Bridgeport has produced many outstanding athletes. The short, but mighty, Frank “Porky” Vieira might be the greatest. You can meet him Saturday 2 to 4
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Step Up Reformers! Public Hearing On Charter Tonight
Speak up now or forever hold your … whatever. The Bridgeport Charter Revision Commission empaneled by Mayor Bill Finch will conduct a public hearing tonight at
Read moreJohn $taf$trom’s UConn Coup
Former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom is a happy man today. Who could blame him? The attorney for Bridgeport-based Pullman & Comley structured the agreement that eventually led
Read moreTwo Employees Canned, What Next?
Art Harris and Robyn Stephanie Waul-Blake, city employees at the center of a police investigation, were fired by the city on Friday for their role in receiving
Read moreYes We Can: A Young Voice Makes An Appeal To Barack
Movements start with young people who inspire, irritate the establishment and fire words into action. Cecalie Cooper, a student at the University of Connecticut, was
Read moreNewton, In Formal Announcement, Urges Redemption And A Voice
Ernie Newton formally declared his candidacy for his old State Senate seat Saturday afternoon seeking redemption for past sins and pledging to restore a voice for the
Read morePaging J. Edgar Hoover–As Charter Reformers Meet, How About A Lydia Martinez Rule?
The city’s Charter Revision Commission commences regular meetings on Tuesday to begin shaping questions that presumably will appear on the November ballot for voter approval. Mayor
Read moreChris Not Sounding Meek
From Chris Meek, Republican candidate for Congress in Connecticut’s 4th District: America’s national debt is at an all-time high of $15,000,000,000,000. More than 8% of
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