Mayor Bill Finch is still the favorite to win the Democratic primary September 13 and another four-year term for mayor in the November general election. Could that change? Politics is a crazy business and anything can happen, but a new dynamic must occur for a challenger to submarine Finch based on the current field splitting [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Barry Piesner'
Handicapping The Mayoral Race: Finch In Driver’s Seat
June 13th, 2011 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, Library
Tags: Adam Wood·Americo Santiago·Andy Fardy·Barry Piesner·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Carolanne Curry·Charlie Coviello·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Danny Martinez·Jack McGregor·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·John Mandanici·Marilyn Moore·Mary-Jane Foster·Ned Lamont·University of Bridgeport·Webster Bank Arena
Coviello’s Candidate Challenge
April 25th, 2011 · 23 Comments · City Politics, Development and Zoning
Democratic mayoral candidate Charlie Coviello takes aim at his primary rivals, Mayor Bill Finch, Mary-Jane Foster and John Gomes. Charlie says it’s time to sharpen his teeth about his credentials and ideas versus the others. From Coviello: CHALLENGE TO MAYORAL CANDIDATES! WHAT ARE YOUR SOLUTIONS TO OUR PROBLEMS? Talk is cheap. Anyone with a lot [...]
Tags: Barry Piesner·Bill Finch·Charlie Coviello·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Pleasure Beach
When Trash Becomes Treasure
April 21st, 2011 · 4 Comments · City Politics
Interesting piece today by Keila Torres of the Connecticut Post featuring Barry “Spanky” Piesner, campaign handler for Democratic Mayoral candidate Charlie Coviello. And is that Joel Thompson, former CT Post scribe? Joel knows a lot about living off the land. When he wasn’t scribing he was farming. When Barry Piesner and Joel Thompson began creating a [...]
Tags: Barry Piesner·Charlie Coviello·CT Post·Joel Thompson·Keila Torres Ocasio
Coviello’s Campaign Chops
April 17th, 2011 · 10 Comments · City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Democratic mayoral candidate Charlie Coviello says he’s gearing up his campaign. Charlie’s coming off an interesting week that included a meet and greet with voters and being tossed from a Board of Education meeting for speaking too long and loud. Sporting new choppers, Charlie says he’s ready to sink his teeth into issues. His campaign [...]
Tags: Barry Piesner·Burroughs Community Center·Charlie Coviello
Forget The Snow, Here Comes The Absentee Ballot Blizzard
February 1st, 2011 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
What snowdrifts? Watch out for the drifting absentee ballots. Can you imagine if we have a day like today in three weeks? Feb. 22 is the special election to fill the state rep seat vacated by Chris Caruso who’s working for the Malloy administration. Connecticut’s 126th State Assembly District includes portions of the North End and [...]
Tags: Alma Maya·Barry Piesner·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Keeley·Carlos Silva·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·James Keyser·Jodi Rell·Joe Giaquinto·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Mark Trojanowski·Michael Voytek·Tom Lombard·Verna Kearney
The Smell Of Ink, Plus: New Trees For Saints
April 28th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Media, News and Events, State Politics
I’ll be checking out the gubernatorial forum this morning at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn. Stay tuned for a report. A new community print newspaper, yes a publication with ink on paper (as opposed to knuckleheads like me with a web handle) debuts this week. Look for The Independent in your local stores, shops and bars. [...]
Tags: Barry Piesner·Bob Fredericks·CT Post·Jim Callahan·Jim Himes·Tom Bucci
Memorial For Barry “Spanky” Piesner
October 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
A memorial service will take place on Sunday 10 a.m. for Barry “Spanky” Piesner at Abe Green and Sons Funeral Home, 88 Beach Road, Fairfield. Piesner died August 4. He was 73. Politics, government, social services, real estate, journalism; Barry was an eclectic personality in the city with an incomparable talent for sales, be it politics or a business idea.
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Tags: Barry Piesner·Charlie Coviello