The City Council Monday night is scheduled to vote to sanction Councilwoman Maria Pereira, including stripping her of all committee assignments, on several fronts as
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Punishment For Pereira’s Rant, Senior Tax Relief, Charter Revision On City Council Agenda
Update: meeting to be rescheduled Tuesday’s City Council session should be quite the show when the legislative body votes for councilwoman Maria Pereira’s resignation and
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Pereira’s 2022 Election Complaint Dismissed By State Watchdog
They are on the same side this election cycle working absentee ballots for Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes, but in 2022 City Councilwoman Maria Pereira
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Police Union Chief: Councilwoman Pereira Must Resign For Calling Officers “Piglets”
The chorus of stakeholders calling for Maria Pereira’s resignation is growing louder, the latest from Michael Salemme III, president of AFSCME Local 1159 Bridgeport Police
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Chief Porter: Don’t Target My Officers – Pereira Spreads More Repugnance On WICC Airwaves, Gomes Juggles Quagmire
Troubled City Councilwoman Maria Pereira took to the airwaves Friday morning of WICC’s Melissa Sheketoff – with a rebuttal from Mayor Joe Ganim – to
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Faith Leader Condemns Pereira’s Racist Remarks
Dr. Khaled Elleithy, president of the Bridgeport Islamic Community Center, writes in a letter to Mayor Joe Ganim, “I am writing to express the deep concern
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Following Hateful Rant Against Chief Porter And Muslim Community, City Council Leadership Calls For Pereira’s Resignation
After Maria Pereira called Police Chief Porter “The Pig” and entire department “piglets,” and railed against the Muslim community, City Council leadership has called for
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Councilwoman Pereira, Under Investigation, Promises To Sue The World For Her Phobia
These must be unsettling times for John Gomes supporter, the self-proclaimed piranha of city politics, City Councilwoman Maria Pereira who barely won reelection losing on
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