Mayor Bill Finch has triggered an ear-splitting siren to members of the Bridgeport PD they’ve not heard in their collective careers: give me concessions otherwise I’ll
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Finch To Prune Police To Close Budget Gap, Plus: Shays Hits Executive Pay
I do not recall in my 30 years covering the city, a mayor eliminating cops from the workforce, but that’s what Mayor Bill Finch announced
Read moreSarah’s Got A Gun, Plus: Cool Cops, Himes Happenings And School Progress
Good gravy, Sarah Palin, I take back everything I said about you. All of it. Every word. Now I realize why John McCain put you
Read moreCockfight Over The Budget
A feather-flying game of chicken is playing out between Mayor Bill Finch and city unions, particularly the police union, and the question is which one
Read moreCrunching Musto-Moore Numbers, Plus: Cops In The Rough, And Ayala’s Inspiration
Friends of state senate candidate Anthony Musto dodged a bullet on Tuesday. The fact that the Democratic Party’s endorsed candidate achieved just 40 percent of
Read moreTsunami Tuesday Eve, Plus: Finch Wants To Arrest Cop OT
Here we go, the eve of Tsunami Tuesday, and city Democrats are enduring phone calls, mailings, door knocking and last minute appeals for votes. Must
Read moreTsunami Tuesday Cometh, Plus: Cop House Remedy Order
Five days until Tsunami Tuesday. In Bridgeport, politics is a sporting event. Republican operative Phil Smith said it all: “Some towns play political softball, other
Read moreI Need Lots Of Reminding
Memo to me: Don’t fall into Black Rock Harbor when helping Republican Town Chairman Marc Delmonico out of the water at Captain’s Cove following his
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