Attorney and Bridgeport resident Max Medina, former long-time president of the Board of Education, is among 15 jurists Governor Ned Lamont is recommending appointment to
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Month: February 2021
Newton Recalls High School Encounter With Racism–“You’re Not What Colleges Are Looking For”
Harding High School grad, music teacher, first black City Council president, state representative, state senator, an involuntary five-year vacation from politics, followed by a second-chance
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Firefighters Fight Wild House Fire On East Side
From Steve Krauchick, Doing It Local Firefighters were called to a multi-family fire on the east side at Arctic and William Street. Firefighters were met
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“Equity Delayed Is Equity Denied”–Joe-So Launches Petition Drive Urging Lamont To Unfreeze School Funds
Board of Education member Joe Sokolovic has started a petition calling on education advocates to “please contact the Governor’s office by any means below and
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Celebrating Black History Month And Bridgeport’s 2021 Bicentennial, Margaret Morton, A Class Of Her Own, First Black Woman Elected To CT Legislature
Margaret Morton, the first African American woman elected to the Connecticut State Senate, was a transformational figure in city politics. She’s someone to celebrate every day, the City Hall
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Ganim Files Court Application To Regain Law License
In 2012, a three-judge panel said no, followed by a unanimous decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court rejecting Joe Ganim’s application to regain a law
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Bridgeport Hospital, City Launch COVID Vaccination Facility At UB
From Bridgeport Hospital: Yale New Haven Health, in partnership with the City of Bridgeport, opened a COVID-19 mass vaccination site for the public at the
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Urban Legislators Confront Lamont’s Budget Director On Equity, McCaw Pushes Back
The state budget battle intensifies. Urban legislators who want to raise taxes on the wealthy fired at Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw. She
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