A few weeks ago OIB published a list of the top 100 municipal wage earners historically dominated by Board of Education employees, as well as
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Tag: Tom Gill
Golden Hill Going Green Following Demolition Work, Downtown Development Slated For Opening
While developers of the former Jayson and Newfield buildings Downtown report their project consisting of 104 apartment units and 8,000 square feet of retail space
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Home Grown Anthony Stewart Invests In The East End, Officials Praise Development, Grocery Store For Needy Neighborhood
A Gala Foods grocery store, jazz-themed restaurant, brewery, hair salon, pharmacy, health care facility complemented by a granite walkway will greet Ashlar Construction’s “Honey Locust Square,”
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Prayers For Charlie Coviello, Political Warrior
Charlie Coviello, multi-mayoral candidate, has been part of the Bridgeport political scene for 50 years, even the paperboy for Bridgeport’s Socialist Mayor Jasper McLevy who
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Sipping Port–Who Has Authority Over Waterfront?
The Bridgeport Port Authority is one of those city agencies that doesn’t receive a lot of attention, but administers some influence over the waterfront. City
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Illegal Dumping Site In East End Demolished
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday was joined by State Rep. Andre Baker and Councilman Ernie Newton to commence demolition of an East End property on
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Inexact Deal–Despite Delays, City Extends Development Agreement On Downtown Theater Proposals For 30 Days
Exact Capital Group, the city’s selected developer, has been inexact in its promises to revitalize the long-shuttered Downtown theaters. Selection of the developer has justifiably
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Amphitheater Project Will Pay Prevailing Wages
The Harbor Yard Amphitheater under construction is a prevailing wage project, according to Howard Saffan, a principal of the public-private development that’s transforming the city-owned
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