Don’t ya love power of incumbency in election year? Joined by Public Facilities Director Crag Nadrizny, Mayor Joe Ganim on Wednesday highlighted the launch of
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Category: News and Events
Chased: The Podcast – A Black Undercover Cop Becomes A Law Enforcement Test Tube For White Privilege
Thirty years ago I wrote Chased: Alone, Black And Undercover that chronicles the tragic life of Billy Chase, a Bridgeport police officer assigned to a
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Senator Gaston: Gun Safety Legislation Bans Open Carry Firearms
From State Senator Herron Gaston: Early this morning, the state Senate passed a far-ranging gun security bill that will increase public safety in Connecticut by
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Radio Giant John LaBarca Passes Away, Famed For Italian House Party
John LaBarca, the jovial giant of radio who spread love for his Italian heritage with his flagship Sunday show Italian House Party on several area
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Nancy DiNardo Named First Female To Lead Columbus Parade
News release from Council of Italian American Societies: The Council of Italian American Societies of Greater Bridgeport will name Nancy DiNardo the 2023 Grand Marshal
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Black Rock Day June 11th
News release: Parade Chair Phil Blagys, who has run the parade since 1994, is pleased to announce that this year’s edition of The Black Rock
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Watch: Finally, The Lions Roar–City Breaks Ground For New Bassick High School
As a pride of lions go there hadn’t been much of a roar from the mascot of Bassick High School in search of a new
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Mary McBride-Lee Recounts “Bloody Sunday” That Transformed The Civil Rights Movement
She marched on behalf of the right to vote and was there in 1965 for a turning point in the civil rights movement when peaceful marchers
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