From Hearst Newspapers: Bridgeport, the state’s largest city, saw overall firearm sales triple to more than 1,200 this year, despite summertime marches against gun violence
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Political Lookback 2012: Christina Ayala’s Wild Election Ride
Christina Ayala, part of a growing familial power base in the city that includes her mom Democratic Registrar Sandi Ayala and cousin State Senator-elect Andres
Read more2012 Review: Ayala Wins State Senate Primary Over Newton, Gomes–Historic Election For Hispanics
We continue top stories of the year with the election of Andres Ayala to the State Senate that included a tough August primary battle against
Read moreWhat’s Your Story Of The Year? The Education Ballot Question Broke Spending Records
Sandy Hook in Newtown. It’s the horrific story of the year–nationally, locally and everything in between. The bloodiest gun massacre of school children in American
Read moreHa, Ha, Ha; It’s Time For Santa Claws
Who needs peace, love, goodwill, prosperity and diplomacy when we have good old Santa Claws to scratch out goodies? Yes indeed, it’s time for OIB’s
Read moreEd Gomes, The Warrior, Bids Farewell To State Senate
We may never know a politician in our lifetime like Ed Gomes. Honest, decent, caring, brutally candid, perhaps too candid for his own good. If
Read moreThe Metric’s Genial Chef Pierre, Food With A Smile Downtown
We’re kicking off a new occasional feature at OIB, video profiles of city delights, starting with the Metric Bar and Grill, run by chef and
Read moreWhat Will Vallas Do? Super Informs OIB He’s Open To Staying
UPDATE: Paul Vallas issues statement to OIB “In August, I declined the request of the State appointed Board of Education to extend my contract beyond
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