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CT Post reporter Dan Tepfer issues this report about the city’s highest wage earners in 2011. John Ramos, fired as school chief last year after throwing in the towel to support a state takeover of education, led the pack followed by a number of city police officials, traditional among the highest earners as a result [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Joe Gaudett'
Ca-Ching! Ramos, Cops Lead Highest 2011 City Wage Earners
April 17th, 2012 · 25 Comments · City Budget, Cops
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Rooney·CT Post·Dan Tepfer·Joe Gaudett·John Fabrizi·John Ramos
Finch: City Will Increase Investment In School Reform
March 14th, 2012 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, Education
Emphasizing school improvement and job creation Mayor Bill Finch issued his annual address to the Bridgeport business community Wednesday afternoon reasserting the need for mayoral control of the school budget and highlighting reforms initiated by new schools chief Paul Vallas. The mayor also offered his first public clue during his speech at the Holiday Inn that [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·General Electric·Jim Himes·Joe Gaudett·Paul Vallas·Pleasure Beach·Robert Trefry·Steelpointe Harbor·Stefan Pryor
Lieutenant Bailey To Chief: Send Me Back To The Streets
January 23rd, 2012 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops
No one’s more in tune with Bridgeport’s streets than William “Ron” Bailey. As violent crime is back in the news (hopefully not for long), the Bridgeport Police lieutenant knows all too well the horrifying violent crime rate from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s: 50, 60, 70 murders a year fueled by a crack epidemic controlled [...]
The Politics Of Violent Crime–Newton Calls Community Rally
January 9th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Cops, News and Events
Afternoon Update: Police Chief Joe Gaudett, fresh off a new five-year contract, isn’t exactly relaxing the first week of the new year. Two homicides, including 14-year-old Justin Thompson in the East End on Sunday, multiple shootings, several wounded, has pressed city police into overdrive.
Tags: Ernie Newton·Joe Gaudett
Mayor: Celebrate Responsibly
December 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · News and Events
From Mayor Finch: Mayor Bill Finch today urged all City residents to celebrate safely and act responsibly while enjoying the festivities of this New Year’s holiday weekend.
Tags: Bill Finch·Joe Gaudett
When Guardian Angels Came To Town
May 7th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops
Ten hours before West Side residents marched against violence one week after the shooting of a three-year-old girl, Jim “Sonny” Fox, that rascally Black Rocker who’s like a kid with matches and gasoline when it comes to fanning city issues, telephoned Mayor Bill Finch and Police Chief Joe Gaudett who were guests on WICC’s Monday [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Jim Fox·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·WICC