Is it me, or do we now have three wings of the Democratic Party in Bridgeport. The Mario Testa wing, the John Stafstrom wing, the Chris Caruso wing.
Can you imagine Mario, Stafstrom and the Big Wave meeting to become one big happy family? Yeah, when donkeys fly. What, no Bill Finch wing? Well, the mayor is probably [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Auden Grogins'
Who’s The New Rooster? Plus: Linda Smacks Dick, And UB Dough
August 18th, 2010 · 20 Comments · City Politics, Cops, Education, Events
Tags: Andy Fardy·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Joe Gaudett·Joe Lieberman·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·University of Bridgeport
Holy Habanero, Things Heating Up
July 27th, 2010 · 9 Comments · City Politics, Political Analysis, State Politics
Tsunami Tuesday’s approaching. How will you vote two weeks from today? Will you vote? That’s a rhetorical question, of course. OIB readers vote! (It just may be too soon to say for whom.)
Lots of soft voters out there who will harden this week as candidates make their case. The big-ticket items are the two primaries to determine [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Congress Street Bridge·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Danny Roach·Honey Parziale·Jim Himes·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Ralph Ford·Rick Torres·Tom Foley
The Soap Opera, Taste Of Honey, Blonde Banshee, And The Super’s Ed Contract
July 22nd, 2010 · 25 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Education, State Politics
In the ongoing soap opera As The Layoffs Turn (hopefully there won’t be any), it doesn’t appear pink slips will be issued this week. Looks like the city is close to finalizing the savings it needs to begin closing an $8 million budget gap as a result of negotiations from uniformed services without layoffs, the largest piece coming from [...]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Walsh·Chris Shays·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Honey Parziale·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Ramos·John Stafstrom·M. Evette Brantley·Ned Lamont·Quinnipiac University
The Bridgeport Connections, Sizing Up Malloy-Lamont Fight, Plus: Mayor’s Community Forum
July 20th, 2010 · 21 Comments · City Politics, Political Analysis, State Politics
Three weeks to Tsunami Tuesday and counting. The state’s largest city is a player in the Democratic gubernatorial primary battle between Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont, and an eclectic group of city pols–sometimes together, sometimes not–are split among one of the men who could become governor.
Let’s start with Ned. A contingent of political players who include Mayor [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Walsh·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Danny Roach·George Bush·Honey Parziale·Jodi Rell·Joe Gaudett·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont·Ralph Ford·Tom Foley·Tom McCarthy
Who’s Your Caddie? Plus: Schiff On Ballot
June 21st, 2010 · 18 Comments · City Politics, Library, Political Analysis, State Politics
An interesting configuration of local pols, sometimes friends, sometimes not, are lining up behind their respective Democratic candidates for governor.
Ned Lamont received the backing of the entire Bridgeport delegation at the state party convention last month. Some delegates went with the flow to be cooperating members of Team Lamont led by Mayor Bill Finch and Democratic Party Chair Mario Testa, even [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Danny Roach·Honey Parziale·John DeStefano·John Fabrizi·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·Peter Schiff·Ralph Ford·Susan Bysiewicz
OIB Party Skinny: The Candidates, The Budget And Concession Demands, Plus: New Trees For Saints
May 12th, 2010 · 9 Comments · City Budget, Education, Events, State Politics
The chatter and juniper were flowing at the OIB party at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn. Lots of discussion about State Comptroller Nancy Wyman agreeing to serve as running mate to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Malloy.
Tags: Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Dottie Guman·John Marsilio·Marilyn Moore·Mary-Jane Foster·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont·Ralph Mojica·Tim Herbst·Tom Foley·University of Bridgeport
Could We Really Get A New Harding? Plus: Law Enforcement Swarm, And Are Votes Transferable?
May 4th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Development, Education, Political Analysis, State Politics
Update: Harding High School is a mess. The good news is at least now city and school officials are talking about replacing it at a cost of roughly $80 million.
Tags: Auden Grogins·Dan Malloy·Harding High School·John DeStefano·John Ramos·Maria Pereira·Mary Glassman·Ned Lamont·Sauda Baraka