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
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‘Oh Boy,’ 10 Years Of OIB, Happy New Year And Anniversary
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
Read moreWhat’s Ganim’s Grade On Government Reform His First Year Back?
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
Read morePereira, Piranha, Pariah, Powerful
Rock legend Joe Walsh chronicles his battle with sobriety in the song One Day At A Time. Late Tuesday afternoon was a sobering experience watching Board
Read moreParziale Sums It Up
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
Read moreBrian Rooney To Retire As Fire Chief, Who’s Next In Line?
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
Read moreSail The Sound With P.T. Barnum And Johnny Fabs
We’re cruising close to the Barnum Festival season and former Mayor John Fabrizi is organizing the ticket push for Barnum Sails The Sound on June 11
Read moreBakalar Appointed Development Chief In Trumbull
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,
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