The legal fight over a scuttled union contract is playing out in Superior Court with charges and counter charges between City Council President Tom McCarthy and Deputy City Attorney John Bohannon. More on this from the CT Post: But there is some speculation among union members that his departure has to do with serious allegations […]
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Union Contract Sparks Court Battle
March 9th, 2016 · 1 Comment · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Tags: CT Post·Joe Ganim·John Bohannon·Mark Anastasi·Tom McCarthy
Ganim Names Meyer City Attorney, Prioritizing Chief Gaudett’s Status
December 3rd, 2015 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
R. Christopher Meyer, who worked in the City Attorney’s Office for 26 years, has been named by Mayor Joe Ganim the city’s chief lawyer replacing Mark Anastasi who will remain in the office as an associate city attorney. Ganim had appointed Anastasi city attorney shortly after his election in 1991 when Anastasi was a young […]
Tags: Art Laske·Bill Finch·Chris Meyer·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·John Bohannon·Mark Anastasi
Testa Says He’ll Break Tie For Ganim At Party Endorsement For Mayor
July 21st, 2015 · 52 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
On the eve of the Democratic Town Committee endorsement for mayor, Town Chair Mario Testa announced if need be he’d break a tie on behalf of Joe Ganim over incumbent Bill Finch, blowing his top over what he says is the state party sending down a legal observer to keep tabs on what could be […]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Joe Ganim·John Bohannon·Mario Testa·Testo's Restaurant
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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Ricci Terminated By City Over Road To Manny’s Mansion
August 1st, 2013 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
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 […]
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
Gander Ganim’s Payroll Lineup
February 6th, 2016 · 37 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, News and Events
How many direct hires has Joe Ganim made since he reclaimed the mayoralty starting December 1? Less than 30, according to a list of discretionary appointments provided by the city following an OIB FOI request.
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