After a befuddling week away from the job during a heightened national media blitz, news-shy Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia has issued a letter to
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Downtown Holiday Inn Poised For Market-Rate Apartment Conversion
Construction was announced under Mayor Lenny Paoletta, opening as a Hilton brand under Mayor Tom Bucci in 1986, Bill and Hillary Clinton visited for a
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What Else Is New? Cops Top Municipal Earners For 2021
It’s customary in Bridgeport: the top 100 municipal wage earners dominated by overtime-seeking police officers. It’s not their fault with staffing levels so short. Put
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Healthcare Costs, Weak Recruitment Drives, Personnel Flight Imperil Police Staffing
Pricey healthcare premiums, exodus of younger cops to other departments, retirements, poor recruitment drives, disincentive for police service are all contributing factors to a shrinkage
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Moales Vacates East End Church
From Dan Tepfer, Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, a religious landmark in the city’s East End for over a decade,
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Covid Concern Cancels St. Patrick’s Parade
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: In a sign that the current surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations will not just impact the here-and-now, organizers of
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Remington Woods Compromise: Office Park/Open Space
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Despite an outpouring of calls from residents and activists to block any future development at Remington Woods, the Planning &
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Ganim Open To Bonuses For Frontline Workers
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The mayor’s office broke its silence Wednesday over ongoing union demands to use federal coronavirus aid to provide “premium” or
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