On Monday April 1, the Bridgeport City Council could receive Mayor Bill Finch’s spending plan for the budget year starting July 1. Will it be
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Eversley: OIB “Insanely Over-The-Top On-Line Character Assassination By Miserable, Bitter Old People”
Aren’t you glad you won’t have Don Eversley to kick around anymore? He’s certainly happy about it. The city’s former chief develeopment official who was shifted
Read moreGovernment Reform Bill To Bar City Employees From Serving On City Council Takes Shape, Possible Committee Vote This Week
Legislation introduced by State Rep. Jack Hennessy that seeks to “prohibit municipal employees from serving on any governmental body charged with preparing the municipal budget
Read moreBridgeport Now Show Examines Sham Contract Between Smithsonian And Wright Brothers
Why are the Wright brothers considered first in flight? In part because the Smithsonian cut a slimy deal with the brothers. The cable access show
Read moreMarella Seeks Return To City Council, Curwen In Limbo
Mike Marella, who served for more than 10 years on the City Council, recently registered to vote in the city as he seeks to reposition
Read moreBEDCO Deadco–Agency Runs Out Of Money, Eversley’s Bye Bye Love
When Mayor Bill Finch last summer hired David Kooris to serve as the city’s chief development official he made sure Donald Eversley who had occupied
Read moreLee Scarpetti, Former State Senator
Lee Scarpetti, the affable former Republican state senator who Bill Finch defeated in 2000, passed away on Friday. Approachable, fun and caring, Scarpetti had many
Read moreKelleher To Step Down As School Board Chair, Will Remain On BOE
Jacqui Kelleher will formally step down as president of the Board of Education Monday night, according to the agenda of the school board meeting. Kelleher,
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