Beyond the usual give and take over issues and bill proposals advanced by lawmakers, the real drama for the new legislative session is how members of
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Fox Blows Cork At South End Meeting For Proposed Halfway House–Fore! McCluster Wants A Mulligan
UPDATE: Leave it to city resident Jim “Sonny” Fox to add a little excitement to a community meeting. A proposed “Community Benefits Agreement” between the
Read moreMayor Outlines Legislative Priorities
From Mayor Finch: Brownfield remediation, bonding programs for minority contractors, and red light cameras are three of the major legislative priorities Mayor Bill Finch and
Read moreDoes Halfway House Proposal Have New Life?
A proposed “Community Benefits Agreement” between the developer of a controversial 120-bed halfway house for male offenders and the South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone will
Read moreThe Vision Of Phil Kuchma
Nice piece by the Los Angeles Times about Phil Kuchma, developer of Bijou Square on Fairfield Avenue downtown. Reporting from Bridgeport, Conn.— Philip Kuchma brightens
Read moreMayor Pushes New East Side Train Station
From Mayor Finch: The New York-Connecticut Sustainable Communities Consortium will host a town hall meeting, Thursday, January 26 at 6 p.m., at Housatonic Community College.
Read moreTime For 2012 Prognostication
Okay OIB friends, what’s in your crystal ball for 2012? Are we really living in Zombie Land, as ex-City Councilman big Mojo Ralph Mojica suggests?
Read moreWhat A Stinker! Trumbull Sewer Commissioner Resigns Over Moutinho Connection
As federal investigators unravel relationships between Bridgeport-based sewer contractor Mark IV Construction and former officials of the Town of Trumbull, Paul Kallmeyer, a key member
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