From the CT Post:
Several Fairfield Avenue businesses and apartments were damaged Saturday after a fire tore through a building in the city’s Black Rock section.
Tenants and business owners were able to escape the fire resulting in no injuries.
More than three hours after the blaze was first reported at 11:16 a.m., there was still thick smoke and some pockets of fire. Firefighters were making their way through the line of storefront businesses using fire axes and water hoses.
The most heavily damaged business was Marty’s Brick Pizza and More at 2914 Fairfield Ave. owned by City Councilman Marty McCarthy and his family. Also damaged was the Varsity Barber Shop.
Read more: www.ctpost.com/news/article/Fire-damages-Black-Rock-businesses-apartments-1207359.php
Sorry for Marty. He just opened that place. Hopefully he has good insurance and can rebuild. Thank God no one was hurt.
On another matter, it seems Lennie is not going to talk about the verbal confrontation between Dottie Guman and Sonya Finch last week at Mario’s fundraiser. I will respect that. However this is yet another example of Mr. and Mrs. Finch’s lack of loyalty to the people who helped them. Sonya’s tirade was uncalled for and certainly fueled by their fear of MJF. The DTC should find Bill a nice green job somewhere so he can work 9 – 5 and spend more time with his family. That would be a win-win for everyone.
city hall smoker,
You seem to be aware of the story LG can’t or won’t discuss with us. Please share this story, we won’t repeat it. Inquiring minds want to know.
Anti, I didn’t hear the conversation firsthand, only secondhand by someone who was there. Lennie talks to Dottie and I’m sure he knows what happened but chooses not to say. He should report the full story, not me. The one part I am sure of is Sonya blamed Dottie for Mary-Jane getting into the mayoral race. She said some nasty things about Dottie’s son. Now remember, like Joe Ganim, Dottie and John Guman helped Bill Finch when he had no job and couldn’t support his kids. Bill and Sonya are very threatened by MJF mostly because they will lose their hefty weekly paycheck, take-home car, medical coverage, etc. There have been other incidents of Sonya getting out of control. So far the press and everyone else are keeping it out of the press but people are talking, I can tell you that.
Anti,
As I was passing my $600 tax rebate check to this white chick the other night at Mario’s, I just realized it was Sonya Finchy-poo who took my rebate check and handed me back $650 cash. I said thank you very much. Little did I know she was the Mayor’s wife. She then asked me my name, and wrote it on my name tag (Robbie Sullivan). I thanked her and I started to go inside, when this old chick and this white chick (the Mayor’s wife) got into a brouhaha.
And before I knew it, the white chick (the Mayor’s wife) was giving the old chick (Dottie–don’t talk to me that way you douche bag) some all-American kick-ass. Now this was politics at its best, two chicks settling all the bullshit, in the parking lot right at Testo’s! Right in front of Chris Caruso while he was wolfing down a veal sandwich in his car. He said “this is better than watching Bloodfest at the Candlelight and Pix Drive-In on a school night back in the ’60s.”
So when the smoke cleared, and the white chick (the Mayor’s wife) came back to the ticket table, I went up to her and said you gave me the wrong change.
She then asked me how much I was short, and I told her $350. She said she was sorry.
I can‘t make this stuff up. Oh yeah, the veal sucked!
P.S.
Who owns that building & was Bobby Curwen seen in the vicinity with his trusty Zippo lighter?
Antitesto: I am no fan of Bob Curwen but your comment “Was Bobby Curwen in the vicinity with his trusty Zippo lighter” was over the top and out of line.
That’s right tc, everyone knows Bobby uses a BIC, never a Zippo. Or did he use the old swinging balloon?
It seemed as if the mayor and Tyrone had been doing a pretty good job keeping the first lady under wraps but with the campaign in full swing and Sonya expected at these various fund-raising events she is going to need some more bodyguards.
tc,
You are correct. Now if Anti had said I heard Bobby C was recently hired to protect the property from arsonists, would that be acceptable?
No, but if you want to talk about his connection to DiNardo or his lack of performance as co-chair of the budget committee or his new city job that’s enough stuff to nail him with.
Sonya is a full-time job and Bill should retire and take care of his family. By all accounts his offspring with Sonya are a handful too.
I think going after the mayor’s wife or family members of elected officials who don’t work for the city is wrong. I did not vote for the mayor’s wife, unfortunately I voted for Bill Finch.
I don’t understand the fascination with the Dottie Guman-Sonya Finch argument. That’s all it was, an ARGUMENT. Are people looking to make more of this than it was?
