State’s Attorney Maureen Platt on Friday is expected to release the findings of a state law enforcement probe into the May 2017 police-involved shooting death
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Regional Officials Urge Call To Action Against Opioid Addiction
News release from Mayor’s Office: In response to the national opioid crisis, Mayor Ganim and Health Director Maritza Bond were joined by Fairfield First
Read moreLet’s Make Friends, The Top 100 Wage Earners For 2017
It’s a rite of passage on OIB serenading the list of top 100 municipal wage earners. In 2017 the narrative is essentially the same as
Read moreCouncil Members Urge Ganim To Reimburse City For Campaign-Related Security
About half the City Council, and the number appears to be rising, want Mayor Joe Ganim’s campaign for governor to reimburse the city for police
Read moreGanim Must Not Blur Government Employees With Campaign Ambition
Statewide political observers may be dismissing Joe Ganim for governor, but they’re not ignoring him. Perhaps it’s the fascination of audacity–Joe certainly does not lack
Read moreI Can’t Drive 55–Vrooom Goes Mayor’s Campaign Car, Zoom Goes Viggy’s Camera–No Ticket!
Smart move having a Hearst Media reporter shadowing the rollout of your campaign for governor. Not so handy when your driver does 100 MPH, or close
Read moreNewton Pushes City Resident Hires
About 30 percent of Bridgeport’s 702 public safety officers reside in the city, according to statistics provided by the city last May. It’s a figure that also
Read moreIn 2017, Jayson Negron Major Story
The police-involved shooting death of 15-year-old Jayson Negron took center stage in 2017. And, more than six months later, interested parties await the outcome of
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