Urine or you’re out? That was the throwdown Board of Education member Maria Pereira issued last week to City Councilman Ernie Newton, both of whom
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Tag: Ernie Newton
‘This Way To The John’–Ernie Newton And Maria Pereira As A Jeopardy Question
Perhaps it should be a jeopardy question: two politicians issued pissing contests in this Connecticut city. We know City Councilman Ernie Newton came up negative
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The Specimen War, Urine Test Throw Down Pereira Versus Newton–Who’s Drug Clean?
Ya gotta love city politics. Yes, this is definitely an OIB moment. In one corner school board member Maria Pereira, the self-styled piranha of city
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Newton On “Warpath” Over Pay Increases Approved By City Council
City Councilman Ernie Newton is on the “warpath” over a four percent pay raise the City Council approved for the Bridgeport City Supervisors Association that
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Angry Parent Shouts At Pereira During School Board Meeting For Comments Involving Son
Do words matter? They do for Albert Benejan, a city school parent offended by comments Board of Education member Maria Pereira made involving his son–that he
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Eva Bermudez Zimmerman Among Featured Guests For ‘Seat At The Table’ Forum
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018, will be among the featured speakers at Bridgeport Generation Now’s Civics 101 kickoff event
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Margaret Morton Celebrated, Transformational Leader In City Politics
Margaret Morton, the first African American woman elected to the Connecticut State Senate, was a transformational figure in city politics. She’s someone to celebrate every day, the City Hall
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Lenten Penance For City Council–Refresher Course On FOI Rules
Just in time for the Lenten season in March, a Freedom of Information training session for select City Council members. Perhaps a few lawyers if
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