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CT Post reporter Vinti Singh pens a poignant farewell piece as she departs for a new job. Friday is her last day on the job, according to the story that appeared in the Post, reproduced here: I hope one day I can say I was there to see Bridgeport come alive again. I moved to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'CT Post'
Farewell To A City Friend
April 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport
Tags: Bijou Square·Bijou Theatre·CT Post·Épernay Bistro·Phil Kuchma
Keila’s New Assignment Has Pols Applauding The Post
April 23rd, 2012 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Keila Torres Ocasio did a nice job covering Bridgeport, the one CT Post reporter that chronicled the state’s largest city full time. Yes, the Connecticut Post had just one scribe covering Bridgeport full time. Incredible. No full-time City Hall reporter, however. Keila covered everything Bridgeport. The Post brings in scribes from here and there to cover [...]
Foxwoods Considers Online Gaming
April 20th, 2012 · 3 Comments · News and Events
The top dog at Foxwoods says online gambling is on its way. From AP: The chief executive of Foxwoods Resort Casino says rising competition is forcing the Indian-run casino in eastern Connecticut to consider online gambling and other changes.
Tags: CT Post
Ca-Ching! Ramos, Cops Lead Highest 2011 City Wage Earners
April 17th, 2012 · 25 Comments · City Budget, Cops
CT Post reporter Dan Tepfer issues this report about the city’s highest wage earners in 2011. John Ramos, fired as school chief last year after throwing in the towel to support a state takeover of education, led the pack followed by a number of city police officials, traditional among the highest earners as a result [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Rooney·CT Post·Dan Tepfer·Joe Gaudett·John Fabrizi·John Ramos
Finch Pitches Tax Increase In The Rock–Historic Opportunity For Schools: “I Never Asked This Before”
April 12th, 2012 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Education
Facing a sometimes restrained, sometimes frustrated crowd, Mayor Bill Finch addressed a jam-packed audience Wednesday night at the Black Rock Library Branch to explain why he must raise taxes. He established his priority right out of the box: his comments chastising neighborhood residents to stop complaining about high taxes were taken out of context.
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Pat Crossin·Paul Vallas·Tim Loh·Tom Sherwood
Finch Disses Black Rock: ‘Those People Have Got To Stop Complaining About Their Taxes’–Will Voters Complain About Mayoral Power In November?
April 10th, 2012 · 36 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch is a hoot. Leave it up to the mayor to puke up verbally what’s in his head. Five months into his second four-year term, no filter required. Rejected at the ballot box by Black Rock voters in last year’s primary and general election, hizzoner has some advice for residents paying the highest [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Tim Loh
Ordinance Committee Meeting To Regulate Adult Entertainment Cancelled
April 24th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning
A lack of a quorum from members of the City Council’s Ordinance Committee has forced cancellation of Tuesday’s (tonight’s) scheduled meeting to review proposals to regulate adult entertainment establishments.
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Tags: Bob Curwen·CT Post·Howard Austin·Keila Torres Ocasio·Lydia Martinez·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Warren Blunt