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Entries Tagged as 'Anthony Musto'

Newton Makes It Official, State Senate Run Sets Up Rematch With Ed Gomes

January 23rd, 2012 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events

Former State Senator Ernie Newton has filed the paperwork with the state in an effort to regain his old seat currently occupied by Ed Gomes who won Connecticut’s 23rd Senate District  in 2005 after Newton was forced to resign following corruption charges. Newton will make a formal announcement next Saturday on Stratford Avenue. A Democratic primary would take [...]

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Newton Versus Gomes: The Politics Of State Senate District Changes

December 26th, 2011 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics

While the State Supreme Court sorts out the reconfiguration of Connecticut’s five congressional districts, required every 10 years to reflect population shifts, the redistricting panel that managed to agree on map changes to the 2012 state legislative districts has angered some African American activist and political leaders including former State Senator Ernie Newton even though Newton could benefit from the city’s redistricting [...]

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GOP Wants To Shift Bridgeport To 3rd Congressional District–Musto, Gomes District Changes

December 1st, 2011 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics

Noon Update: map of redrawn State Senate Districts. The 22nd State Senate District occupied by Anthony Musto, according to the map, will no longer take in the Upper East Side. The neighborhood was redrawn into the the district of State Senator Ed Gomes. Musto also lost a portion of Monroe. The multi-town district includes all of Trumbull. Musto’s Bridgeport district covers [...]

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Event Assists Seniors

October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · News and Events

From State Senators Anthony Musto and Ed Gomes: Bridgeport Senior Fair Draws Large Crowd Annual event offered free flu shots, health screenings, benefit info and savings opportunities to attendees Today more than a hundred senior citizens turned out at the Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport to attend a Senior Fair organized by Senator Ed Gomes [...]

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Groundbreaking For Magnet School

September 24th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education

What a crew! Officials gathered Saturday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking for the state’s largest school building project–the $125 million, 1,500 seat Fairchild Wheeler Multi Magnet High School. Taking the first shovelful of dirt are, from left, Congressman Jim Himes, State Rep. Auden Grogins, State Sen. Anthony Musto, Bridgeport City Council President Tom McCarthy, Joan [...]

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Finch Rolls Out Endorsements

September 23rd, 2011 · 20 Comments · City Politics

From the Finch campaign: State Democratic Leadership Endorse Finch for Mayor. Former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT4) today endorsed Mayor Bill Finch in his bid for reelection.

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Foster Releases Slate, Coviello Drops Out Of Mayoral Race, Denise “Duh” Merrill Punts

July 28th, 2011 · 55 Comments · City Politics, Education, News and Events

Here we go again, another election storm hit the Park City, this time over candidates for the Board of Education. The state has taken control of city schools, so we think. But what triggers state control? The state education commissioner appointing a five-member panel to oversee schools, per state statute? Does anyone in the state of Connecticut [...]

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