His first-born son, Mayor Joe Ganim offered this tribute on his Facebook page: What a milestone! My dad celebrated his 99th birthday! 99 years young
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Author: Lennie Grimaldi
BusPatrol Student-Safety Firm Opens First Connecticut Location In Bridgeport
From Doing It Local: BusPatrol celebrated the opening of its new Bridgeport office, the company’s first location in Connecticut and New England. The office will
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Absentee Ballot Voting Begins For Dem Primaries – Governor And Judge Of Probate
Absentee ballots are now available in advance of the August 11 Democratic primaries for governor and judge of probate. Two-term incumbent Governor Ned Lamont faces
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John Droney, Prominent CT Democrat, Dead At 79
John Droney loved verbal calisthenics. He had the skills to engage in diplomacy but he marinated in tasty political fights. I, as a flack, communicated
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Hot And Bothered – Summer’s Transportation Meltdown – Trains, Planes And Autos
By Jim Cameron | Columnist, CT Mirror July 19, 2026 Last week’s heat wave was neither the worst nor the last we’ll see this summer.
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Police Community Meeting, Burroughs Community Center
Community Forum: Democracy At Crossroads
From Board of Education member Lamond Daniels: I’m honored to moderate what I believe will be a timely and thought-provoking conversation, Democracy at a Crossroads: Community,
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Watch: City Leaders Welcome Quantum Cyber, Drone Defense Manufacturing Plant Headquartered In East End – 100,000 Drones Projected Annually
Mayor Joe Ganim and City Council members on Thursday welcomed officials from Quantum Cyber that purchased an East End manufacturing plant to produce roughly 100,000
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