I have made no secret of my dislike of Bill Finch but going after family is out of bounds.
tc,
I respect your opinion on many topics on the occasions you are right. You are completely wrong on this subject. The barroom brawl with Finch’s college-aged son is public knowledge. Kitty Dukakis, Betty Ford, Bill Clinton, Gary Hart, Marian Barry, Sarah Palin’s daughter, all were under the microscope of the public.
You sit comfortably on the top of the fence playing good cop, bad cop in a one-man performance. Question, what is your reluctance to foreclosure of the allegiances involved here? Suppressing information to the public makes you look like Mario’s puppet. Anyone with an IQ in the double digits wonders about the loyalties between the Finches, Mario, Dottie Guman, John Guman & MJ Foster. I wasn’t at the fund raiser for the Mayor. Could you hear it alright from the kitchen?
When you mix Sonya’s demons with Bill’s attention span of a gnat the kids will be hard to handle.
Come on tc. When the actions of the mayor’s family members take place in public then it becomes a public matter. When members of the mayor’s family are treated any differently than the general public, then it is totally wrong.
I am not saying this is the case here but we know of other exceptions in the past and when you cross the line there is no going back.
The actions of an elected official’s family members as they relate to the law should be reported. It seems because of a verbal argument people want it reported like it’s really a news story. Do I give a shit about Sonya Finch and Dottie Guman having a verbal argument? No!!! I am sure Dottie handled herself well and it’s over. To keep seeking details to what end?
Yesterday in Black Rock it was real “smoke” …
In City Hall the finances seem to use “mirrors,” as well … Today there is a double feature in Bridgeport … live and affordable for your review … Have you seen DOUBT already, then come see “Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned!” First time in Bridgeport. Read on! The Sunday CT Post today celebrated Bishop Lori’s ten-year administration in the Diocese of Bridgeport. Perhaps if you listen to the words of his predecessors spoken aloud, you will be less content with Church accomplishments thus far …
FACT and FICTION: In Bridgeport, it’s live and affordable …
Are you a news hound? How do you take it most frequently: in foldable newsprint with your coffee? Through 24/7 broadcast radio or TV stations? Possibly through a hand-held device connected to a wide audience? Trading rumors at the diner?
How do you personally find what is true and separate it from what may be spin, partial truth, opinion, or just plain misinformation? Is it difficult to find truth and integrity in your pursuit these days? Do you talk about it with friends and associates?
Well, Bridgeport will be favored with a special exercise with two productions at the Playhouse on the Green. The Bridgeport Theatre Company is staging DOUBT, the Tony and Pulitzer winning work of John Patrick Shanley with a local cast directed by Eli Newsom and nine performances starting Friday March 11, 2011. DOUBT presents a story within a Catholic parochial school where differing viewpoints on what is real and true lead to some amazing drama. And the audience is left to wrestle with just who was right in their behavior. The four characters present an ordained priest serving as a curate in the parish, a teaching sister acting as principal in the parochial school and another teaching sister, new to the classroom. Finally there is an African American mother with a son in the school. If you have not seen the show on stage or screen you owe it to yourself to attend, and if you have only seen the movie, then see the show and compare the power of the experiences.
On Sunday March 20, the Bridgeport Theatre Company will put on DOUBT at 3:00 PM. The doors will re-open at 6:30 PM for the first production in Bridgeport of a Diocese of Bridgeport story in a similar vein. “Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned!” by Dr. Joseph O’Callaghan presents the words of Bishop Egan, Bishop Curtis and a variety of local monsignors and priests as they were deposed or provided affidavits as part of multiple court cases ultimately titled Rosado vs. Diocese of Bridgeport. Five different vignettes are presented by eight professional actors in dramatic readings. The audience is called to respond to the words used by probing lawyers and the careful answers provided. What is the truth of the CT legal records turned over by the Diocese in late 2009 when the US Supreme Court denied hearing the case?
This is your opportunity to see, hear and come to judgment on what was behind the institutional Church scandal in handling of clergy sexual abuse of youth. Where was the open, transparent and accountable behavior of Church leadership using moral authority? You happen to be the practical judge and jury for these events. Have you listened to a victim survivor tell their story? What did you hear? Where is your voice?
How do you take your news? Whatever your response, please consider seeing two dramatic presentations that bring into bold relief the difficulty of overcoming doubt particularly where secrecy thrives. And take advantage of the opportunity to visit with other audience members after the shows to share your response to two works of power and importance.