A week after unionized members of the police department endorsed former Mayor Joe Ganim for his old job, Mayor Bill Finch’s reelection campaign has announced
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Foster: Prioritize City Residents For Public Safety Employment
Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster, citing low staffing levels, writes that tax credits and academic achievement should be among the incentives utilized to attract more
Read moreFinch, Rooney Promote Firefighters
From city Communications Director Brett Broesder: Friends, family members and fellow firefighters gathered in City Hall’s Council Chambers on Wednesday night to celebrate the promotion
Read moreHouse Fire In Black Rock
From Steve Krauchick, Doing It Local: Just after 3:30 hursday morning firefighter received numerous calls for a fire at 206 Scofield Avenue. When I arrived
Read moreCity Hall And OATS, General Lee Tells Council To Be Budget Maneaters
Citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee often encourages City Council members to eat their OATs–open, accountable, transparent–while reviewing the city budget. In his latest address
Read moreMayor, Fire Department Promote Smoke Alarm Safety
From city Communications Director Brett Broesder: Today, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and Fire Chief Brian Rooney announced that nearly 50,000 free smoke alarms have been
Read moreCity Council Rejects Tax Break, Plus: Lee On Budget: ‘Half Truths Of Padding, Ghost Employees And Half Stories’
Update: votes against. In a rare vote against Mayor Bill Finch Monday night the City Council torpedoed a proposed tax break for a developer. Prior
Read moreFinch Recognizes Heroic Boy Who Saved His Mother
From public safety spokesman Bill Kaempffer: Mayor Bill Finch proclaimed April 17, 2015, as Alexander Cody Day in the City of Bridgeport. Alexander called 911
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