News release from Council of Italian-American Societies: Strike up the bands, tune up the instruments, unfurl the flags, the Columbus Day Parade & Celebration, the oldest continuous parade in the state, is preparing to step off Sunday, October 12 in Bridgeport’s North End. The 106th Columbus Day Parade & Celebration, sponsored by the Council of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Nick Panuzio'
Youthful And Resilient Paoletta Leads Columbus Festivities
June 16th, 2014 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
You’ll not meet a more vibrant 79-year-old than Lenny Paoletta who served as mayor from 1981-1985. Determined, athletic, resourceful, Paoletta is serving as the 2014 Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal. Paoletta loves a parade and it was during his years as mayor the St. Patrick’s Day Parade festivities took flight. He’s also resilient. Twenty years […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Harding High School·John Fabrizi·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Lenny Paoletta·Mark Lauretti·Mike Marella·Nick Panuzio·Paul Timpanelli·Tom Bucci
No Longer City Lobbyist, Is Former Mayor Nick Panuzio Squeezing Sour Grapes Or Sense?
March 26th, 2012 · 30 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
In a commentary published in the Connecticut Post, former Mayor Nick Panuzio is weighing in against a mayoral-appointed Board of Education. A former administrator at the University of Bridgeport (and currently a member of the Board of Trustees), Nick served as Bridgeport’s Republican mayor from November 1971 to September of 1975 when he resigned from […]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Ella Grasso·Nick Panuzio·University of Bridgeport
Callahan To Torres: Healthy Doses Of Passion And Humor
October 5th, 2011 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Veteran political reporter Jim Callahan files his perspective on Republican candidate for mayor Rick Torres’ chances in November. BY JIM CALLAHAN A Bridgeport Republican mayoral candidate these days has got to be claustrophobic and lonely. So many Democrats. So few Republicans.
Tags: Bill Finch·Enrique "Rick" Torres·George Bush·Jim Callahan·Lenny Paoletta·Mary Moran·Mary-Jane Foster·Mike Bloomberg·Nick Panuzio
The City’s Changing Political Landscape–Hey, There’s Still A General Election!
September 29th, 2011 · 61 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
In Bridgeport, Democrats outnumber Republicans 10 to 1. How the city has changed the past 20 years, even the past 10 years. In the old days if an incumbent Democratic mayor emerged from a hard-fought primary the Republican candidate for mayor was there to pounce. The registration numbers and mood of the city allowed it.
Tags: Alma Maya·Bill Finch·Cesar Batalla·CT Post·Enrique "Rick" Torres·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lenny Paoletta·Margaret Morton·Mario Testa·Mary Moran·Mary-Jane Foster·Nick Panuzio·Sal DePiano
Len Mainiero Brought Banking Close To Home
July 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · News and Events
Leonard Mainiero wasn’t a banker from Bridgeport. He was a Bridgeport banker. He spent a professional lifetime bringing banking closer to home, visiting city neighborhoods to encourage banking opportunities for African Americans and Latinos. It was good for business. It was good for the community. Mainiero passed away a few days ago. He was 82. […]
Tags: Harding High School·Jasper McLevy·Lenny Paoletta·Nick Panuzio·Sam Hawley·Sam Tedesco·University of Connecticut
Marie Scinto, Transformational Political Leader, Brought Out The Best In People
October 20th, 2014 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, City Politics, News and Events
Marie Iassogna Scinto was a special politician because she was a special person. Elected Republican town chair in 1978, she became the first woman in Bridgeport history to lead a city political party. She also was active in city politics during the period from 1971 to 1991 in which Republican mayors occupied City Hall for […]
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