Great to have friends in high places. Two lawyers and friends of Mayor Bill Finch have quietly emerged as key to his reelection in 2011.
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Troll On Warpath Over Maley Money, Wants List Of Paid Consultants
Excerpt of letter to City Council President Tom McCarthy from peers Bob Walsh and Andre Baker: At a time when the City of Bridgeport is
Read moreRemington Site Campaign Spin, And The Making Of Mark Anastasi, A Followup To Maley Money
Remington Demolition from DoingItLocal.com on Vimeo. Take a look at this video. If I’m Mayor Bill Finch, I’d run an ad financed by his reelection campaign
Read moreYou Want One Of These? Me Too!–Dick Still Leads Linda–Freaking Lawyers–Dining Alla Kantrowitz
Can we dream a little? Who says there’s no super wealth in Bridgeport? Get a load of this, the 281-foot, 3000-ton Cakewalk that according to
Read moreLayoff Notices
UPDATE: Layoff notices were issued Friday to about a dozen NAGE-affiliated city employees, it appears mostly to lower-paid clerical positions. I don’t expect the city to provide
Read moreIs The Mayor Giving Up Enough To Sway Unions?–Another Shooting–Give Us Some Good News
Now three months into the budget year that began July 1, Mayor Bill Finch is trying to close an $8 million budget hole. He’s asking
Read moreThe State Of The Unions
Anyone read CT Post reporter Keila Torres’ piece on recent city hires? A snapshot: More than 100 jobs were added to the municipal and Board
Read moreMayor: “We Want To Stop The Violence, But Our Police Department Cannot Do It Alone”
Crime is a pain in the ass to fight when it takes on a life of its own. It impacts neighborhood stability, business retention, business
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