East End City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez, who’s considering a primary challenge of State Rep. Andre Baker, takes aim at the hiring practices of the Ganim
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Following Earthquake, Citywide Appeal To Aid Puerto Rico
News release from Mayor’s Office On Monday Mayor Ganim joined Federal, State, City officials and local community leaders to launch “Greater Bridgeport United for Puerto Rico 2020” in response
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“This Is About Doing Right For Bridgeport”–City Council Tours Boutique Amphitheater Opening Summer 2020
Free parking, free weekly movies, free Greater Bridgeport Symphony pops music and free high school graduations will complement big-name concert acts and community events at
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Scalpel Time: City Council Budget Chairs Seek Quixotic Eight Percent Department Reductions
It’s a big ask that will arouse irritation or perspiration, if not outright mock horror, but the co-chairs of the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations
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City Councilman Marcus Brown Examines Legislative Landscape–Will He Challenge Moore For State Senate?
Decision time for a bunch of political operatives including West Side City Councilman Marcus Brown. Brown emerged several years ago as one of the new
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Judge Radcliffe’s Ruling Moves DeFilippo Step Closer To Liquor Store Opening
Superior Court Judge Dale Radcliffe on Friday removed an obstacle to City Councilman Michael DeFilippo’s years-long legal skirmish to reopen a liquor store on Brooklawn
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‘Rock And Roll’–Newton Weighs State Senate Run Against Bradley
City Councilman Ernie Newton, the “returning citizen navigator,” is a resilient survivor in city politics. You gotta get up to get down. Newton know the
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Nardozzi Lawsuit Settlement, Courageous Cop Recognition On City Council Agenda
The settlement of pending litigation with former Assistant Chief James Nardozzi who filed a lawsuit charging illegal termination in January 2016, will be voted on
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