An intriguing configuration of Bridgeport area characters may intervene in the land use approval process for the regional science magnet high school including the town of Trumbull, and in an unrelated issue attorneys on behalf of a business partner of Gus Curcio, the city’s “exotic dancers” night club entrepreneur, whose property on Greenwood Street is critical to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Gus Curcio'
Don’t Mess With The Magnet School
June 10th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education
Tags: Bill Finch·Darlene Chapdelaine·Gus Curcio·Harding High School
More Topless Stuff–They Could Hire Anthony Weiner
June 9th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Maybe Gus Curcio should invite Congressman Anthony Weiner into town. They could call it “Weiner pulls a boner.” From Keila Torres, CT Post: Several people with ownership interest in at least three strip clubs in the city are planning to open two more–with or without zoning approval. Read more: here.
GE Seeks Demolition Permit
April 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments · City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events
General Electric, poised to deconstruct its massive vacant plant on Boston Avenue, will seek Monday night an Inland Wetlands permit for “the purpose of excavating and removing polluted soil from the upland area adjacent to Seeley Pond on property located at 1285 Boston Avenue.” The company also seeks a permit to demolish a portion of a building on [...]
Tags: General Electric·Gus Curcio·Jeff Kohut·Sacred Heart University
Caruso Statement at Zoning Hearing, Plus: Steel Deal And Boys, Don’t Pile On Linda
October 15th, 2009 · 12 Comments · City Council, Civil Service, Development and Zoning, State Politics
1 p.m. Update: Anyone weigh in at the cop-controlled Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing Wednesday night? Several City Council members did including Council President Tom McCarthy and his chief antagonist Bob Troll Walsh. But instead of pols fighting, most of the action in City Council chambers came from members of opposing community groups shouting their [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Curwen·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·CT Post·Dan Debicella·Darlene Chapdelaine·Gus Curcio·Hartford Courant·Jim Himes·Linda McMahon·Mario Testa·Michael Voytek·Paul Timpanelli·Ralph Jacobs·Rob Russo·Steelpointe Harbor·Testo's Restaurant·Tom McCarthy
Curcio: ‘I Hosted A Finch Fundraiser’
August 9th, 2011 · 68 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning
In the summer of 2007 State Senator Bill Finch, the Democratic-endorsed candidate for mayor facing a stiff challenge from State Rep. Chris Caruso, was thrown a fundraiser at Cafe Roma, a now-closed city restaurant on Fairfield Avenue downtown. Dozens of political operatives and usual-suspect campaign contributors attended the event that raised a boatload of cash [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Coviello·Chris Caruso·Dick Blumenthal·Gus Curcio·John Ricci·Manny Moutinho·Mary-Jane Foster