Decent, caring, dignified, tough; the late Margaret Morton holds a special place in city political history well beyond election as the first African American woman in the Connecticut State Senate following a landmark 1980 Democratic primary win. She proved against the odds that seemingly entrenched incumbents can be taken out. For Margaret Morton your word [...]
Entries Tagged as 'John Mandanici'
Finch To Dedicate City Hall Annex Margaret Morton Government Center
June 14th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Alvin Penn·Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Mandanici·M. Evette Brantley·Margaret Morton·Sal DePiano
Ralph Cennamo, A Maverick In City Politics–Fabs: A Passion For The City
June 10th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Ralph Cennamo, multiple mayoral candidate, was one of a kind in city politics. Maverick, opinionated, independent, his span in city politics went back to the era of Socialist Mayor Jasper McLevy who served from 1933 to 1957 right up to the current era. And even in 2008 he was a potential factor holding a spot for [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bridgeport Hospital·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·Harding High School·Jasper McLevy·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Ralph Cennamo·Sacred Heart University·Tom Bucci
Bob Halstead, Ex Finch Roomie, No Longer Tending Community Gardens–Claims Retribution
May 18th, 2012 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning
Bob Halstead has been part of the city’s neighborhood fabric for decades. As founder of the city’s community garden program he was instrumental in transforming vacant eyesores into community pride points. He no longer serves in that capacity, a victim, he claims, of retribution for supporting Mayor Bill Finch’s mayoral opponents. Halstead shares this commentary [...]
Tags: Andy Nunn·Bill Finch·Charlie Carroll·Chris Caruso·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Mary-Jane Foster·Michael Feeney·Pleasure Beach
Margaret Morton, Political Pioneer, In A Class Of Her Own
March 11th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Margaret Morton Margaret Morton, the first African American woman elected to the Connecticut State Senate, was a transformational figure in city politics. She passed away on Saturday. She has a political legacy in the city like no other.
Tags: Alvin Penn·Charlie Tisdale·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Mandanici·Margaret Morton·Sal DePiano
Fleeta Hudson Transcends City Politics
November 20th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, City Politics
In this week of thanks and giving if you want to discuss city pols who are decent and honorable, Fleeta Hudson’s at the top of the list. CT Post reporter Keila Torres Ocasio wrote a deserving tribute to her in the Sunday edition. Fleeta has a way of sharing her point of view without declaring [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bill O'Neill·CT Post·Fleeta Hudson·General Electric·Jasper McLevy·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Keila Torres Ocasio·Margaret Morton·Mario Testa·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom McCarthy
The Top 100 Wage Earners, A Political And Journalistic Legacy
March 22nd, 2013 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment
OIB correspondent John Gilmore, who served as political reporter for the Bridgeport Post, predecessor of the Connecticut Post, shares this insight about the genesis of publishing a list of the city’s top wage earners. Oh yes, the annual Top Wage Earner story! It’s one of the best-read stories in the newspaper. Just from a historical [...]
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Tags: CT Post·John Gilmore·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Michael Daly