On March 19, 2019, Board of Education member Christopher J. Taylor filled out, under penalty of false statement, a management change for THE PONDEROSA, LLC,
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Category: Analysis and Comment
When A Political Pissing Contest Goes Viral–Yes, OIB
Urine or you’re out? That was the throwdown Board of Education member Maria Pereira issued last week to City Councilman Ernie Newton, both of whom
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Bridgeporter Lorraine Warren, Paranormal Investigator, Dies
They were raised in Bridgeport and engaged globe-trotting lives studying and researching the paranormal. Ed and Lorraine Warren had their supporters and detractors, but they
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Turnout For City Budget Public Hearing: Crickets
How many speakers showed up Thursday night at the City Council’s public hearing to address Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed $564 budget? A walloping two residents
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‘Close To You’–Moore Nails Down Carpenters Endorsement For Mayor
With labor roots in the union, State Senator Marilyn Moore reports on her mayoral campaign Facebook page that she’s been endorsed by a Connecticut-based local
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‘This Way To The John’–Ernie Newton And Maria Pereira As A Jeopardy Question
Perhaps it should be a jeopardy question: two politicians issued pissing contests in this Connecticut city. We know City Councilman Ernie Newton came up negative
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A Waterfront View, Blocked For 100 Years, Emerges In Urban Setting–Marina And Oyster Bar Opening In May
Peering out over Bridgeport Harbor on Monday, Springfield Massachusetts business community leader Nancy Creed marveled at a new marina in an urban environment. “It’s a
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The Specimen War, Urine Test Throw Down Pereira Versus Newton–Who’s Drug Clean?
Ya gotta love city politics. Yes, this is definitely an OIB moment. In one corner school board member Maria Pereira, the self-styled piranha of city
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