The Mayor’s Masquerade Gala brought out an eclectic group of city supporters and stakeholders to Testo’s Restaurant over the weekend on behalf of several not-for-profit organizations. Miss Connecticut Tiffany Teixeira of Bridgeport who finished in the top 10 of the recent Miss USA competition was among the luminaries. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Gina Malheiro and […]
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Mayor’s Gala Packs House, Raises Money For Nonprofits
June 13th, 2016 · 17 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Tags: Av Harris·Joe Ganim·Michelle Lyons·Sue Katz·Testo's Restaurant·Tim Herbst
City Council Approves Sale Of Golf Course Property To Sacred Heart, Sludge Deal With Trumbull
June 7th, 2016 · 35 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
The City Council by a 15-3 vote Monday night approved the sale of eight acres of Fairchild Wheeler golf course property to Sacred Heart University for $4 million that will allow the university a larger footprint to build on campus proper without developing the park land beyond basic maintenance. SHU needs the extra land to […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·Joe Ganim·Michelle Lyons·Sacred Heart University·Tom McCarthy
Public Safety Meeting At Blackham School
June 7th, 2016 · 12 Comments · Law Enforcement, News and Events
From City Council members and Mayor’s Office: Due to the increase of criminal activity in the North End, BPT Police Chief AJ Perez, BPT Police Community services, and other police officials along with your 134th & 133rd City Council members will be addressing these IMPORTANT matters 6 p.m. Tuesday (tonight) at Blackham School.
Tags: AJ Perez·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Michelle Lyons·Tom McCarthy
Residents Swing At Proposed Sacred Heart Golf Property Purchase
June 2nd, 2016 · 17 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
To supportive city officials, as a land transaction goes, it’s a 300-yard drive down the middle of the fairway. Sacred Heart University cuts a check for $4 million. In exchange the city provides eight acres of wet-wooded golf course property from the 100-acre Fairchild Wheeler Black Course that cannot be touched except for essential maintenance. […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Beardsley Park·Jeff Kohut·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·Michelle Lyons·Sacred Heart University
City Council Sets Mil Rate, Ganim Signs Budget, Claims Lower Tax Burden, Walker: Disease Has Not Been Treated
May 27th, 2016 · 59 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Education, News and Events
UPDATE: Mayor Joe Ganim announced on Friday he has signed a $552 million budget approved by the City Council that sets a mil rate at 54.37 for real estate and personal property and includes a motor vehicle mil rate at 37 per a state-mandated cap. Ganim asserts, despite the rate increase from the current year […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·David Walker·Joe Ganim·Katie Bukovsky·M. Evette Brantley·Michelle Lyons·Tom McCarthy
Moore, McCarthy Tout Key Fundraising In State Senate Battle
May 27th, 2016 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Freshman State Senator Marilyn Moore and her Democratic-endorsed August primary opponent City Council President Tom McCarthy both had mighty fundraising weeks as they gear up for a summer season of campaigning in what is shaping up as a hotly contested race in Connecticut’s 22nd District that covers one third of Bridgeport, all of Trumbull and […]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Dick Blumenthal·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Michelle Lyons·Paul Ganim·Testo's Restaurant·Tom McCarthy
Fore! SHU Wants Piece Of Golf Course Land, Park Board Approves Veterans Memorial For SHU Tennis Courts, Roach: Great Deal For The City
May 12th, 2016 · 48 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
UPDATE, initial story reported lease instead of sale. The burgeoning Sacred Heart University wants to purchase roughly eight acres of wooded-wetland property from the Bridgeport-owned Fairchild Wheeler golf course that abuts its campus and develop property on Veterans Memorial Park for six tennis courts off Park Avenue. The university, undergoing explosive growth, apparently needs the golf […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·Michelle Lyons·Sacred Heart University·Tom McCarthy
McCarthy’s State Senate Message: Together We Can Do Better
July 21st, 2016 · 42 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
City Council President Tom McCarthy has issued his first mail piece in his quest to defeat freshman State Senator Marilyn Moore in an August 9 Democratic primary, highlighting his public service and building coalitions to bring people together.
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