How could this be? OIB enters 10 years of prying open the juicy stuff in 2017. Sometimes posters shuck open each other with hammer to screwdriver, but that’s part of the charm (or pain), a pearly comment followed by juicy rejoinder. And that’s sorta what mayoral aide Ed Adams referred to when The New York […]
Entries Tagged as 'John Fabrizi'
What’s Ganim’s Grade On Government Reform His First Year Back?
December 1st, 2016 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics
During the 2015 comeback campaign Joe Ganim rolled on a deodorant to mask a past that had forced him from office in 2003: public support from the retired FBI agent Ed Adams who investigated him and vigorous backing from members of the police union. Testimonials from the former fed and active city police officers presented a tonic […]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Ed Adams·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Ken Flatto·Kevin Lembo·Marilyn Moore·Mark Anastasi·Milta Feliciano·Nestor Nkwo·Tom McCarthy
Parziale Sums It Up
September 27th, 2016 · 24 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, Law Enforcement
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 […]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Mike Freimuth
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. […]
Tags: AJ Perez·Brian Rooney·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·John Fabrizi·Ron Mackey
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
Pricey Public Safety Consultant Chapman Also Had Difficulty Controlling Overtime As Chief
January 30th, 2017 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, Law Enforcement
Mayor Joe Ganim’s public safety consultant Wilbur Chapman, hired at $120,000 per year to reel in police overtime, had trouble doing that very thing when he was Bridgeport police chief even though he had 100 more sworn officers at his deployment disposal, according to a review of overtime statistics and staffing levels provided by multiple […]
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Tags: AJ Perez·Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·John Fabrizi