I confess, I must do a better job marketing OIB to city decision makers. When I called East End City Councilman Andre Baker the other day to
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A Little Help For Friends, Plus: Best Of Bridgeport Mary-Jane Foster, And Fish Tix
It’s always nice for a mayor to leave the legislative body a little wiggle room to cut the recommended budget in an election year. Mayor
Read moreWill You Help Me, Or What? Plus: Kaye Williams, The Best Of Bridgeport
Help a constituent, make a friend. That’s the mother’s milk of popular government. When you walk into City Hall on Lyon Terrace or the Annex on
Read moreTry These Handcuffs, Plus: Puff The Magic Legislature, and Sikorsky Clipped
Okay class, give me a show of hands. No, better yet, puke up some names. If you could choose anyone on the planet to bond
Read moreStuck In The Middle With Doo, Plus: The City Council In DC
Gerry Rafferty, sing! Well I don’t know why I came here tonight I got the feeling that something ain’t right I’m so scared in case
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So much going on I don’t know where to start. The battle of words between Mayor Bill Finch and Board of Education President Max Medina
Read moreFoster Care For The City, Plus: New Church Debate
I’ve been poking around to see if any City Council primaries are on the horizon this municipal cycle. No mayoral election this year, so council
Read moreMayor Announces Grand List, Plus: Tell Stratford Pols To Shove It
11 a.m. UPDATE: Bob from BePo had a question the other day about the city’s new mil rate for the budget year that will begin
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