The most-watched mayoral race in Connecticut heated up in August with Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign kicking out an inflammatory mailer accusing Joe Ganim of representing a white supremacist. In fact, Ganim served as a paralegal for a law firm that represented an African American acquitted in federal court of providing arms to a white supremacist. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Harding High School'
August 2015 Highlights: Mayoral Primary Turns Ugly, Finch KKK Mailer Backfires, Ganim Fixes Hole In Fence, More Gun Violence
December 28th, 2015 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·Bridgeport Hospital·CT Post·Denise Merrill·Doing It Local·General Electric·Harding High School·Jacqueline Kelleher·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·Ken Dixon·Ken Flatto·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Steve Krauchick·Val Sorrentino·Webster Bank Arena
Top Stories March 2015: Ganim Moves Closer To Historic Comeback
December 22nd, 2015 · 1 Comment · City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education, Law Enforcement, News and Events
OIB story highlights for March 2015. – Nothing like political star power to pad the campaign warchest. With “music and flavors of the East” Mayor Bill Finch enjoyed that Monday night at the Easton home of Bangalore Mahesh, owner of several Dunkin’ Donuts coffee franchises in Bridgeport, where Governor Dan Malloy and Connecticut’s two U.S. […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chris Murphy·CT Post·Dan Malloy·David Walker·Dick Blumenthal·Ernie Newton·Excel Bridgeport·Fran Rabinowitz·General Electric·George Mintz·Harding High School·Howard Gardner·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·John Marshall Lee·Mark Anastasi·Mary-Jane Foster·Pat Crossin·Paul Vallas·Tom McCarthy
Mayoral Candidates Air Education Issues In Church
September 3rd, 2015 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
Five mayoral candidates including incumbent Bill Finch sans his Democratic primary opponents Joe Ganim and Mary-Jane Foster addressed education issues at a one-hour forum Thursday night at the Cathedral of Praise in the South End hosted by the faith-based group FaithActs for Education. More than 200 people attended in a largely polite church crowd with […]
Tags: Bill Finch·ConnCAN·David Daniels·Enrique Torres·Harding High School·Joe Ganim·Mark Lauretti·Mary-Jane Foster
Finch Breaks Ground For New High School To Replace Harding
August 28th, 2015 · 38 Comments · Education, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch today conducted a groundbreaking for construction of a new high school to replace the 90-year-old Harding on property owned by General Electric off Boston Avenue that he would like named Barack Obama High School. The school is scheduled for completion in 2018.
Wes Matthews Hopes To Be New Sheriff In Town On Ganim Ticket
July 22nd, 2015 · 39 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
Harding High School hoop legend Wes Matthews knows what it’s like to win championships, swishing two rings as a member of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers. He’s dishing an assist to former Mayor Joe Ganim’s citywide slate joining 135th District Leader Steve Nelson and Democratic Town Committee member Manny Cotto for the three city sheriff […]
Tags: Alma Maya·Bill Finch·Dennis Bradley·Dennis Scinto·Don Clemons·Fleeta Hudson·Harding High School·Hernan Illingworth·Joe Ganim·Kadisha Coates·Lydia Martinez·Maria Pereira·Mitch Robles
Murphy Highlights Internet Access For Low-Income Communities
June 5th, 2015 · 4 Comments · Education, News and Events
From U.S. Senator Chris Murphy: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined State Comptroller Kevin Lembo to visit Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport and discuss efforts to expand broadband Internet access in low-income communities through Murphy’s new Broadband Adoption Act. During their visit, Murphy and Lembo met with students and school administration to listen […]
Tags: Chris Murphy·Dick Blumenthal·Harding High School·Kevin Lembo
Back Row To Front Row–Ganim Talks Budget, Police, Transparency And Development In Business Community Speech
March 3rd, 2016 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Development and Zoning, Education, Law Enforcement, News and Events
Update: video of speech. Accompanied by a brochure and video presentation, Mayor Joe Ganim on Thursday delivered the annual address to the Bridgeport Regional Business Council covering his first 100 days in office. Ganim opened his speech by jabbing BRBC chief Paul Timpanelli, thanking him for moving his table up a little bit from last year. […]
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