Urine or you’re out? That was the throwdown Board of Education member Maria Pereira issued last week to City Councilman Ernie Newton, both of whom
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“Hostile” Parent Who Shouted At Pereira Banned From Addressing School Board Until June 30
What began as an exchange in the comments section of OIB and spilled over to a Board of Education meeting has led Chair John Weldon
Read moreTurnout For City Budget Public Hearing: Crickets
How many speakers showed up Thursday night at the City Council’s public hearing to address Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed $564 budget? A walloping two residents
Read more‘This Way To The John’–Ernie Newton And Maria Pereira As A Jeopardy Question
Perhaps it should be a jeopardy question: two politicians issued pissing contests in this Connecticut city. We know City Councilman Ernie Newton came up negative
Read moreThe Specimen War, Urine Test Throw Down Pereira Versus Newton–Who’s Drug Clean?
Ya gotta love city politics. Yes, this is definitely an OIB moment. In one corner school board member Maria Pereira, the self-styled piranha of city
Read moreAngry Parent Shouts At Pereira During School Board Meeting For Comments Involving Son
Do words matter? They do for Albert Benejan, a city school parent offended by comments Board of Education member Maria Pereira made involving his son–that he
Read moreBen Walker: Why I Resigned From The School Board
From former Board of Education member Ben Walker: I recently resigned from the Bridgeport Board of Education. My resignation was the result of the leadership
Read moreBarr The Door–Tony’s Scrap Metal Fundraiser For Mayor
How about Tony Barr for the Scrap Metal Party? The Democratic Town Committee member from the Upper East Side posted images on his Facebook page
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