Mayor Bill Finch and Congressman Jim Himes were joined today by a bunch of local officials at Knowlton Street and Crescent Avenue as demolition begins on the hulking upright leaves of the Congress Street Bridge.
This is a nice public relations hit for the mayor and congressman. The bridge represented a flashpoint in the 2008 congressional campaign when [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Anthony Musto'
Will Moore Be More? Plus: Stipend Relief, And Malloy Spanks Ned On Sick Leave
February 8th, 2010 · 18 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Civil Service, State Politics
Update: Marilyn Moore is a pistol. A pol with passion. And I say pol in the best sense of the word (some pols don’t like being called pols), a bright feisty force you want on your side in a fight.
Tags: Andy Abate·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·CT Post·Dan Malloy·John Fabrizi·Marian Evans·Marilyn Moore·Ned Lamont·Ralph Jacobs·Tom Bucci
Marian Evans Out As Health Director, The Political Fallout? Plus: Jodi’s Jail Update, Is Hamden Now Possible?
February 5th, 2010 · 69 Comments · Development
Update: Dr. Marian Evans has spent her final day as city health director.
An email sent from the mayor’s office to Health Department employees explained that Friday was her final day. She’ll be replaced in the short term by William Quinn, recently retired after 21 years as New Haven’s director of health. Meanwhile a search for [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Jodi Rell·Marian Evans·Marilyn Moore
Can We Talk Mayoral Campaign?
January 27th, 2010 · 19 Comments · City Politics, State Politics
In Bridgeport politics it doesn’t matter your shape, size, color, ethnicity … everyone’s gotta get their pound of flesh. And sometimes a public opinion poll can make you a player.
The state’s largest city has never had an African American mayor, and some city pols have decided to find out who might be a leading contender [...]
Tags: Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Don Clemons·Ernie Newton·Gregg Dancho·Hartford Courant·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Marilyn Moore·Paul Ganim·Susan Bysiewicz
