Two years ago primaries in six districts kept campaign operatives busy for control of the Democratic Town Committee in what turned out to be a
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Tag: Maria Pereira
Dennis Feels Menaced By Investigations, State Senator Under Federal Probe For Campaign Violations–“I’ve Only Tried To Be Agent Of Change”
For Dennis Bradley, it started with frivolity March 15, 2018 as an Ides of March campaign event at Dolphin’s Cove in the East End formalizing
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Pereira Files Complaint Charging School Board Chair Jessica Martinez Violated Election Law, Falsified Voting Address
City Councilwoman Maria Pereira on Monday filed a complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission alleging Board of Education Chair Jessica Martinez violated state law
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Acting No More: School Board In Stealth Meeting Taps Testani Permanent School Chief
The Board of Education Monday night voted surreptitiously to hire Michael Testani superintendent of schools for three years starting July 1. He has been serving
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Happy Urine Year: OIB Story Goes Viral In 2019, The Literal Pissing Contest Between Pereira And Newton
Readers were both fascinated and speechless in April, and it became the royal flush of stories that went national. Maria Pereira and Ernie Newton now
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Chris Taylor: Part Tony Soprano, Part Ralph Kramden, Part Cable Guy
Board of Education member Chris Taylor’s feeling like Public Enemy No. 1 in Connecticut’s largest city. It will be up to him (and his lawyer)
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Examining Top Stories Of 2019: Ganim Survives ‘Moore Movement’
Another mayoral year, another capricious cycle that caused political whiplash. Asserting “I declare war on every person and every thing that has kept Bridgeport in bondage,”
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Rebeca Garcia Makes History As Assistant Police Chief
The City Council Monday night approved the appointment letter of Captain Rebeca Garcia to assistant chief that elevates her the highest ranking Hispanic woman in
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