Update, includes Finch statement: On a day the state’s largest city turned out for president, voters defeated a ballot question and kept selection of school
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Newton Documentary At Bijou Tonight
The screening of Ernie Newton’s Redemption & Opportunity: A Community Mission will take place tonight (Wednesday) at 7 at the Bijou Theatre on Fairfield Avenue
Read moreWho’s Replacing Leticia Colon On The City Council?
When Leticia Colon learned the City Charter prohibits City Council members from serving on another city board she had a decision to make: the legislative
Read moreThe War Over The Education Ballot Question–Who’s Right?
A diverse coalition of operatives including politicians, clergy, labor unions, civil and voting rights groups are forging an effort to defeat the Nov. 6 ballot
Read moreWhen Legislators Have Juice And A United Agenda Things Get Done
For decades Bridgeport has trailed Hartford and New Haven in state money invested for a variety of project improvements. Some of it is due to
Read moreNewton: Redemption And Opportunity Message Not Dead–Documentary To Debut At Bijou
When Ernie Newton lost a close Democratic primary for State Senate in August he said he wasn’t going away. “Redemption & Opportunity,” a documentary capturing
Read moreSpecial Election Result Provides Opening For Mayor To Win November Charter Question
If there’s opposition to how Mayor Bill Finch has engineered a shakeup of city schools it did not resonate organizationally at the polls in Tuesday’s
Read moreStep Right Up! John Stafstrom To Be Named Barnum Festival Ringmaster
He has a deep rolodex that includes names and numbers of political, governmental and business contacts, strong relationships with decision makers in Hartford such as
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