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Alma Maya

Hail Cesar! A Bicentennial Interview With Alma Maya: Activism, Economic Equity, Guns And Pigs Ears

April 26, 2021 LennieGrimaldi Best of Bridgeport, Bicentennial Interviews4 Comments

Alma Maya earned her community stripes as a young social irritant recruited by Cesar Batalla, a gladiator in the Puerto Rican community, who was a

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Ganim’s Hiring Diversity Depends On Your Point Of View

January 20, 2020 LennieGrimaldi Analysis and Comment57 Comments

Decades ago Cesar Batalla was the stick-in-the-eye, social agitator to the Bridgeport establishment. He did so while working for then community institution Southern Connecticut Gas.

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Alma Maya

Urban Battler Alma Maya Bids Adiós To Municipal Service

March 26, 2019 LennieGrimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events5 Comments

It’s thorny navigating city politics with an independent streak. Too many slings and arrows keeping score. Alma Maya is an outlier; she knows how to

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Mayoral Race Heats Up In May, 2015 OIB News Highlights

December 25, 2015 LennieGrimaldi City Politics, News and Events3 Comments

2015 May news highlights: The concept began with former State Rep. Auden Grogins, now on the state bench, and has continued with her State House

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Town Clerk Alma Maya Endorses Ganim, ‘Deserves Another Chance’

May 13, 2015 LennieGrimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Politics22 Comments

Alma Maya earned her political stripes courting an independent streak going back to her days as a disciple of Bridgeport social irritant Cesar Batalla, an

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The Swirling World Of Mayoral Campaign 2015, Town Clerk Alma Maya Seeks Another Term

April 9, 2015 LennieGrimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events11 Comments

UPDATE: Maya letter to Dems. This mayoral cycle has so many moving parts it could cause whiplash. Please call your local chiropractor. 0

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Remembering The Mighty Social Irritant Cesar Batalla, More Than A School

October 13, 2013 LennieGrimaldi Analysis and Comment5 Comments

We’ve heard a lot lately about Cesar Batalla School along State Street in the West End. It became the epicenter of parental concern following public

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The City’s Changing Political Landscape–Hey, There’s Still A General Election!

September 29, 2011 LennieGrimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Politics61 Comments

In Bridgeport, Democrats outnumber Republicans 10 to 1. How the city has changed the past 20 years, even the past 10 years. In the old

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