Six thousand and rising. That’s the number of requests for absentee ballots in this outlier of a presidential preference primary August 11 that also includes
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Mercury Versus The Minster–Barr, Stallworth Tangle For State House Seat
On the final day a public grant could be approved before the August 11 primary, Tony Barr, the former Democratic Town Committee member, received word
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City Council Members Want A Judge To Compel Special Meeting Over Removal Of Columbus Statue
City Council members are seeking a meeting with the city’s legal leadership to seek a court order compelling Mayor Joe Ganim to call a special
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Chalkboarding Ayala Versus Felipe Democratic Primary For State House
Video courtesy Jonathan Rodrigues. In this peculiar election cycle, primary races for Connecticut legislature are in full bloom in advance of the August 11 vote.
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Wanted: Tax Assessor In Reval Year (Gulp)
In this Covid-cruel world the city’s in search of a tax assessor to implement the revaluation of taxable property next year. The last reval year,
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Carpetbagger Keeley Loses Again, Court Tosses “Weak” Argument For Ballot Access
Chalk up another loss for former State Rep. Bob Keeley (and Wanda Simmons). Superior Court Judge Barry Stevens on Wednesday denied their court challenge after
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The Lynching Of Italians (Especially Sicilians)–How Columbus Became A National Holiday
A lot of emotion spurting out there. Plenty of knee-jerk reactions, sometimes to quell the anger, sometimes to save political asses, sometimes because the angry
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Bridgeport’s Brand Of Comedy Returns Downtown
Vinnie Brand’s a nut. My kind of nut, snatching humor in the darkest places. Vinnie and his wife Vickie are back in business in Downtown
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