Who gets the credit for vanquishing Jodi’s Jail? State Rep. Chris Caruso who led the initial opposition? Mayor Bill Finch who joined in when the neighborhood chorus against became ear-splitting, and put city lawyers on alert for a lawsuit? Jodi Rell herself for realizing that the state’s largest city has enough prisons?
Entries Categorized as 'Events'
The Jail Bail, Plus: Botti’s Fat Mouth
March 9th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Development, Education, Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Chris Caruso·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Jodi Rell·Mark Lauretti·Rich Paoletto
Love Is In The Air, Acclaim For Mario, Plus: Shays On Sohn Plea, And Meet David Walker
March 5th, 2010 · 39 Comments · City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education, Events, State Politics
Weekend Update: Can you believe it? Mario Testa was reelected by acclamation by the 90-member Democratic Town Committee Thursday night. No opposition. No screaming. No food fights at Mario’s restaurant. Yes, let’s all join hands and sing around the campfire. City politics has become a little too quiet. Please, someone start a good rumor. I’m getting ill. [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Honey Parziale·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·Mario Testa·Mike Sohn·Ned Lamont·Pat Crossin
AB Heaven, Plus: How Grand Is Your List? And Himes Donates Rangel Bucks To His Peeps
March 3rd, 2010 · 5 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Education, Events
Vote totals were close, but absentee ballots made a difference in the 137th Democratic Town Committee primary.
Winners: Vidal Agosto, Manny Ayala, James Brown, Brigida Diaz, Brendaliz Fontanez, Edna Garcia, Gilberto Hernandez, Lydia Martinez and Maria Rivera. City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez is the queen of absentee ballots. She received twice as many absentee ballot votes (113 total) as [...]
Newton, ‘The Moses Of My People’ Released To Halfway House
February 18th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Events
Update: Former State Senator Ernie Newton has been released from a federal prison camp in Pennsylvania following his five-year sentence on corruption charges in 2006. News 12 reports that Newton, according to his brother, is in a halfway house in Waterbury.
Tags: Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim
Lamont’s Launch, Plus: What To Do With Sal’s Property? And Governors From Bridgeport
February 16th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Development, Events, Political Analysis, State Politics
Update: Ned Lamont officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination today. From the Lamont campaign:
Tags: Andy Fardy·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Hartford Courant·Jasper McLevy·Merrick Alpert·Ned Lamont·Sal DiNardo·Sam Tedesco
Big Mac In Charge Of Fort, Plus: How About Some Juicy Rumors? And The Liquor Lobby’s Screwy Driver
February 12th, 2010 · 40 Comments · City Council, Education, Events, State Politics
Update: Oh My God! Big Mac in charge. Amnesty for all! From Mayor Bill Finch:
Mayor Finch to Have Scheduled Surgery
Will recuperate at home next week
BRIDGEPORT, CT (February 12, 2009) – Mayor Bill Finch is having outpatient surgery today at Bridgeport Hospital, and will be released later today. He will be recuperating at home over the [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Bill Finch·Charlie Tisdale·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Don Eversley·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Marian Evans·Marilyn Moore·Mary Moran·Pat Crossin·Tom Bucci·Tom McCarthy
