John Fabrizi and Bill Finch are quintessential city politicians in the right place at the right time. Fabs, the City Council president, replaced Joe Ganim as mayor when Joe resigned in April of 2003 following his conviction on federal corruption charges. Finch, the state senator, succeeded Fabs as mayor when Democratic party operatives feared Fabs […]
Entries Tagged as 'Chris Caruso'
Fabrizi Versus Finch–Can Fabs Raise The Money For A Comeback?
March 24th, 2014 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Dan Tepfer·General Electric·Harding High School·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Rick Torres·University of Bridgeport
Mario’s Bill Finch Pinocchio Moment, Two More Years For Testa
March 14th, 2014 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
UPDATE: Moses nominates Mario As Mario Testa prepared to receive another two years as czar of the Democratic Town Committee, he uncorked another of his endearing Pinocchio rejoinders. Prodded by CT Post’s Brian Lockhart for the town chairman’s long-standing scratchy relationship with Mayor Bill Finch, Mario replied: “I’ve known Bill for the past 30 years, […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Dottie Guman·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mario Testa·Testo's Restaurant
Power Of Pulpit Leads Democratic Town Committee Challenge Slate
February 12th, 2014 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
It’s not often, maybe never, the leading officers for the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance join forces to seize control of a Democratic Town Committee District, but that’s what’s rising up in the North End 135th District with Rev. Mary McBride-Lee, a City Council member and Rev. Charlie Stallworth, a member of the State House, in the […]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Warren Blunt
Driveway To Manny’s Mansion Tops Among Stories For May/June 2013
December 30th, 2013 · 2 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Cops, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
We learned in June in a story published by the Connecticut Post, the city paid controversial developer Manny Moutinho $400,000 to improve his own Stratford waterfront property as part of an airport safety project. There’s still gravel to unravel in this story. Other headliners from May and June:
Tags: Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Andy Fardy·Anthony Musto·Beardsley Park·Bijou Theatre·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Chris Murphy·CT Post·Dan Malloy·David Walker·Gustave Whitehead·Javier Colon·John Gomes·John Marshall Lee·John Ricci·Jonathan Pelto·Ken Moales·Manny Moutinho·Mark Anastasi·Mark Lauretti·Morgan Kaolian·Paul Vallas·Phil Kuchma·Steve Krauchick·Tom Sherwood·Tom White·University of Bridgeport
Finch To Host Community Meeting For New Park Plan On Site Rell Had Proposed For A Jail
November 19th, 2013 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Remember that Virginia Avenue lot on the Upper East Side where former Governor Jodi Rell wanted to locate a juvenile detention center for girls four years ago? Then State Rep. Chris Caruso led the charge against it, including a candlelight vigil to derail the jail. Many other city officials followed Caruso’s lead, including Mayor Bill […]
Finch Hits Midpoint Of Second Term, Builds Warchest, Potential Opponents Weigh Options
November 18th, 2013 · 36 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education
With nearly $120,000 in campaign cash in the bank, Mayor Bill Finch is off to a mighty fundraising start at the midpoint of his second four-year term. Raising money will not be a problem for the mayor as he prepares for reelection in 2015. The larger questions: how will the next two budget cycles play […]
Tags: Americo Santiago·Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Norm Pattis·Paul Ganim·Ralph Ford
Bridgeport’s Peculiar Politics, The Ernie Newton Case
March 29th, 2014 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
The news coming out of Hartford Superior Court the other day wasn’t all bad for former State Senator Ernie Newton. The judge hearing the state criminal complaint against Newton, alleging he falsified $500 in campaign donations to trigger an $80,000 public grant for his State Senate race two years ago, didn’t throw out the case […]
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Tags: Andres Ayala·Chris Caruso·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Rowland·Ralph Ford