How about a little Sunday tea at the Barnum Museum on February 24? Mr. Barnum would be delighted. News release from Mr. Barnum: On Sunday, February 24, The Barnum Museum will host a delightful afternoon of entertainment in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren’s marriage, popularly known as The Fairy [...]
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Election Commissioners Have Cold Feet
January 18th, 2012 · 2 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Always a curious choice when a professional pol is appointed to head enforcement of election law. Will he protect pals? Pursue foes? Here’s the latest from Mark Pazniokas of the CT Mirror on the proposed selection of former Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano to serve as the new executive director of the state agency that has taken action, [...]
Tags: CT Mirror·Jodi Rell·Lydia Martinez·Mark Pazniokas·Wesleyan University
Hartford Courant: End Death Penalty
December 9th, 2011 · 6 Comments · News and Events
From the Hartford Courant Editorial Board: After another painful and painstaking recounting of the 2007 Cheshire murders, a jury has sentenced the second defendant in the case to death. Joshua Komisarjevsky will now join Steven Hayes on death row.
09/09/09 … Oh Nurses! Plus: UBelong Here, And Finch Development Announcement
September 9th, 2009 · 63 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
3:30 p.m. update: Why are city school nurses getting screwed? Not a freaking paycheck all summer. As a result, many couldn’t pay their mortgages, car loans and rents. Some faced eviction. Their lives have been turned inside out. This started when city nurses were transferred to the Board of Education more than one year ago. [...]
Tags: Andy Nunn·Bridgeport Port Authority·Don Eversley·Hartford Courant·John Ramos·Leticia Colon·Mary-Jane Foster·Pat Crossin·University of Bridgeport·University of Connecticut·Wesleyan University
Testa Meets Finch, Plus: Angry Crowd At Council Meeting, And Mayor’s New Committee
May 5th, 2008 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Sound the sirens, bang the bells, kick the cans. Democratic Town Chairman Mario Testa met with Mayor Bill Finch in city hall on Monday to discuss a variety of issues as the Bridgeport City Council moves closer to taking official action on Finch’s proposed budget that calls for drastic cuts and a tax increase. Finch [...]
Tags: Alanna Kabel·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Port Authority·Captain's Cove Seaport·Chris Caruso·Jodi Rell·John Stafstrom·Kristin duBay Horton·Marian Evans·Mario Testa·Sue Brannelly·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom McCarthy·Wesleyan University
CT Post Sweetens City News Coverage
December 5th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
With new management comes editorial changes and the early trend shows more Bridgeport news coverage from the Connecticut Post. Will it last?
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Tags: Adam Wood·Barbara Roessner·Betty Pfriem·Bill Finch·Bob Fredericks·Brian Lockhart·Christina Ayala·CT Post·Elaine Ficarra·Hartford Courant·Hearst Corporation·John DeAugustine·Keila Torres Ocasio·MariAn Gail Brown·Wesleyan University