Years in the making, city officials say construction for a new school off Boston Avenue to replace the decaying Harding High School is progressing with an anticipated completion date of March 2018 for the $106 million project. The state will cover 78.21 percent of the cost on roughly 17 acres formerly owned by General Electric that […]
Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'
Construction Of New High School To Replace Harding Advances, Projected Completion Early 2018
December 20th, 2016 · 7 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·General Electric·Harding High School
Shaban: Where’s Jim? Himes: Right Here, The Vote Play In B’port
November 2nd, 2016 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Standing in front of the ballpark at Harbor Yard, Republican Congressional candidate John Shaban asserts that incumbent Democrat Jim Himes is striking out when it comes to showing up in Bridgeport to debate. In the video Shaban declares “Even if Jim won’t be here, I’ll be here.” A spokesman for Himes declares his boss has […]
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·CT Post·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Steelpointe Harbor
Shaban: Himes Needs Bridge Work
October 12th, 2016 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, State Politics
Republican Congressional candidate John Shaban is on a mission to abridge Democratic incumbent Jim Himes as we hit the homestretch for the November 8 general election. As a challenger to Republican Chris Shays in 2008, Himes made his bones in Bridgeport barbecuing the incumbent on his failure to deliver the moolah for a replacement bridge […]
Donald Trump’s Favorite Hobby–Lying
September 16th, 2016 · 73 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, News and Events
In light of the latest Donald Trump fabrication revealed (everyone has a hobby, right?). After five years as the chief promoter of the false idea that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States, Donald Trump admitted on Friday that the president was–and claimed credit for putting the issue to rest, we present an OIB […]
Tags: Barack Obama·Donald Trump·Hillary Clinton·Joe Ganim·John Stafstrom·Steve Wynn
Shaban Opens HQ In The Port: I’m A Team Guy … Not About Democrats Or Republicans
September 9th, 2016 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Republican candidate for Congress John Shaban on Thursday did something very few GOP regional candidates for office have even thought about: he opened his campaign headquarters in Bridgeport in an effort to broaden his reach against four-term Democratic incumbent Jim Himes in Connecticut’s 4th District.
Tags: Barack Obama·Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Shays·Congress Street Bridge·Donald Trump·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Steelpointe Harbor·Tim Herbst
Divorce Or Separation? Working Families Party Denies Himes Endorsement, Independent Party Backs Shaban
September 2nd, 2016 · 38 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Breakups are hard in any situation but in politics they come and go and sometimes they come back together. Break up, get back together, break up, get back together. The Connecticut Working Families Party has separated from Democratic Congressman Jim Himes–in a disagreement on recent positions he has taken–who enjoyed a second line in the […]
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Ed Gomes·Jim Himes·Marilyn Moore·Tom Foley
Shaban: What’s Good For A Kid In Darien Is Good For A Kid In Bridgeport
August 25th, 2016 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Bridgeport is generally alien territory for Republican candidates. John Shaban writes on his Bridgeport campaign web page “As the Republican candidate for US Congress in CT’s fourth district, many people reflexively ask “what is your Bridgeport strategy” … as if Bridgeport is a foreign land in need of a foreign policy.”
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Donald Trump·Hillary Clinton·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim
A “Tired” McCarthy Rejects Reelection To City Council, Served As Head Of Body For 10 Years
July 24th, 2017 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Saying his new job as director of labor relations for the city of New Haven was a factor, City Council President Tom McCarthy announced on Monday he’ll not seek reelection to his seat in the North End 133th District, a position to which he first won election in 2001. He has served as council president […]
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