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
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The City’s Changing Political Landscape–Hey, There’s Still A General Election!
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
Read moreLen Mainiero Brought Banking Close To Home
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
Read moreA Couple Of Mayors At R&R
I was thinking (yes, that can be dangerous) about writing a column for weekend bantering–development, downtown stuff, city restaurants–when I came upon Michael Daly’s Sunday
Read moreElection Panel Reveals Report
Four months after a ballot shortage placed Bridgeport in the national news, an informal committee appointed by Mayor Bill Finch shared its report. From the
Read moreIt’s Almost 2011 And They’re Still Counting Ballots–Finch: State Should Use Touch Screen
Bridgeport’s Socialist Mayor Jasper McLevy was cheap, so cheap in fact his Public Works Director Peter Brewster embraced a strange way to clear the streets
Read moreVoters Address Ballot Bungle
It was a night to vent and that’s what a few dozen speakers did Tuesday night at City Hall Annex. Roughly 100 attended the meeting
Read moreVent, Bitch, Moan, Now’s The Time
If you have an Election Day bitch tonight’s the night to vent. Mayor Bill Finch, in response to the Nov. 2 Election Day ballot gaffe that
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