UPDATE: City Councilman Michael DeFilippo contacted OIB with this statement: “I’m not on the board of directors of bpt labs. I have a notary stamped letter
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Month: April 2021
Ganim: City Should Be Flush In Federal Dollars To Fix Local Flush Issues
A bunch of residents are poised to speak Monday night to the City Council about mega costs associated to upgrade the city’s cranky Water Pollution
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Bicentennial Interview: Say Hello To Farmer Ellie, Bridgeport’s Heart Of Green
Ellie Angerame loves to sweat, be it digging deep into the dirt to watch things grow or chowing the #14 pho bowl at Pho Saigon. She’s
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Calling All Actors–What First, Permanent Personnel Director Or Durable Police Chief?
Bridgeport has more actors than Hollywood. What should come first, a permanent personnel director to conduct a search for a permanent police chief, or authorize
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Bicentennial Interview: Christina Smith And ‘The Little Engine That Could’ Picks Up Steam
In her youth, former City Councilwoman Christina Smith literally lived Bridgeport history, the James O’Rourke house named for the batter who slashed the National League’s first
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First Budget Public Hearing On Thursday
Mayor Joe Ganim’s nearly $600 million proposed spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 is now before the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations
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Competency-Based Higher Education Breaks Barriers for Immigrants
Rebecca L. Watts, Ph.D., serves as a regional vice president for Western Governors University (WGU), a non-profit, accredited university focused on competency-based learning that currently
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Dunn Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Scheme Aiding Perez In Top Cop Test
Asserting the acts of his co-conspirator AJ Perez were far more “egregious” U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley on Tuesday sentenced former Personnel Director David Dunn
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