Airport Manager John Ricci today was terminated by the city for ‘reckless and intentional misconduct’ accused of a business association with radioactive developer Manny Moutinho who was awarded $400,000 to make an improvement to his own driveway leading to his waterfront Stratford mansion under the guise of a municipally owned airport safety project. Ricci is […]
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Ricci Terminated By City Over Road To Manny’s Mansion
August 1st, 2013 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Dale Radcliffe·John Bohannon·John Ricci·Larry Osborne·Manny Moutinho·Morgan Kaolian·Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Will Ricci Survive City Review Of Road To Manny’s Mansion? Is He A Scapegoat?
July 9th, 2013 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Grounded Airport Manager John Ricci has been a survivor in city politics for more than 30 years, Republican administrations, Democratic administrations, deftly playing both sides in a political city that historically eats its young. Suspended with pay from the airport leadership position he had occupied for over 20 years, Ricci’s facing the biggest challenge of […]
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Dale Radcliffe·John Bohannon·John Ricci·Larry Osborne·Manny Moutinho
Judge To Order Date Of BOE Special Election Wednesday
April 14th, 2012 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Superior Court Judge Salvatore Agati, after hearing three hours of testimony on Friday about the logistics for scheduling a special election for four Board of Education seats, announced he’ll set an order for a date next Wednesday April 18. Based on testimony likely months for potential party primaries and then a general election will be July […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·John Bohannon·Maria Pereira·Norm Pattis·Paul Ganim·Salvatore Agati·Santa Ayala
Judge Sets April 13 Hearing To Discuss BOE Special Election Date
March 31st, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
In an effort to avoid a logistical election nightmare, legal parties Friday morning prevailed upon Superior Court Judge Salvatore Agati to set a full hearing on April 13 that will include input from city elections officials to establish a clearer path for the setting of a special election for four Board of Education seats ordered […]
Tags: Bob "Troll" Walsh·Dan Malloy·John Bohannon·Mary-Jane Foster·Michele Mount·Norm Pattis·Paul Ganim·Salvatore Agati·Santa Ayala
What’s Your Assessment?
October 12th, 2013 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Jim “Sonny” Fox, one of Bridgeport’s preeminent conspiracy theorists and radio moonlighter from his Black Rock home, shares this commentary on what he claims is tax favoritism for the politically connected. The retired electrician and occasional candidate for public office cites tax disparity for the 2009 revaluation among members of the Democratic Town Committee. Every […]
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