OIB friend, past CC member and past council president Lisa Parziale comments on the state of Bridgeport city management by both the mayor and City Council, and encourages others to get involved to fix the problems. December 2015 ended two terms of leadership under former Mayor Bill Finch, and the torch was then passed to […]
Entries Tagged as 'John Fabrizi'
Parziale Sums It Up
September 27th, 2016 · 20 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, Law Enforcement
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Mike Freimuth
Bakalar Appointed Development Chief In Trumbull
April 11th, 2016 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Rina Bakalar, who served as co-chair of Mayor Joe Ganim’s economic development transition team and for several years director of the city’s Central Grants Office, has been appointed director of development for the Town of Trumbull by First Selectman Tim Herbst.
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Shays·David Kooris·Ed Lavernoich·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Marsilio·Rina Bakalar·Tim Herbst
Democratic Political Leadership Shows Male-Dominated Gender Gap
March 21st, 2016 · 49 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Bridgeport’s Democratic Party is looking for a few good women in district leadership positions. On March 14, Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa, backed by Mayor Joe Ganim, overwhelmingly won another two-year term as party leader. On the same night the respective members of the 10-district, 90-strong DTC also announced district leaders. All of them are […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Anderson Ayala·Angel DePara·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Danny Roach·Dennis Scinto·Eneida Martinez-Walker·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Ernie Newton·Gil Hernandez·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Olson·Jose Casco·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Mitch Robles·Ralph Ford·Tom McCarthy·Tom Mulligan
Timpanelli Prepares For Business Leadership Exit After 28 Years
March 11th, 2016 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
A 28-year run on any business level is mighty impressive. Paul Timpanelli, who has served as president and chief executive officer of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council since 1988, is expected to announce soon his retirement from the business organization effective sometime this summer.
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·David Carson·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster·Paul Timpanelli·Sacred Heart University·Steelpointe Harbor·Tom McCarthy
Gomes-Driven Layoffs Impact About 20 City Employees Including Tax Assessor, Health Director
March 4th, 2016 · 95 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, News and Events
In a financially bloody Friday about 20 city employees, some of them high profile, received layoff notices declaring they’re being let go as a result of government restructuring, including Tax Assessor Elaine Carvalho who just days ago signed the grand list of taxable property and the certified revaluation that will kick in for the budget […]
Tags: Av Harris·Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Ken Flatto·Kristin duBay Horton
Does The Mayor Need A Wheel Man?
February 7th, 2016 · 91 Comments · City Politics, Law Enforcement, News and Events
For the past four decades Bridgeport mayors have had drivers, some more than others, utilizing inner-office staff or a police officer sometimes dictated by the daily schedule. Detective Ramon Garcia has assumed that role for JG2. CT Post reporter Brian Lockhart examines the need for a driver and what other Connecticut cities do for mayoral […]
Tags: AJ Perez·Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi
Brian Rooney To Retire As Fire Chief, Who’s Next In Line?
May 17th, 2016 · 58 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Civil Service, Firefighters, News and Events
UPDATE: Bridgeport Fire Chief Brian Rooney is planning his retirement from the department later this week, per city charter regulation limiting the chief’s tenure to two five-year terms. One of the prominent names as a possible replacement on an acting basis is Assistant Fire Chief Richard Thode, a department veteran for more than 20 years. […]
[Read more →]
Tags: AJ Perez·Brian Rooney·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·John Fabrizi·Ron Mackey