In a “shout out to residents” Mayor Joe Ganim declares in a video if you turn someone in for dumping on the city there’s a
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Here Comes The Sun–Pereira, Judge Lopez Cast Bright Light On Mounting Taxpayer Legal Bills Amid Federal Probe
More than $300,000 in legal/consulting bills and counting. Over the past 12 months the city has issued pricey payments, at taxpayer expense, responding to federal
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Ganim, Rosario, Felipe Urge Legislative Committee To Back Gaming Destination
Mayor Joe Ganim on Tuesday testified before the state legislature’s Public Safety Committee, co-chaired by State Senator Dennis Bradley, voicing support for a bill that
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As Feds Probe Perez For Insider Help With Top Cop Test, City Defends Search Procedures
Was the November 2018 selection of chief of police compromised because AJ Perez had an unfair testing advantage over other candidates? That is in part
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Pereira Pushes City Council On Spending Oversight For High-Priced Consultants, Urges Special Meeting
Pereira resolution: In an email to City Council President Aidee Nieves and co-chairs of the Contracts Committee Ernie Newton and Jeanette Herron, City Councilwoman Maria
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Legal Bills Mount In Federal Probe Of Police Chief Selection Process–Cop House Leadership Riven By Personality Conflicts–Did Perez Receive Insider Test Advantage?
March 2, update: The city’s response to a summer 2019 federal subpoena centers on an investigation into the selection process that led to AJ Perez’s
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Watch: City Salutes Courageous Cops
Mayor Joe Ganim, Police Chief AJ Perez and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal paid tribute on Sunday to police officers in action who turned an automobile upright
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Forget Super Tuesday, Gear Up For Bridgeport’s Sleepy Tuesday
On March 3, 14 states around the country will field Super Tuesday primaries that could snap a clearer picture of front-running Democratic candidates for president.
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