Bridgeport hoop star John “Bags” Bagley is one of two candidates nominated by Connecticut’s Working Families Party for the September 4 special election to fill
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Get On The Bus!
From the Bridgeport Public Library and Excel Bridgeport, an education advocacy group: Excel Bridgeport and the Bridgeport Public Library announce Great Bus Tour for Better
Read moreGE Current On Boston Avenue Taxes
City on-line records show General Electric, owner of the dismantled former munitions factory site on Boston Avenue, pays $284,128 in real estate taxes for the
Read moreVallas: New Harding High School Poised For GE Property
Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas told OIB on Tuesday the pieces are coming together to build a new Harding High School on the Boston Avenue
Read moreSchool Board Extends Vallas’ Contract
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: The state-appointed school board voted Monday to extend the contract of Interim School Superintendent Paul Vallas through the 2012-13
Read moreSummer Break For Kids, But Not For School Board Candidates
Did we forget there’s a special election September 4 for four open Board of Education seats? The Democrats have endorsed three members of the state-appointed
Read morePelto: Summer School Out To Lunch
Jonathan Pelto www.jonathanpelto.com continues his series of articles raising questions about the Bridgeport school system. Remember the special “Paul Vallas End-of-the-Year” standardized tests? According to
Read morePelto Claims Vallas Locking In No-Bid Contracts
Government watchdog Jonathan Pelto continues to question the veracity of school chief Paul Vallas from his perch www.jonathanpelto.com. Faced with a 1.5 percent school budget
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