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 decades prior with city police officers dominating the list via overtime. Leading the pack in 2017 is an outlier, Jimmy Honis who retired as deputy chief after 47 years of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Aresta Johnson'
Let’s Make Friends, The Top 100 Wage Earners For 2017
January 18th, 2018 · 31 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, Law Enforcement, News and Events
City Service Update
January 4th, 2018 · 1 Comment · News and Events
From Mayor Joe Ganim: Due to the snow fall and inclement conditions, Mayor Ganim has announced snow cancellations that will affect city services on Friday, January 5, 2018.
Tags: Aresta Johnson·Joe Ganim
2017: Trefz Dies, Honis Retires, Lopez Clocks Parking Meters, Judge Radlciffe Shuts Down Stockpiling Plant
December 26th, 2017 · No Comments · City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, News and Events
OIB highlights some top stories from February and March. Ernie Trefz, a Bridgeport business community titan for decades whose Downtown-based Trefz Corporation owned dozens of McDonalds franchises, commercial real estate and apartment buildings, passed away Saturday morning. He was a major benefactor of the University of Bridgeport including a business school named for him. He […]
Tags: Aresta Johnson·Carmen Lopez·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Dale Radcliffe·Ernest Trefz·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Mark Lauretti·Richard Thode·Testo's Restaurant·Tom Gill
Weldon New School Board Chair, Lopez: Don’t Mess With The Super
December 12th, 2017 · 48 Comments · City Politics, Education, News and Events
Republican John Weldon Monday night by a 5 to 3 vote was elected chairman of the Board of Education becoming the sixth leader in as many years. The organizational meeting at the Aquaculture School was chaired by Mayor Joe Ganim who appointed Weldon to the school board in November 2016 to fill a vacancy. Ben […]
Tags: Aresta Johnson·Ben Walker·Carmen Lopez·Chris Taylor·Dennis Bradley·Hernan Illingworth·Jessica Martinez·Joe Ganim·Joe Sokolovic·John Weldon·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Pete Spain·Sybil Allen
As Puerto Rico Suffers, Bridgeport Prepares For Children
October 2nd, 2017 · 9 Comments · Education, News and Events
Bridgeport is home to the largest Puerto Rican population in Connecticut. Under federal law, as CT Post scribe Linda Conner Lambeck reports, “displaced students who move to the city must be accepted by the district, and automatically qualify for free school meals, health care, special education and other services.” Superintendent of Schools Aresta Johnson says […]
Lopez To School Board: Don’t Micromanage Superintendent’s Work
August 30th, 2017 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Monday night’s Board of Education agenda, the first of the new school year, included this item: “Possible action on superintendent and all other appropriate Bridgeport Public School District employees to execute all grant application documents and all other paperwork and correspondence necessary for the District to partner with the City of Bridgeport’s Lighthouse Program in its […]
Tags: Aresta Johnson·Carmen Lopez·Dennis Bradley·Fran Rabinowitz·Joe Larcheveque
No Bus Transportation Leads To A Long, Blistering Walk To School
March 25th, 2018 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
What’s it like to walk in the shoes of city students on a long journey to school? On Friday school board member Chris Taylor and Superintendent of Schools Aresta Johnson walked 40 minutes with a Harding student as a pre-launch to a Monday campaign by Make the Road CT showcasing “the inadequate route they take […]
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Tags: Aresta Johnson·Chris Taylor·Sacred Heart University