pic.twitter.com/G7ZfecJDuv — linda lambeck (@lclambeck) May 23, 2017 If you’re bored with the Board of Education, it wasn’t so boring Monday night. The nine-member body got into quite an exchange over an eventual vote that failed to overturn a $500,000 rental fee charged to the city’s Lighthouse program for after school and summer programs that […]
Entries Tagged as 'Mark Anastasi'
School Board Monday Night Fight Over Lighthouse Program
May 23rd, 2017 · 29 Comments · Education, News and Events
Tags: CT Post·Joe Larcheveque·Linda Conner Lambeck·Maria Pereira·Mark Anastasi
City Lawyers Close Curtain On Theater Development Transparency
March 7th, 2017 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
City lawyers are like gatecrashers dropping a turd in the party punch bowl of good news. Bridgeport’s boarded-up Downtown twin jewels Poli Palace and Majestic theaters have finally–after 40 years–received some attention based on the city’s Office of Economic Development issuing a “Request for Expressions of Developer Interest” for a development plan vision. Four potential developers have […]
Tags: Joe Ganim·Mark Anastasi
Balletto’s Ballet–Testa Fundraiser Hauls in $43K, $10K Donated To State Party
February 18th, 2017 · 64 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
When Bridgeport Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa hosted a fundraiser in November at his Madison Avenue restaurant it was billed as a general election rally to also commemorate the one-year anniversary of Mayor Joe Ganim’s comeback. Backed by the political payroll and developers, with an all-star cast of city and state politicians, the chairman flexed […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Meyer·Dan Malloy·Danny Roach·David Dunn·Ed Adams·George Jepsen·Joe Ganim·Joe Gaudett·John Bohannon·John Gomes·John Ricci·John Rowland·Ken Flatto·Mario Testa·Mark Anastasi·Nancy DiNardo·Nancy Wyman·Sal DiNardo·Testo's Restaurant
Pereira Wants State Complaint Hearings Delayed Until Lawyer Issue Resolved
January 29th, 2017 · 23 Comments · Education
Declaring “since when do one’s political enemies get to select one’s legal representation,” Board of Education member Maria Pereira has asked the executive director of the State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to postpone procedural complaints alleging age and race discrimination against her until “the matter of my legal representation is resolved.”
Tags: Chris Meyer·Dennis Bradley·Fran Rabinowitz·Joe Ganim·Joe Larcheveque·Maria Pereira·Mark Anastasi
What’s Ganim’s Grade On Government Reform His First Year Back?
December 1st, 2016 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics
During the 2015 comeback campaign Joe Ganim rolled on a deodorant to mask a past that had forced him from office in 2003: public support from the retired FBI agent Ed Adams who investigated him and vigorous backing from members of the police union. Testimonials from the former fed and active city police officers presented a tonic […]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Ed Adams·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Ken Flatto·Kevin Lembo·Marilyn Moore·Mark Anastasi·Milta Feliciano·Nestor Nkwo·Tom McCarthy
It’s The ‘Bully’ Versus The ‘Buffoon’–Monday Night Fight At School Board Meeting
August 24th, 2016 · 155 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
It was quite a Monday night, the first full meeting of the new school year, for the Board of Education, with chair Dennis Bradley and member Maria Pereira engaged in a shouting match as Associate City Attorney Mark Anastasi yelled from a lectern in Geraldine Johnson School. One issue that had the fur flying was […]
Tags: Chris Meyer·David Hennessey·Dennis Bradley·Joe Ganim·Maria Pereira·Mark Anastasi·Megan DeSombre
Retired Judge Lopez Shares Legal Insight Into Weldon School Board Seat, City Attorney Agrees, Six Seats Up For Grabs
July 6th, 2017 · 41 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education
Update: City Attorney R. Christopher Meyer on Thursday afternoon told OIB he agrees with the legal interpretation shared by Judge Lopez. “I have the utmost respect for Judge Lopez,” said Meyer. “I generally concur with her interpretation of the statute and will set forth a formal opinion within the next few days.” That opinion, he […]
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Tags: Ben Walker·Carmen Lopez·Chris Meyer·Dennis Bradley·Joe Ganim·John Weldon·Kevin McSpirit·Maria Pereira·Mark Anastasi