A raucous crowd attended a State Senate candidate forum Thursday night at the University of Bridgeport co-hosted by Bridgeport Generation Now featuring Democrats Dennis Bradley and Aaron Turner and Republicans John Rodriguez and Casimir Mizera. Check out the video. The respective party candidates square off in Tuesday’s primaries.
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Rowdy Crowd At State Senate Forum
August 10th, 2018 · 3 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Aaron Turner·Casimir Mizera·Dennis Bradley·John Rodriguez·University of Bridgeport
Deans Named For UB’s Three New Colleges
August 8th, 2018 · 3 Comments · Education, News and Events
News release from UB: The University of Bridgeport today announced that Drs. Manyul Im, Carol Papp, and Tarek Sobh have been named Deans of the University’s three newly created colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences; The College of Engineering, Business and Education; and The College of Health Sciences.
Tags: University of Bridgeport
Power Company To Update City Council On Plant Conversion, Community Benefits Agreement
February 2nd, 2018 · 13 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
These days most of the action coming from the City Council is at the committee level such as the effort to reform collections at the Water Pollution Control Authority. Monday night looks like a tame full council agenda that projects for an early night. PSEG, which is undertaking a $550 million coal phase-out conversion to a gas-fired […]
Tags: University of Bridgeport
In 2017, Jayson Negron Major Story
December 31st, 2017 · 2 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Development and Zoning, Education, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, News and Events
The police-involved shooting death of 15-year-old Jayson Negron took center stage in 2017. And, more than six months later, interested parties await the outcome of a State Police investigation.
Tags: Annette Segarra-Negron·Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·Connecticut Magazine·CT Post·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Fran Rabinowitz·Jayson Negron·Joe Ganim·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Kyle Langan·Marcus Brown·Maria Pereira·Marilyn Moore·Paul Leka·University of Bridgeport
Amphitheater Proposal Music To Ears At City Council Public Hearing
October 31st, 2017 · 17 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Vendors, suppliers and regional businesses Monday night at a City Council public hearing voiced support to transform the Ballpark at Harbor Yard into a warm-weather, $15 million, 6,000-seat concert amphitheater managed by Live Nation and sports entertainment entrepreneur Howard Saffan.
Tags: Bob Halstead·Bridgeport Bluefish·Ernie Newton·Gathering of the Vibes·George Estrada·Howard Saffan·Jim Koplik·Joe Ganim·Maria Pereira·Seaside Park·University of Bridgeport·Webster Bank Arena
Meet Carolyn Vermont, State Senate Candidate
April 3rd, 2018 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
The State Senate seat of a retiring Ed Gomes is among the hottest legislative races this election cycle. The presumed Democratic primary in August features school board member Dennis Bradley who lost a 2016 primary to Gomes, Gomes’ former legislative aide Aaron Turner and Carolyn Vermont, former local NAACP leader. Connecticut’s 23rd Senate District covers […]
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Tags: Aaron Turner·Carolyn Vermont·Denise Nappier·Dennis Bradley·Ed Gomes·University of Bridgeport