Sacred Heart University’s growing campus injects a major economic impact on Bridgeport and Fairfield. Its expansion has also created some town-gown divides particularly student housing
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Category: City Council
Baraka: Working Families Party Brings Accountability To Government
Sauda Efia Baraka, an ex long-time member of the Board of Education, declares in a commentary that first appeared in the Connecticut Post that “Working
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Marine Band To Perform Free Concerts At Klein, March In Columbus Parade
News release: The Council of Italian-American Societies of Greater Bridgeport, Inc., is pleased to announce The Quantico Marine Corps Band will perform two free public
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Defeated Councilwoman Pleas For Money To Wage Write-In Candidacy
Incumbent City Councilwoman Karen Jackson, who lost to Maria Pereira and Samia Suliman in the September 10 primary to represent the Upper East Side 138th
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Judge Stevens Sets Court Hearing For Primary Lawsuit, Lawyers Question Strength Of Complaint
Superior Court Judge Barry Stevens has set a hearing for Oct. 1, 2 p.m. regarding a lawsuit claiming absentee ballot irregularities from the September 10
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Let’s Dance: Pereira Victorious At Polls And Court
Twice in two months outgoing Board of Education member Maria Pereira has beat misdemeanor charges leveled by the city Police Department. Pereira was victorious September 10
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City Council Approves Senior Citizen Tax Relief, Money For School Bus Transportation
Update: Both the senior tax relief and transportation items passed full council Tuesday night. The City Council on Tuesday will vote on a senior citizen
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School Board Restores Bus Routes For Students
The Board of Education Monday night, urged by Mayor Joe Ganim, restored bus routes that impact student walking distances to school. The decision comes with
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