Profiles in courage go to Bridgeport State House members Jack Hennessy and Auden Grogins for trying to bring some reform to the City Council whose
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Finch: Blockheads Got It Wrong, Bridgeport Not Highest Taxed
Mayor Bill Finch submitted this commentary to the Connecticut Post challenging H&R Block’s assertions that Bridgeport is the highest-taxed city in the country. Much has
Read moreWhy Is Anthony Musto Afraid Of Supporting A Good Government Bill That Prohibits City Employees From Serving On The City Council?
Democratic State Senator Anthony Musto is hearing it from constituents, in emails, phone calls, letters, letters to the editor, from readers of OIB and Connecticut
Read moreNo Love For Valentino
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: The area’s top state prosecutor has been asked to look into allegations that State Marshal Charles Valentino lied about personally
Read moreWhat A Drag! Winston, Deadbeat Dad, Pinched Outside NAACP Meeting–“I Take Full Responsibility” But …
UPDATE: Statement from Winston: Okay, so now we know why Wayne Winston was hauled away Monday night by State Marshal Charles Valentino outside a meeting
Read moreTaxed To The Max, Councilwoman Brantley’s Ready To Sell And Get Out–General Lee Tells Council ‘You Fail As Fiscal Watchdogs’
Last week City Councilwoman Evette Brantley told OIB she was going to vote against Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal and in fact any tax increase
Read moreChaos At NAACP Meeting, Marshal Smokes Winston
Never a dull moment lately within the ranks of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP. Monday night’s reorganization of the local chapter included the arrest of one
Read moreGilmore Remembers L’Ambiance Collapse
On April 23, 1987, one of the worst construction accidents occurred on Washington Avenue just off the Route 25-8 Connector Downtown. OIB correspondent John Gilmore
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