It always intrigues when the state’s largest city serves as a convenient foil for political demagoguery, especially from one who seeks the office of mayor in New Haven. State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield, speaking at a mayoral forum in New Haven on Saturday, said the following according to the New Haven Independent when candidates were asked about [...]
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Don’t Harp On Bridgeport! New Haven Bombshell Changes Elm City Mayoral Race
April 22nd, 2013 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Whoa, one day after OIB reports about State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield trashing Bridgeport, State Senator Toni Harp announces for mayor and a game changer. Our friends from the New Haven Independent report: Another surprise jolted New Haven’s political landscape Monday as state Sen. Toni Harp announced she has reversed course—and decided to join the race [...]
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Reporter New Police Spokesman
November 26th, 2012 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, News and Events
It’s always an interesting transition going from flatfoot scribe to flack. New Haven Register crime reporter Bill Kaempffer is doing just that, according to the New Haven Independent’s Melissa Bailey www.newhavenindependent.org. Cops are a unique breed to deal with under any circumstances. Good luck, Bill. Former WICC News Director Tim Quinn had the job before [...]
Jennifer Gondola’s Police Footage
June 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, Cops, News and Events
It’s been a wild 10 days for Bridgeport city employee Jennifer Gondola who made news after New Haven cops confiscated her phone after she filmed a police arrest. Our friends at the New Haven Independent report the latest. Jennifer Gondola began Wednesday in state court, proceeded to a meeting with the FBI, then went home [...]
Bridgeport Man Arrested, New Haven Cops Confiscate Phone Of Woman Claiming To Film Police Abuse
June 8th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, Cops, News and Events
The arrest of a Bridgeport man in New Haven last weekend is at the center of another controversy involving a cop confiscating a camera of a woman who claims she was videotaping police abuse. The woman (Jennifer Gondola, a Bridgeport city employee) says the video she took is far more graphic against the suspect than [...]
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Former New Haven Cop Found Dead–Post Explains Photo Of Body
January 20th, 2012 · 31 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, News and Events
UPDATE: A former New Haven police officer with a history of problems with the law was found dead on Bridgeport’s East Side Thursday, the city’s third homicide of the early year and fifth in the past four weeks. The official cause of death was blunt head trauma, according to a medical examiner, although residents reported that they had heard gunfire.
Should Connecticut Grant Driver’s Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants?
April 30th, 2013 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
OIB has joined our friends from the New Haven Independent to participate in the Independent’s “True Vote” experiment in citizen issues elections, the first asking the question, “Should Connecticut Grant Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants?” Many Connecticut mayors including Bill Finch say yes. Cast your ballot. José Sanchez and other undocumented immigrants showed up at [...]
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