From city Communications Director Brett Broesder: Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch declared a Snow Emergency starting tomorrow, March 1, at 2:00PM.
Entries Tagged as 'Bill Finch'
March 1, Another Snow Emergency
February 28th, 2015 · 1 Comment · News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Brett Broesder
Will Mayor’s Race Be A Yeller Or Yawner?
February 26th, 2015 · 38 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
The special elections are over, March is on the horizon, time to segue to the city’s big enchilada: the race for mayor.
Tags: Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Jasper McLevy·Joe Ganim·Ken Moales·Mary-Jane Foster·Richard DeJesus
Gomes, Stafstrom Support Government Reform Bill
February 26th, 2015 · 32 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, State Politics
As Ed Gomes and Steve Stafstrom prepare to enter the Connecticut legislature in mid session, fresh off special election wins, supporters of a government reform bill have picked up two allies in the ongoing effort to enforce the City Charter prohibiting city employees from serving on the City Council.
Tags: Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Chris Rosario·Ed Gomes·Jack Hennessy·Marilyn Moore·Mark Anastasi·Steven Stafstrom·Tom McCarthy
Steady Eddy, Gomes Cruises To Victory Over DeJesus And Moales, Regains State Senate Seat
February 24th, 2015 · 62 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Riding a 100-strong ground operation, name recognition and the tax baggage of his chief opponents, 79-year-old Ed Gomes easily reclaimed the State Senate seat he lost in 2012 in a historic win running on the Connecticut Working Families Party line, over Democratic-endorsed Ricky DeJesus and petitioning candidate Ken Moales, a member of the Board of […]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Ken Moales·Richard DeJesus
City Salutes Police Officers
February 24th, 2015 · 2 Comments · Law Enforcement, News and Events
From city Communications Director Brett Broesder: Bridgeport Police Officers received some of the department’s highest honors at the department’s award ceremony this evening.
School Board Says Sayonara To Parent Advisory Council
February 24th, 2015 · 2 Comments · Education, News and Events
From Linda Conner Lambeck CT Post: “I guess its rule by coup round two in Bridgeport,” Pattis said, referencing the state take over of the school board in 2011. Pattis was among the attorneys that won a State Supreme Court reversal of the takeover.
Who Will Replace Paoletto And DeJesus On City Council?
February 28th, 2015 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Political maneuvering is underway to fill the City Council seats of the recently resigned Richard Paoletto and Richard DeJesus. An addendum to the council agenda calls for the replacement of the vacated seats.
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Tags: Bill Finch·Leticia Colon·Rich Paoletto·Richard DeJesus·Tom McCarthy