From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Count a majority of the city school board in. They want a brand new Bassick High School too. After
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City Council Debates Cigarette Age Limit Purchase
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The council’s Ordinance Committee this week voted 4 to 3 to make Bridgeport the second municipality in Connecticut to raise
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Cemetery Manager Ousted For Altering Gravesites
Accused of throwing out old bones and caskets, burying new bodies over old graves and removing headstones, Park Cemetery’s manager has been ordered by a
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Harvard, Princeton, Yale: The City Council’s (Almost) Ivy League Club
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez observes that the city’s legislative body must be an equal branch to the executive level. In Bridgeport, however, and
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Scrutiny Fosters Government Accountability, Hearst Builds Journalism Partnerships
Matt DeRienzo, vice president of news and digital content for Hearst Connecticut Media, writes that the bright light of scrutiny adjusts government behavior. He’s right.
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Trump Wanted To Build A Racetrack Here–City Positions To Resume Airport Commercial Passenger Service
Connecticut’s largest city navigates a bumpy flight pattern with the airport it owns. That’s because Sikorsky Memorial Airport is located in Stratford. Really? By the
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‘Delay, Deny, Deflect’–Why Were Six City Lawyers Required To Challenge Judge Lopez On The Budget Committee’s Illegal Hearing?
On one level it’s titillating: six city lawyers show up to face off against one lone retired judge, Carmen Lopez, at a City Council budget
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Flatto Scraps Public Facilities Department’s Scrap-Metal Cash Side Deals
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: City Finance Director Kenneth Flatto has put an end to side scrap-metal sales in the Public Facilities Department and taken
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