Considering what happened in last year’s general election, considering the court action that placed Mary-Jane Foster on the ballot, the city’s business of running elections
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Callahan’s Primary Post Mortem
Veteran political columnist Jim Callahan assisted OIB’s election coverage. Here’s his take on the primary results: Mayor Bill Finch had a nice win over challenger
Read moreFoster Concedes–Finch Wins Democratic Primary
Mayor Bill Finch, riding the power of incumbency and the Democratic party apparatus in a low turnout, turned back a spirited challenge from Mary-Jane Foster
Read moreAfternoon Voting Update–Turnout Low–Some UB Students Turned Away
4 pm update: Turnout figures across the city are trending low, and barring a late surge, will be hard-pressed to hit 20 percent citywide by 8 p.m.
Read moreUB Receives NASA Grant
From the University of Bridgeport: UB one of four universities awarded a NASA X-Hab Innovation grant: Sen. Lieberman (I-CT) hails University’s latest partnership with NASA
Read moreOIB Archive: ‘A Land Swap For You! Carve Up The City–Abolish The Board of Education’
CT Post columnist MariAn Gail Brown writes that the City of Bridgeport should be dissolved as a result of the state takeover of city schools.
Read moreHandicapping The Mayoral Race: Finch In Driver’s Seat
Mayor Bill Finch is still the favorite to win the Democratic primary September 13 and another four-year term for mayor in the November general election.
Read moreUB Commencement
I wonder if Mayor Bill Finch will attend the UB commencement? Nah. The University of Bridgeport will host its 101st Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday,
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