Three city high schools were evacuated Tuesday morning after yet more bomb scares. Last week a Bassick student was arrested in connection with a scare.
Entries Tagged as 'Harding High School'
More Bomb Scares At Schools, Students Back In Class
May 7th, 2013 · 7 Comments · Cops, Education, News and Events
New High School Property, Downtown Development On City Council Agenda
May 4th, 2013 · 16 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
The City Council Monday night is expected to vote on a land acquisition agreement for a portion of the General Electric property on Boston Avenue to be the location of a new high school replacing the antiquated Harding High. Also on the council agenda for Monday night are communications from the Economic Development department regarding [...]
Tags: Denese Taylor-Moye·General Electric·Harding High School·Jack Banta·Morgan Kaolian
City Reports Modest Increase In Taxable Property
March 4th, 2013 · 11 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Completion of the Downtown rental complex 333 State Street as well as activity along Main Street and Park Avenue development corridors has led to a modest increase in the city’s grand list of taxable property, according to Mayor Bill Finch. Overall the mayor says Bridgeport’s 2012 grand list grew by $62,948,426 or a 0.9 percent [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·General Electric·Harding High School
Vallas Fires Back At Foes, Parent Advisory Council Urges Vallas Contract Extension–’Wonderful Job In Short Amount Of Time’
February 25th, 2013 · 24 Comments · Education, News and Events
According to the CT Post, Vallas told the (school) board Monday night he could have accepted a contract from the state appointed board but thought the respectful thing to do was to wait. “Now the only thing that will get me not to accept a contract is the board not giving me a contract. Because [...]
What’s A Good Name For The New High School?
February 19th, 2013 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
Warren Gamaliel Harding, the 29th president of the United States, is regularly celebrated on the list of worst presidents, a reminder never to elect a newspaper publisher president. Of note, a series of scandals that led to prison time for several in his Republican administration. He died in office in 1923. This was an era [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·General Electric·Harding High School·Morgan Kaolian
Vallas’ Performance Evaluation, Possible Contract Vote, On Monday School Board Agenda
March 4th, 2013 · 47 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
The battle for control of the Board of Education continues Monday (tonight) with a scheduled special meeting for “Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Superintendent’s Performance Evaluation,” according the school board agenda. The meeting will take place 6:30 p.m. in City Hall, Conference Room 305, 45 Lyon Terrace. The nine-member school board is split with four [...]
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