community Engagement, 2024 Goals
When Police Chief Roderick Porter took the helm as top cop about a year ago he promised community engagement including regular Facebook Live segments. True
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Home Stretch For Democratic Primary Do-Over
Three weeks to the January 23 Democratic mayoral primary redo. How did we get here? It started more than a year ago when John Gomes
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Early Voting Comes To Connecticut In 2024
Hopefully in this curious mayoral cycle we’ll elect a chief executive before April when early voting comes to Connecticut this year, the first opportunity the
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“Watch What Happens To You” – The Halloween Fracas That Led Mayor Finch To Fire John Gomes – Does Gomes Have Temperament To Be Mayor?
It started with a wild Halloween party in 2009 at the Cape Verdean Association, and ended early morning with the arrest and subsequent government firing
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On First Day A Record 5,000 Absentee Ballot Applications Signed Out For Mayoral Primary Redo
In the Bridgeport tradition of campaign competitiveness, political operatives of Mayor Joe Ganim and opponent John Gomes trooped into the Town Clerk’s Office Friday morning
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