He won the job at 32 years young in 1991, the youngest to occupy the mayor’s office. Fast forward 33 years he’s still there, albeit
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Promises, Promises…How Success Village Board Members Failed The Residents
In 2021, when a slate of candidates led by Ty Bird was elected to the Success Village Board of Directors representing about 1,000 units and
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‘Bye Bye Birdie’ – A Celebration For Success Village Residents
In the face of gushing adversity – no heat, no hot water, funds fleeced without accountability, taxes and utility bills not paid by the governing
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Few Officials Sign Required Residency Information Form
The annual statement of residency validation by city officials is dearth of participation, according to John Marshall Lee who informed the City Council Monday night
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Kohut: Who’s Protecting Us From Painful Utility Rate Hikes?
In his latest commentary, former mayoral candidate Jeff Kohut writes: “It’s well beyond time for Connecticut government — the people of Connecticut — to take
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Puny Primary Turnout In Bridgeport – Trumbull Dems Eclipse More Than Twice, Lifting Sujata For State Senate
The Bridgeport Democratic primary moderator’s report, see above, offers disquieting citywide turnout news from last Tuesday’s vote – a walloping 11 percent, across two state
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See The Numbers – Decoding Sujata’s Tsunami For State Senate
In the end, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox performed stronger in Bridgeport than the Bridgeport-centric candidates performed in the suburbs. But there’s a lot more to her impressive
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The Personality Dichotomy For Tuesday’s Democratic State Senate Vote; Gaston And Newton – New Guard, Old Guard
State Senator Herron Gaston and City Councilman Ernie Newton are not exactly buds in this battle of new guard versus old. Twenty years ago Newton
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