Following a shake-up of top-level officials last month, Mayor Joe Ganim has also altered salaries. With the start of 2017, as well, two women have emerged with influential roles, Chief Administrative Officer Kimberly Staley and de facto chief of staff Christine Bartlett-Josie who has government and political experience. Ganim does not have a long political […]
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Ganim’s Staffing Changes Lead To Salary Adjustments, Key Roles For Staley And Bartlett-Josie
January 9th, 2017 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Av Harris·Brian Lockhart·Charlie Stallworth·CT Post·Danny Roach·Joe Ganim·John Gomes·John Ricci
Fire-damaged East End Building Demolished
December 19th, 2016 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
Joined by East End political leaders and City Council members, Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday attended the demolition commencement of a fire-ravaged building on Stratford Avenue that formerly housed the Petteway Market, a social club and apartments.
Tags: Av Harris·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Ricci·Ralph Ford·Tom Gill
Bah Humbug! Pereira Disses Mayor’s People At Tree Lighting
December 6th, 2016 · 44 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Law Enforcement, News and Events
It’s supposed to be peace, love and good cheer for everyone, right? Santa Claus arrives with an elf, poinsettias all around, cupcakes, candy canes, hot chocolate, apple cider, toys for kids, everything free for Friday’s Nob Hill Park neighborhood lighting on the Upper East Side with more than 100 attending. The mayor’s people showed up […]
Tags: AJ Perez·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Joe Ganim·John Ricci·Maria Pereira
Ricci Poises Fire Houses In Snow Removal Plan
November 18th, 2016 · 49 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Ah, 60 degree weather in mid November and who’s thinking about snow? Public Facilities Director John Ricci. He realizes, with a reminder from his boss Mayor Joe Ganim, you’re really only as good as your last snow removal. So Ricci has noodled a new clearance strategy that adds fire to the ice.
Should The Airport Be Sold?
June 12th, 2016 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Sikorsky Memorial Airport is owned by the city but located in the Lordship section of Stratford where neighborhood residents aren’t exactly flying high about a modern aviation hub. Expansion opposition from Stratford, runway issues and decades of inaction all contribute to the airport’s financial drain on the city. About 25 years ago then-Governor Lowell Weicker […]
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Donald Trump·Joe Ganim·John Ricci·Lowell Weicker·Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Newton Dumped From Running City Dump, Misses Mark On Application Box
June 9th, 2016 · 39 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Addressing the City Council Monday night, former State Senator Ernie Newton declared “White privilege means you can commit crimes but held at a different standard.” The pronouncement drew a combination of gasps and cheers from the crowd in the City Council chambers. Newton claimed he had been harmed by bidding process disclosures regarding his particular […]
City Government Tries To Do More With Less
May 8th, 2016 · 40 Comments · City Budget, News and Events
From Mike Mayko and Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Ganim has also offered an early retirement incentive–a year of health care and $15,000 cash–to try and weed out more employees. So far, more than 40 city workers have applied. Still, Ganim has also been criticized for finding jobs for some of his campaign loyalists …
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Joe Ganim·John Ricci·Mike Mayko
Balletto’s Ballet–Testa Fundraiser Hauls in $43K, $10K Donated To State Party
February 18th, 2017 · 64 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
When Bridgeport Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa hosted a fundraiser in November at his Madison Avenue restaurant it was billed as a general election rally to also commemorate the one-year anniversary of Mayor Joe Ganim’s comeback. Backed by the political payroll and developers, with an all-star cast of city and state politicians, the chairman flexed […]
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