Construction was announced under Mayor Lenny Paoletta, opening as a Hilton brand under Mayor Tom Bucci in 1986, Bill and Hillary Clinton visited for a
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Tag: Lenny Paoletta
Recalling The Miracle Of Christmas Village
On December 7, 1982 an arsonist slipped into Beardsley Park and set fire to the Police Activities League’s Christmas Village, that for more than 25 years
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At Public Hearing, Councilman Newton, Others, Boast Benefits Of Waterfront Development
City Councilman Ernie Newton recalls the Steelpointe Harbor redevelopment area that once flashed a neighborhood warzone cut off from the harbor, a hulking vacant power
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Tax Abatement Public Hearing On Tap For Next Phase Of Steelpointe Harbor Redevelopment–Housing, Hotel, Retail
A public hearing will take place Monday night featuring a tax abatement for the next phase of the Steelpointe Harbor redevelopment area, a $100 million
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Dunn Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Scheme Aiding Perez In Top Cop Test
Asserting the acts of his co-conspirator AJ Perez were far more “egregious” U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley on Tuesday sentenced former Personnel Director David Dunn
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Celebrating Black History Month And Bridgeport’s 2021 Bicentennial, Margaret Morton, A Class Of Her Own, First Black Woman Elected To CT Legislature
Margaret Morton, the first African American woman elected to the Connecticut State Senate, was a transformational figure in city politics. She’s someone to celebrate every day, the City Hall
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CT GOP Bleeds 6,500 Voters Following Trump’s Rioters
It used to be Bridgeport Republicans were relevant. In the 20 years from 1971 to 1991, Republican mayors occupied the office half the time–Nicholas Panuzio,
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Prayers For Lenny Paoletta, Two-Term Mayor, Battling Covid
Lenny Paoletta is as fit as they come for 85 years old. Active, engaged, still part of the Bridgeport scene. Tough as a Bridgeport bluefish.
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