The irrepressible Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, the longest-serving mayor in Providence, Rhode Island history, is once again seeking a political comeback. Evicted from office in 1984 for putting out a lit cigarette in the eye of his wife’s lover, Cianci made a political comeback in 1991 reclaiming the mayoralty and engineering the city’s rebirth. In 2002, the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Chris Caruso'
Cianci Seeks Political Comeback, What About His Pal Joe?
June 29th, 2014 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Buddy Cianci·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Enrique Torres·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster
Youthful And Resilient Paoletta Leads Columbus Festivities
June 16th, 2014 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
You’ll not meet a more vibrant 79-year-old than Lenny Paoletta who served as mayor from 1981-1985. Determined, athletic, resourceful, Paoletta is serving as the 2014 Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal. Paoletta loves a parade and it was during his years as mayor the St. Patrick’s Day Parade festivities took flight. He’s also resilient. Twenty years […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Harding High School·John Fabrizi·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Lenny Paoletta·Mark Lauretti·Mike Marella·Nick Panuzio·Paul Timpanelli·Tom Bucci
‘Passion’ For The City, Fabrizi Forms Exploratory Committee For Mayor
June 3rd, 2014 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning
Saying he has passion for the city, John Fabrizi on Tuesday formed an exploratory committee for mayor seeking to reclaim the office he occupied for nearly five years following the resignation of Joe Ganim after Ganim’s conviction on corruption charges in 2003. Bill Finch replaced Fabrizi as mayor when he did not seek a second […]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Harding High School·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Manny Moutinho·Mary-Jane Foster·Pleasure Beach
Keeley Sniffs Around For Mayoral Run
May 27th, 2014 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Bob Keeley, the longest-serving legislator in the city’s history, has been relatively quiet since his failed bid in the 2011 special election to fill the state legislative seat vacated by Chris Caruso who took a job with the administration of Governor Dan Malloy. But the three-time mayoral candidate has been showing his face at political functions […]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster
25 Years Ago, Dems Mario Testa And Mike Rizzitelli Duked It Out At Party Convention
May 15th, 2014 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
It’s been 25 years and this video is more priceless than ever. This weekend and into next week a series of political conventions will take place to endorse candidates for an assortment of local, state and federal offices. Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa’s restaurant on Madison Avenue will host candidate conventions on Monday and Wednesday […]
Tags: Carmen Lopez·Cecil Young·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Ed Caldwell·Jim Callahan·Joe Ganim·John Gilmore·John Guman·Mario Testa·Mary Moran·Mike Rizzitelli·Tom Bucci
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 […]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Chris Caruso·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Rowland·Ralph Ford
Fabs Raises $10K In First Month Of Exploratory Run For Mayor
July 7th, 2014 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Former Mayor John Fabrizi has raised just over $10,000 in a four-week period, according to campaign finance reports of his exploratory committee run for his old job. The contributions came largely from employee peers in the Board of Education, personal friends and old political alliances.
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Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster