I think it’s time to break out the No Doze for area elected officials. (Make it maximum strength.) It was a long and crazy night–into
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The Accidental Journey Of Johnny Fabs, Plus: Land Grab And Bring On The Primaries
John Fabrizi is a mighty ball of emotion–cigarette in one hand, a tissue in the other–and Larry Locke’s 80-minute docudrama, The Accidental Mayor, of Fabs’
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I can sense that political operatives–judging the banter from my Shays/Himes commentary–are beginning to sharpen their teeth as we head into the hot election cycle.
Read moreHandicapping Shays/Himes
I’m excited. Lots of races, lots of fascinating match-ups including the paradoxical standoff between Congressman Christopher Shays and opponent Jim Himes that pits a Republican
Read moreMud Wrestling At Pleasure Beach, Plus: LaBarca Finds A Home
Everyone wants to bring the pleasure back to Pleasure Beach, and it seemed like pols were tripping over each other Thursday, during an election cycle,
Read moreHunting For Hancocks; And Finch On Pleasure Beach
Lots of candidates for state office hustling signatures to get on the ballot for the Aug. 12 Democratic primary. Auden Grogins, challenging State Rep. Rapid
Read morePick A Pony, Plus: New Internal Affairs Chief
Every now and then Bridgeport voters revolt against the political establishment. We saw it in 1933 when they elected Socialist Jasper McLevy and kept him
Read morePriceless Memories From Chairman Guman, Plus: Stop The Presses, Finch And Caruso
The Democratic Town Committee threw its first party fundraiser Thursday night two months after Mario Testa reclaimed the chairmanship and it appears Mario hasn’t lost
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