More than two dozen elected officials led by Mayor Bill Finch received the oath of office in City Council chambers Thursday night. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen delivered the oath of office to Finch for his second term as Bridgeport’s 52nd mayor. Democratic Party Vice Chair Dorothy Guman administered the oath to City Clerk Fleeta Hudson while [...]
Entries Tagged as 'John Stafstrom'
Finch, Other Elected Officials, Start New Terms
December 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments · City Council, News and Events
Tags: Alma Maya·Americo Santiago·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anderson Ayala·Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Carlos Silva·Charlie Stallworth·Dennis Scinto·Dottie Guman·Fleeta Hudson·George Jepsen·Howard Austin·Jim Holloway·John Stafstrom·Leticia Colon·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Michelle Lyons·Mike Garrett·Mitch Robles·Paul Ganim·Ralph Ford·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Warren Blunt
Carmen Lopez: ‘Similar To A Playground And A Laboratory, Bridgeport Has Been Used By Outsiders’
October 27th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
As a whole bunch of lawyers including Norm Pattis and Michele Mount for the multiple plaintiffs and John Bohannon and Steven Ecker for the defense prepare arguments before the Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday about state control of city schools, former Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez filed this commentary jewel with the CT Post: The front-page [...]
Tags: Carmen Lopez·CT Post·General Electric·John Bohannon·John Stafstrom·Michele Mount·Norm Pattis·Paul Timpanelli·Robert Trefry·Steven Ecker
Governor Announces NBC–How About A Few Peacock Feathers For Bridgeport?
October 25th, 2011 · 48 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Governor Dannel Malloy was in Bridgeport Monday night at the home of city bond counsel John Stafstrom who hosted a fundraiser for Mayor Bill Finch. The mayor raised more than $100K the past week from fundraisers at Testo’s Restaurant and Stafstrom’s home. Not bad! That’s a mighty chunk to spend in the final two weeks [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·John Stafstrom·Testo's Restaurant
Malloy Campaigns For Finch
October 25th, 2011 · 7 Comments · City Politics
The Finch campaign issued this news release about the governor’s fundraising visit fronting CT Post reporter Ken Dixon’s coverage: Malloy sings Finch’s praises at fund-raiser Ken Dixon, Staff Writer Published 10:55 p.m., Monday, October 24, 2011 BRIDGEPORT — Mayor Bill Finch is turning around Connecticut’s largest city and deserves a second four-year term, Gov. Dannel P. [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·John Stafstrom·Ken Dixon·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·Tom Foley
Show Me The Money Honey! Here Comes The Governor
October 20th, 2011 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
John Stafstrom, the city’s bound counsel, was an early supporter of Dannel Malloy for governor. He was there in 2006 and there again in 2010 and in between and after. Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign spent about $400k in its primary win over Mary-Jane Foster and now it’s time to reload for the general election (not that [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Dennis Murphy·John Stafstrom·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Nancy DiNardo·Ned Lamont·Paul Timpanelli
What Finch’s Win Means For Mario Testa, ‘Now They Have To Come To Us’
October 3rd, 2011 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa is a throwback politician, the kind who believes in respect, embraces the political action, the glory of power politics. He’s a competitor who wants to be relevant not just in city politics but throughout state Democratic circles. You do for me, I do for you is Mario’s political mantra. After all what [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster
John $taf$trom’s UConn Coup
January 31st, 2012 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, State Politics
Former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom is a happy man today. Who could blame him? The attorney for Bridgeport-based Pullman & Comley structured the agreement that eventually led to the approval Monday by the State Bond Commission of $291 million for Maine-based Jackson Laboratory to construct a new building and create upwards of 300 bioscience jobs at the University of [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Dennis Murphy·John DeStefano·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·University of Connecticut