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Connecticut’s only zoo celebrated its 90th birthday on Saturday with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Mayor Bill Finch, State Rep. Auden Grogins and zoo director Gregg Dancho who has transformed Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo into one of the state’s top tourism attractions.
Entries Tagged as 'Auden Grogins'
Zoo Celebrates 90 Years
May 19th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Tags: Auden Grogins·Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Dick Blumenthal·Gregg Dancho
Banshee Heralds Blight Law
May 10th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Auden Grogins, the blonde banshee from Black Rock, is coming off a hectic legislative session, as well as the other seven members of the city’s Hartford delegation. Early in the week Grogins was a key member of delegation efforts to pass a bill to increase regulation of massage parlors, something particularly important to her constituents [...]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Dan Malloy
Banshee’s Legislative Stroke Regulates Massage Parlors–Governor To Sign Bill Into Law
May 8th, 2012 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, Development and Zoning, News and Events
State Rep. Auden Grogins, the blonde banshee from Black Rock, is on a mission to regulate massage parlors and adult entertainment establishments that she says curtails quality of life and lowers property values of her constituency. She’s part of a coalition pushing to strengthen regulation both on a state and local level. Monday night the [...]
Is Steel Point Alive? State House Delegation Says Yes
May 3rd, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Does the Steel Point redevelopment area have a pulse? If it does the transformation of the East Side will look to a piece of legislation promoted in this news release by Bridgeport’s State House delegation: STEEL POINT PROJECT MAINTAINED UNDER BILL The Bridgeport House Legislative Delegation is pleased to announce House passage of a bill [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Charlie Stallworth·Don Clemons·Eze Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Morgan Kaolian
Banshee Bucks For Burroughs Center
April 27th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
State Rep. Auden Grogins, the blonde banshee from Black Rock, announces state dough for the Burroughs Community Center: Representative Auden Grogins (D-Bridgeport) is pleased to announce the approval of $106,000 for renovations of the Burroughs Community Center (BCC). The funding was approved by the State Bond Commission at its Friday, April 27th meeting.
Tags: Auden Grogins·Dan Malloy
A Call To Action–Petition To Regulate Sex Parlors–State House Approves Grogins Bill
April 18th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
UPDATE: The State House Wednesday afternoon approved State Rep. Auden Grogins’ bill. Now it goes to the Senate. Jennifer Buchanan, Mary-Jane Foster, State Rep. Auden Grogins and City Councilwoman Sue Brannelly are among a coalition of Black Rockers urging local and state legislative support to increase regulation of sexually oriented businesses that attract crime, lower property [...]
Officials Announce Construction For A New Longfellow School
May 11th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, State Politics
Mayor Bill Finch and several members of the city’s legislative delegation announced today funds have been approved to build a new Longfellow School in the West End. About $50 million dollars are now in place for school construction. Officials announced $23 million will be combined with a previous allocation three years ago of $27 million [...]
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Tags: Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton