From Dan Tepfer, Donald Eng, CT Post: State prosecutors have dropped their assault case against City Councilwoman Maria Pereira. Pereira, a councilwoman for the 138th District, was
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The Valor Of Jazmarie Melendez Standing Up To The Bully
Anthony Paoletto Samia Suliman Nessah Smith Karen Jackson Michele Small And now Jazmarie Melendez Their commonality comprises quite a political club: all have represented the
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Watch: City Council Censures Defiant Pereira For Vitriolic Language, Calling Chief Porter A “Pig” – Stripped Of Committee Assignments, Debate
By a vote of 13 to 1, the City Council Monday night censured councilwoman Maria Pereira for an assortment of inflammatory actions including describing Police
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City Council To Address Sanctions Against Pereira’s “Deplorable” Actions
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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