Mayor Joe Ganim braved the snow on I-95 to appear Thursday on Dateline New Haven hosted by OIB friend Paul Bass, editor of the New Haven Independent. On a day like this how could you not kick off the interview without reminiscing about Bridgeport’s Socialist Mayor Jasper McLevy who served from 1933-57 and was credited […]
Entries Tagged as 'Jasper McLevy'
Ganim Chats About Blockbuster Storm, Life As Mayor, Run For Governor
January 4th, 2018 · 5 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Discussions Take Off For Possible State Purchase Of Sikorsky Airport
November 17th, 2016 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, Development and Zoning, News and Events
The city-owned Sikorsky Memorial Airport is an enigma, never living up to its original promise as an economic driver for the region. It functions at an annual operating loss of about $500,000, according to city officials. The city has been handcuffed through the decades because any expansion must be approved by land use regulations in the […]
Tags: Donald Trump·Jasper McLevy·Joe Ganim·Lowell Weicker·Sikorsky Memorial Airport·Tom McCarthy
Saluting A Throwback Era A Grandson Pays Tribute To William Rodgerson
December 31st, 2015 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Former City Councilman and mayoral candidate Keith Rodgerson’s family history connects to a rarity in American politics. His grandfather William Rodgerson worked for the administration of Socialist Jasper McLevy who stood on street corners for 20 years assailing the corruption in the two major parties until the timing was right that the people would elect […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dottie Guman·Ed Lavernoich·Jasper McLevy·John Guman·John Mandanici·Keith Rodgerson
The Times Are Changing
November 23rd, 2015 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Where did eight years go for Bill Finch? And where did 12 years go for Joe Ganim? Strange as it seems, in one week Finch ends his mayoralty and Ganim commences a historic encore albeit a resumption from 2003. When Ganim receives the oath of office Dec. 1, he will tack on to his standing as […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Hugh Curran·Jasper McLevy·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Sam Tedesco
On Ganim’s Birthday Foster Hopes For Fundraising Presents
October 15th, 2015 · 42 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
The campaign camps of Joe Ganim and Mary-Jane Foster, one of them likely the next mayor of the state’s largest city, haven’t done much lately in the area of public policy statements or news announcements. Knock knock, any press releases out there? That’s partly because they’ve been busy dialing for dollars, organizing fundraisers, building campaign […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Jasper McLevy·Joe Ganim·Mary Moran·Mary-Jane Foster
Ganim’s 12 Years As Mayor Only Half Of Jasper McLevy’s Service
December 4th, 2016 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Joe Ganim has tacked on another year to his run as the city’s second-longest-serving mayor. Even so, he’s still only served about half the 24-year run by Socialist Jasper McLevy, 1933-57. Yes, Bridgeport had a Socialist mayor who was really more of a reformer who stood on street corners for 20 years railing against the […]
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Tags: Jasper McLevy·Joe Ganim·Sam Tedesco