City Council candidates in the 130th District squared off Wednesday night for a spirited forum in the standing-room-only Black Rock Library conference room with Democratic incumbents Sue Brannelly and Steven Stafstrom emphasizing their efforts to reduce taxes in the mayor’s proposed budget, pushing for renovations of Black Rock School while Republicans Rick Torres and Phil Blagys […]
Entries Tagged as 'John Ricci'
Council Candidates Debate Taxes, Development, Conflicts Of Interest
October 23rd, 2013 · 13 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Library, News and Events
Tags: Auden Grogins·Jack Hennessy·John Ricci·John Soltis·John Stafstrom·Manny Moutinho·Marty McCarthy·Phil Blagys·Rick Torres·Steven Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly
Judge Dale Radcliffe And Carmen Lopez, Legal Power Couple
October 11th, 2013 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Cops, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Changing the mind of a mayor is not an easy thing, especially when it appears a project is a done deal. It takes a rallying point or someone to help rally the opposition to make it clear holding firm will be more trouble than it’s worth. In the days leading up to Mayor Bill Finch […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·Dale Radcliffe·John Ricci·Manny Moutinho·Mark Anastasi
Judge Radcliffe: Why Did Anastasi Put In Moutinho’s Driveway When Appeal Was Pending?
October 9th, 2013 · 14 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Superior Court Judge Dale Radcliffe, as he often does, got right to the point on Tuesday in the ongoing saga of the $400,000 taxpayer-paid driveway for Manny Moutinho’s Stratford mansion. “Why did Mr. Anastasi make the decision to put in the driveway when the appeal was pending?” Judge Radcliffe, referring to City Attorney Mark Anastasi […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Dale Radcliffe·Dan Tepfer·John Ricci·Manny Moutinho·Mark Anastasi·Morgan Kaolian
Smith: Hiring Of Airport Manager Flies In The Face Of City Charter
September 26th, 2013 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Bridgeport resident Phil Smith, a student of the Bridgeport City Charter, files this commentary about the recent hiring of Pauline Mize as acting manager of the city-owned airport. Years ago Smith directed proposed changes to the City Charter presented to voters. We appear to be well on the road to another controversy at Sikorsky Memorial […]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·John Ricci·Phil Smith·Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Pauline Mize Makes Landing As Acting Airport Chief
September 20th, 2013 · 15 Comments · News and Events
UPDATE: Brian Lockhart, CT Post here. Pauline Mize of Bellport, Long Island has been appointed acting manager at Sikorsky Memorial Airport replacing John Ricci who was terminated by the city following the fallout over a $400,000 payment involving developer Manny Moutinho’s Stratford mansion driveway as part of a municipally owned airport improvement plan that a […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·John Ricci·Manny Moutinho·Sikorsky Memorial Airport
The West Side City Council Primary, The Battle For Brooklawn And Bassick
September 5th, 2013 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
On Tuesday, in addition to a citywide primary for Board of Education, Democratic primaries for City Council are on tap in four districts including the West Side where incumbents Evette Brantley and John Olson are opposed by Bob Halstead and Trish Swain. Bridgeport’s 132nd District runs west of Park Avenue to Brooklawn Avenue that meets […]
Tags: Beardsley Park·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Halstead·Chris Dodd·Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport·John Olson·John Ricci·John Stafstrom·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·M. Evette Brantley·Manny Moutinho·Seaside Park·Trish Swain·University of Connecticut
2013 Look Back: Airport Land Deal Grounds Manager, Raises Questions–Plus, Airport History
November 29th, 2013 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment
As we approach the end of 2013, OIB will revisit some of the major stories of the year. One of the high-flying stories revealed first by the Connecticut Post was the $400,000 land deal between the city and developer Manny Moutinho that cost Airport Manager John Ricci his job, cast a cloud over the City […]
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Tags: Charles Brilvitch·CT Post·Dale Radcliffe·Jasper McLevy·John Ricci·Manny Moutinho·Sikorsky Memorial Airport