From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: He was known as “The Judge,” and for nearly 30 years, G. Sarsfield Ford was the voice of justice in the Bridgeport state courts. But that voice was quelled Sunday when Ford died after a long illness. He was 79.
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No Love For Valentino
April 25th, 2013 · 15 Comments · News and Events
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 serving the state’s attorney general in a lawsuit against the state commissioner of education.
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Fabs Presses Nose Against The Window Of Budget Hearing
April 11th, 2013 · 32 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education
Where did 10 years go? The first week of April 2003, John Fabrizi started his first full week as mayor of the state’s largest city replacing Joe Ganim who had been convicted on federal corruption charges March 19, St. Joseph’s Day, and submitted his official resignation two weeks later. Fabs, the City Council president, per [...]
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Police Bullets Surprise South End Family
February 4th, 2013 · 6 Comments · Cops, News and Events
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: A mother and her young daughter suddenly found themselves collateral damage as a hail of cop bullets Swiss-cheesed their living room wall last Thursday night, taking out their flat-screen TV while they were watching it.
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Snooze And Lose–Zoning Gaffe Paves Way For Shopping Center On Upper East Side
January 31st, 2013 · 10 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: An oops by city officials has opened the door for a controversial developer to put a shopping center smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood on the Bridgeport-Trumbull line.
NAACP Chief: We Want Arrests Of Cops Who Brutalized Downed Man
January 28th, 2013 · 7 Comments · Cops, News and Events
From Dan Tepfer and Mike Mayko, CT Post: Just days after a vicious beating by Bridgeport police drew 80,000 viewers on YouTube, NAACP leaders are calling for the arrest and firing of the three cops involved, while lawyers for the apparent victim filed a $1 million lawsuit.
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What A Drag! Winston, Deadbeat Dad, Pinched Outside NAACP Meeting–”I Take Full Responsibility” But …
April 24th, 2013 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
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 of the Bridgeport branch of the NAACP. Winston owed more than $15,000 in back child support. Winston has sought to take control of the local chapter embroiled in a heated [...]
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