From Beardsley Bart: Who needs Punxsutawney Phil when you have “Beardsley Bart?” Beardsley Bart, Bridgeport’s own Prognosticating Prairie Dog, came out early this morning to
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Yikes! Cuts, Cuts And More Cuts–Malloy, State Bean Counters Announce Budget-closing Measures
Social services, school-based health clinics and state universities were among the casualties of $170 million in cuts announced Wednesday by Governor Dannel Malloy to carve
Read moreRell, Show Horse; Malloy, Work Horse–A Study In Contrasts
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.
Read moreStorm Update From Mayor
News release from Mayor Bill Finch: On Sunday afternoon, City police and firefighters along with Mayor Bill Finch and other city officials went door-to-door in
Read moreSummer Fun At Seaside Park
From Mayor Finch: More than 150 Bridgeport children are spending their summer at the City of Bridgeport’s Seaside Park Summer Camp, which provides Bridgeport children
Read moreCity Launches Cultural Attractions
From the Bridgeport Arts + Cultural Council bridgeportarts.org Downtown Bridgeport will be fully charged on Thursday, July 12, with the launching of B-Squared and City
Read moreCelebrate Festival Events And Mr. Barnum’s Birthday At The Zoo
Sky Blast tonight (Friday), Champions on Parade on Saturday, Great Street Parade Sunday. For more, visit www.barnumfestival.com. Barnum’s 202nd Birthday Bash returns on July 5,
Read moreMalloy Tours The Zoo–The First Governor Since Weicker
It was early in 1992, just months after the mayoral election of Joe Ganim. I was working in the mayor’s office trying to help Ganim
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