For all the hand-wringing that took place during the campaign and after Joe Ganim’s comeback election from outside the city, high profile pols are not
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City Architect Steps Up For Finch, Provides Job Downtown
It’s not the job he coveted most, but when you have two young mouths to feed as an ex-mayor with no one banging down your
Read moreReligious Leaders To Question Malloy, Ganim, Blumenthal On Key Issues
A coalition of religious leaders will engage Governor Dan Malloy, Mayor Joe Ganim and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal to “seek action on gun violence, police
Read more‘Stop Punishing People Who Have Been Punished’
Rosa Correa, long active in city issues, knows the value of second chances in her role as director of Strategic Relations for Career Resources. She prevailed
Read moreHUD Chief Visits Bridgeport To Celebrate East End Affordable Housing Project
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro visited Bridgeport on Friday for a ribbon-cutting opening an affordable housing project developed by Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust in
Read moreJuly 2015 Look Back: Finch Wins Endorsement, Testa Backs Ganim, Game On
July 2015 news highlights: Standing outside the main entrance to his Madison Avenue restaurant, Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa reflected on his scratchy relationship with
Read moreJune 2015: Following Historic Shootings, Candidates Spar Over Crime, Ganim Places Finch On Defensive
Joe Ganim left his mark in many ways in 2015, but where he gained the most traction in his historic comeback was public safety taking
Read moreTop Stories March 2015: Ganim Moves Closer To Historic Comeback
OIB story highlights for March 2015. — Nothing like political star power to pad the campaign warchest. With “music and flavors of the East” Mayor
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