It always intrigues when the state’s largest city serves as a convenient foil for political demagoguery, especially from one who seeks the office of mayor in New Haven. State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield, speaking at a mayoral forum in New Haven on Saturday, said the following according to the New Haven Independent when candidates were asked about [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Beardsley Park'
Finch Channels Work Of Landscape Architect Olmsted In Business Community Speech
March 19th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch today delivered his annual address to the Bridgeport area business community at the Holiday Inn Downtown. News release from Mayor’s Office: Bridgeport is continuing to grow and build thanks to the City’s efforts in waterfront recapture, economic development and education reform, Mayor Bill Finch told local and regional business leaders during his [...]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Beardsley Park·Bill Finch·Seaside Park·Steelpointe Harbor
CT Post Editorial Board: Fire The Cops–”Three Thugs In Bridgeport Police Uniforms”
January 29th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Cops, News and Events
The Editorial Board of the Connecticut Post is calling for the termination of the three police officers seen kicking a motionless, tasered suspect in Beardsley Park. Fire them. And let a prosecutor decide if they should be charged.
Tags: Beardsley Park·CT Post
The Quest For Courage And Control–Billy Chase Shares Views On Video Depicting Cops Kicking Tasered Suspect In Beardsley Park
January 27th, 2013 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops
Billy Chase was a warrior in his day as a Bridgeport police officer. He went where no black man had gone before–infiltrating a faction of the Gambino Crime Family that profited from the drug trade in the city–working undercover for local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. He was the investigator who helped take down [...]
Tags: Beardsley Park·Billy Chase
How Many Times Did The Cops Need To Kick Him! Video Captures Police Stomping Suspect On Ground–Feds Inquiring About Police Conduct
January 27th, 2013 · 55 Comments · Cops, News and Events
UPDATE: This video, posted on YouTube three weeks ago, captures Bridgeport police officers repeatedly kicking a suspect in Beardsley Park in 2011 after he was felled by a stun gun. After Police Chief Joe Gaudett reviewed the video, veteran officers Elson Morales, Joseph Lawlor and Clive Higgins were placed on paid administrative duty, outside of patrol. The [...]
Rell, Show Horse; Malloy, Work Horse–A Study In Contrasts
November 21st, 2012 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, Development and Zoning
When she was governor, Jodi Rell’s idea of economic development for the state’s largest city was a prison on the Upper East Side. Such vision. Angry city residents led by then State Rep. Chris Caruso defeated the measure with protests, vigils, news conferences and a reasoned declaration that Bridgeport already has enough of that sort [...]
Tags: Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Housatonic Community College·Jodi Rell·John Rowland·Lowell Weicker·Michael Fedele
Cast Your Vote, Show Off The Best Of Bridgeport
April 24th, 2013 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
The Connecticut Office of Tourism has launched a contest to name your favorite place in the state (no, not your favorite place to neck) and wouldn’t it surprise to create a Bridgeport buzz. Stamford, Hartford and New Haven are often highlighted in the state’s tourism campaign, while little ol’ state’s largest city (okay, it’s a [...]
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