In the summer of 2007 State Senator Bill Finch, the Democratic-endorsed candidate for mayor facing a stiff challenge from State Rep. Chris Caruso, was thrown
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When A Mayor Loses Support Can He Make New Friends?
Primaries are weird ducks. They’re not like higher turnout general elections. In the world of primaries you identify your friends and drag them out to
Read moreCarbone Revives Plastics Business
Jim Carbone, whose family has a long history in the city, is starting a new plastics business in the old headquarters of Modern Plastics that his
Read moreThe Beach Battle At Saints
Lots of Black Rockers are angry about the way the city is messing with the beach at Saints. This goes back a few weeks when
Read moreWho’s Lying About The Magnet School Deal? Was This An April Fool’s Joke?
The running soap opera As The Bridgeport And Trumbull Magnet Turns took a new twist last week when Mayor Bill Finch proclaimed the Parks Department building
Read moreOIB Archive: ‘A Land Swap For You! Carve Up The City–Abolish The Board of Education’
CT Post columnist MariAn Gail Brown writes that the City of Bridgeport should be dissolved as a result of the state takeover of city schools.
Read moreThursday Music Series
From Mayor Finch: Downtown Thursdays Returns with Eclectic Lineup of Local Artists. City’s Downtown After-Work Concert Series Now in its Second Year; WTNH’s Kristen Cusato
Read moreDon’t Mess With Black Rock
Charlie Gulotta is ripping mad … at the mayor’s office, City Councilwoman Sue Brannelly and the Parks Department. So is Con Filardi, judging by an e-mail
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