John Gomes, a former Finch administration official and 2011 mayoral candidate, writes that city taxpayers cannot afford another tax increase as the City Council’s Budget
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Bill Promotes City On Billboard
Bridgeport must promote its assets: concert venues, attractions, destination points, parks, restaurants, arts community, sporting events, new housing Downtown. It’s an economic driver that brings
Read moreFoster: Finch’s Budget April Fool’s Day Prank
Mary-Jane Foster, 2011 mayoral candidate, calls Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal a cruel prank. See her commentary below that also appears in the Connecticut Post.
Read moreFinch Does Dog And Pony Show For Post About Tax Increase, Shafts City Council On Details
As expected, Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal to the City Council calls for a 2.5 mil tax increase for the spending year that begins July 1.
Read moreA Piece Of The Rock, Mayor In The Neighborhood
Days before he submits his budget proposal to the City Council, Mayor Bill Finch Wednesday night met with a select group of Black Rockers to
Read morePraise Jesus! The Monday Night Fights, School Board Style
When Board of Education member Tom Mulligan served on the City Council he once referred to the meetings as the Monday Night Fights. Well the Monday
Read moreEversley: OIB “Insanely Over-The-Top On-Line Character Assassination By Miserable, Bitter Old People”
Aren’t you glad you won’t have Don Eversley to kick around anymore? He’s certainly happy about it. The city’s former chief develeopment official who was shifted
Read moreThe Top 100 Wage Earners, A Political And Journalistic Legacy
OIB correspondent John Gilmore, who served as political reporter for the Bridgeport Post, predecessor of the Connecticut Post, shares this insight about the genesis of
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