Antonio Felipe, 23 years old, won Tuesday’s special election to fill the 130th State House seat of the late Ezequiel Santiago, holding off an insurgent
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A Waterfront View, Blocked For 100 Years, Emerges In Urban Setting–Marina And Oyster Bar Opening In May
Peering out over Bridgeport Harbor on Monday, Springfield Massachusetts business community leader Nancy Creed marveled at a new marina in an urban environment. “It’s a
Read moreMark It Up! Attorney Anastasi Retires And Returns With A Fatter Paycheck
If you have value as a municipal lawyer, retire, collect your pension of more than $75,000 per year, and return to pad your paycheck $112,950
Read moreWeighing A Ganim Challenge–Does Marilyn Want Moore?
Mayor Joe Ganim’s raising money, banging phones, crashing festivals, schmoozing voters all across the state in his Runyonesque run for governor while trying to balance
Read moreMcCarthy Bids Goodbye To City Council A Second Time
He thought he had bid farewell to the City Council last year, but just when he thought he was out former council President Tom McCarthy
Read moreTesta Chairmanship Vote Set For Thursday
Thursday night, at his Madison Avenue restaurant, Mario Testa will seek another two-year term to lead the Democratic Town Committee. Will he have a challenge?
Read moreStanding Ovation To OIB Readers, 2018 Bodes Intrigue
Check off another year. 2018 is shaping up as a wild political cycle: Democratic Town Committee primaries in March, followed by selection of a party
Read more“You Don’t Sit There Until You Die”–Newton Wants Term Limits For Board, Commission Appointments
City Councilman Ernie Newton, the “returning citizen navigator” has submitted a resolution calling for term limits for mayoral appointees to city boards and commissions, asserting
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