Gerry Rafferty, sing! Well I don’t know why I came here tonight I got the feeling that something ain’t right I’m so scared in case
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The Budget, Always The Budget, Plus: The Best Of Bridgeport
This is a crucial budget cycle for Mayor Bill Finch in the worst economy (for most of us) in our lifetime. I harp on the budget because
Read moreIt’s A Grape Weekend
Hey, what are you doing this weekend? I’m helping my father bottle this year’s crop of Casa Grimaldi: bottle of red … bottle of white.
Read moreLotsa Beans For Bridgeport, Plus: Dodd’s Water Torture
I’m in search of beans. Not just any beans. Fava beans. That’s right, because today is St. Joseph’s Day, my middle namesake. Who cares about
Read moreMayor, Medina Do Battle, Plus: Polling Dodd, Booze, Pot, And Honey Parziale’s Mis-steak
4:45 p.m. UPDATE: Well, it’s that time of year so it was bound to happen; the annual fight between the mayor and the Board of Education
Read moreMayor Announces Grand List, Plus: Tell Stratford Pols To Shove It
11 a.m. UPDATE: Bob from BePo had a question the other day about the city’s new mil rate for the budget year that will begin
Read moreIt’s Budget Time, Plus: Remembering Steve Sasala
Yup, there’s something of a blizzard out there today, but I’m wondering how deep the financial drifts will be when Mayor Bill Finch submits his budget
Read moreThe Poop On The Regional System, Plus: Jimmy Shows Juice
Legislative leaders from Bridgeport, Trumbull and Monroe heard a pitch Wednesday night from their respective chief executives about authorizing creation of a regional sewer system
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