Mayor Joe Ganim has appointed Maritza Bond, who supervises a health education center in New London, to serve as city health director. Her nomination will
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Gomes-Driven Layoffs Impact About 20 City Employees Including Tax Assessor, Health Director
In a financially bloody Friday about 20 city employees, some of them high profile, received layoff notices declaring they’re being let go as a result
Read moreWhole Foods To Support City Farmers Markets
From city Communications Director Brett Broesder: Today, the Bridgeport Farmers Market Collaborative will be the beneficiary of Whole Food Market’s 5% Day. Five percent of every
Read moreSpecial Election Fever In Winter, Line Of Potential State Senate Candidates Growing
East Side City Councilman Richard DeJesus, former leader of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP Carolyn Vermont, outgoing State Rep. Don Clemons and former mayoral candidate Carl
Read moreNo Ifs, Ands Or Butts–Smoking Ban Proposed For City Parks
Anna Price, a public-health professor at Sacred Heart University, and students are leading the charge to ban smoking in city parks. The City Council is
Read moreEast End Farmer’s Market Opens
From Mayor Bill Finch: Looking for fresh fruit and vegetables in the desert? Look no further than Bridgeport’s East End at 985 Stratford Avenue. 0
Read moreFarmers Markets In The City
From Mayor Bill Finch: A “food desert” in the city’s East End is becoming less of a desert as a new farmer’s market debuts this
Read moreIs Excel Bridgeport The Agent For Educational Change?
As Mayor Bill Finch pitches his new proposed budget and gears up his public outreach campaign to convince city voters they should grant him the power
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