From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: An influential coalition of downtown property owners–members include various developers like Kim Morque and Phillip Kuchma, Forstone Capital and People’s United Bank–has endorsed the controversial new parking meters.
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Downtown Leaders Back Meters
July 20th, 2017 · 18 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
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Meanwhile, East End City Council Battle Thickens
July 19th, 2017 · 12 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Ernie Newton sought to “dispel some rumors” Wednesday as he pitched fellow East End Democrats on supporting his efforts to return to the City Council.
Proposed Charter School Expansion Could Swell Ed Budget Deficit
July 17th, 2017 · 6 Comments · Education, News and Events
A special meeting of the Board of Education will take place today (Monday) 5:30pm in Room 305 of City Hall in response to Capital Preparatory Harbor Charter School’s application with the state to expand in size and locations, a move local school officials assert will cost it an extra $200,000 in busing and other expenses.
Following Prostitution Bust, An Ethics Commission Kayo
July 15th, 2017 · 10 Comments · Law Enforcement, News and Events
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The ethics commission member accused of soliciting a prostitute has “with great reluctance” resigned. But Dr. Noel Kayo also wrote in his letter to Mayor Joe Ganim that he hoped to again volunteer for a municipal board after he clears his “good name and reputation.”
Council Committee Advances Theater Renovation Plan, With Questions
July 12th, 2017 · 11 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: In a close vote, the City Council’s Contracts Committee preliminarily blessed a New York-based developer’s $400 million vision for a pair of historic downtown theaters–but only after meeting behind closed doors to view a pair of rejected proposals.
City Tickets Woman $40 For Meter Violation That Wasn’t Her Car
July 10th, 2017 · 1 Comment · News and Events
Another city meter mess. A Stratford woman received a $40 parking ticket for a car that wasn’t hers. It was a municipal vehicle. Oh well, who’s counting? The City Council’s Contracts Committee will weigh a 12-month moratorium for the electronic meters enforcement and collections at its Tuesday meeting.
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Shots Fired Near Mayor While Visiting Family Of Homicide Victim
July 6th, 2017 · 14 Comments · Law Enforcement, News and Events
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: There are times when it seems excessive for the mayor of a city with overtaxed residents and an overstretched police force to have a detective as a chauffeur. Thursday morning was not one of those times.
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A Dick’s Life–New-World Journalism Versus The Memories Working At 410 State Street
July 2nd, 2017 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Law Enforcement, Media
It’s a community institution where some of us got our start at 410 State Street Downtown. Now the once family-owned Connecticut Post is a key component of Hearst Connecticut Media’s corporate journalism with a mighty digital and hard-copy readership that stretches from Greenwich to New Haven and includes newspapers in Danbury and Middletown and also […]
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