All in all a $500 fine for city employee bon vivante Danny “P for party” Pizarro’s jubilant Trumbull-home birthday soirée of drinking, eating, dancing, chanting
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Category: Analysis and Comment
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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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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Lamont’s Budget For Cities: Jackpot Short Term, Peanuts Long Term
It’s a good news, bad news scenario. In the short term it appears Bridgeport will receive an infusion of cash to plug into its budget
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A Lioness Roars And A Park Board Meeting Quiets To Crickets
Several advocates, including two City Council members, showed up to a parks board Zoom meeting Tuesday night to pitch cricket, a popular international sport, for
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CT GOP Bleeds 6,500 Voters Following Trump’s Rioters
It used to be Bridgeport Republicans were relevant. In the 20 years from 1971 to 1991, Republican mayors occupied the office half the time–Nicholas Panuzio,
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Glory BMW! Ned Slams Brakes On Long Motor Vehicle Department Lines, Renew Your License Online
You heard the one about the stick-up guy who jabs his revolver at a street-corner pedestrian. “Give me everything you got–your wallet, money, cards, everything!”
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Early Data: People Needing Vaccinations Most Not Receiving Them
Vaccination information flow, access, website glitches, transportation, skepticism. A disproportionate number of white people are being vaccinated for Covid and in some cases the wealthy
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