Mayor Joe Ganim is expected to announce some personnel changes to his administration in the coming days. In advance of that he issued a news
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Category: Education
Harding Coach Hoop Hero John Bagley Hacked By Suits
When basketball legend John Bagley was named Harding High hoop coach by then-school chief Aresta Johnson the decision was universally all net. A few years
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Strap In City Council Members, Here Comes Maria Piranha
When a new City Council convenes in December it will feature current faces, new faces, returning faces and one piranha with seriously sharp teeth: that
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Pereira And Running Mates Pitch Party ‘For The People’
All dressed in power red, Board of Education incumbent Maria Pereira, who’s also a Democratic nominee for City Council in the Upper East Side 138th
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The Battle For The North End–Election Day Becomes Focus Of Sacred Heart Students
City Councilwoman Michelle Lyons’ arms are being tugged sharply in opposite directions in a town-gown divide between a growing Sacred Heart University and North End
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Turn The Pages, Ethan Book Blowtorches His Rivals
Strap in for an extraordinary read from Republican Ethan Book, one of four write-in candidates for mayor. Regular OIB readers know this as Book-speak. For
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Judge Lopez To Sacred Heart: When You Give To The Needy, Do Not Sound It With Trumpets
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez has a message for Sacred Heart University rooted in scripture: … when you give to the needy, do not
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SHU’s Dean Of Students Highlights Economic And Volunteer Impact On City
Sacred Heart University Dean of Students Larry Wielk in the commentary that follows emphasizes the economic, volunteer and social contributions students make in Bridgeport. During
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