What’s on your list of top Bridgeport stories? In June, a tornado struck buildings on the East Side and downtown including heavy damage to the Barnum Museum. On July 24 two city firefighters perished in the line of duty. On Oct. 30, President Obama visited the Arena at Harbor Yard to campaign for Democratic candidates. Three [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Marian Evans'
Mayor Shows His China Chops
April 21st, 2010 · 51 Comments · City Budget, Development and Zoning
Hey, Mayor Bill Finch is going to China. Can you blame him? Budget’s a pain in the ass; Cape Verdean community in an uproar over treatment of fired CitiStat chief, mayoral candidate John Gomes; black community wondering who will be the new health director following departure of Marian Evans now that the application deadline has passed; unions [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·John Gomes·Marian Evans
Mother Rell’s High, Plus: Mayor And Moore, And Political Putts
March 25th, 2010 · 21 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
CT Post friend Ken Dixon reports that Governor Jodi Rell’s in Denver visiting her daughter and grandchildren. When she returns after sucking the Mile High sky I hope she comes back so inebriated from the thin air that she transforms into a benevolent dictator, knighting the state’s largest city as her personal cause, casting a magic [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·CT Mirror·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Don Williams·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Ken Dixon·Marian Evans·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Michael Fedele·Nancy DiNardo·Ned Lamont
Lots Of Gas From State Budget Crash, Plus: The Ministers Of Defense
March 15th, 2010 · 19 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Library
This is one of my favorite weeks. St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday and St. Joseph’s Day Friday, and then the first day of spring. While St. Patrick dealt with snakes (wouldn’t he do well in politics?), St. Joseph is the patron saint of Sicily where my father was born. Sicilians prayed to the spouse of Mary to [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Hartford Courant·Jodi Rell·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Marian Evans
Big Mac In Charge Of Fort, Plus: How About Some Juicy Rumors? And The Liquor Lobby’s Screwy Driver
February 12th, 2010 · 40 Comments · City Council, Education, News and Events, State Politics
Update: Oh My God! Big Mac in charge. Amnesty for all! From Mayor Bill Finch: Mayor Finch to Have Scheduled Surgery Will recuperate at home next week BRIDGEPORT, CT (February 12, 2009) – Mayor Bill Finch is having outpatient surgery today at Bridgeport Hospital, and will be released later today. He will be recuperating at [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Hospital·Charlie Tisdale·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Don Eversley·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Marian Evans·Marilyn Moore·Mary Moran·Pat Crossin·Tom Bucci·Tom McCarthy
Will Moore Be More? Plus: Stipend Relief, And Malloy Spanks Ned On Sick Leave
February 8th, 2010 · 18 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Civil Service, State Politics
Update: Marilyn Moore is a pistol. A pol with passion. And I say pol in the best sense of the word (some pols don’t like being called pols), a bright feisty force you want on your side in a fight.
Tags: Andy Abate·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·CT Post·Dan Malloy·John Fabrizi·Keila Torres Ocasio·Marian Evans·Marilyn Moore·Ned Lamont·Ralph Jacobs·Tom Bucci
Shays Places Deposit On City Condo; What’s Next? Plus Sunday Suds, And Support For Evans
February 11th, 2010 · 33 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
Former Congressman Christopher Shays, in an interview with OIB, confirmed he has placed a binder deposit on a condominium in Black Rock as he weighs his decision to seek the Republican nomination for governor.
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Tags: Andre Baker·Anthony Bennett·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·David Walker·Ed Gomes·Eddie Perez·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·John Gomes·Marian Evans·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Rob Russo·Tom Foley