On a day Mayor Bill Finch delivered his state of the city address to the business community at the Holiday Inn comes word from the
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A Couple Of Mayors At R&R
I was thinking (yes, that can be dangerous) about writing a column for weekend bantering–development, downtown stuff, city restaurants–when I came upon Michael Daly’s Sunday
Read moreThe Case Against The Halfway House
Rally on steps of City Hall before the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing. Michael Voytek, the attorney representing neighborhood groups in opposition to the halfway
Read moreSanity Prevails, Zoners Reject Halfway House Proposal
By a five to one vote Monday night the Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the application to extend approval of a halfway house for male
Read moreFoster: Lack Of Finch Leadership Has “Rendered The City Impotent”
9 p.m. Update: Chuck Willinger, lawyer for the halfway house proposal, has made his case to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission in City Council Chambers. He
Read moreThe Halfway House Truth–Has The Deadline Passed?
The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night (tonight) is scheduled to take up a request to extend approval of a halfway house located in the West End for
Read moreWhen Influence Collides With Sanity
Urban warrior and Lake Forest area block watch leader Jeff Kohut has authored a guest column dissecting the implications of the proposed halfway house for
Read moreFerry Company Awarded Fees In Court Fight–Now What?
Another legal round for the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company. U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Droney has awarded the ferry company more than $1
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