From Bill Kaempffer, Fire Department spokesman: Mayor Bill Finch and Fire Chief Brian Rooney dedicated a new 33-foot fire boat that will be a major
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Department To Dedicate New Fire Boat
From Bill Kaempffer, Fire Department spokesman: The Fire Department will dedicate its new fire boat Wednesday, Sept 4., at the Port Authority Dock. The department
Read moreWest Side House Fire Causes Major Damage, Police Officers Hospitalized
From Bill Kaempffer, city fire spokesman: The fire department responded to a major structure fire at 181 Poplar St. Wednesday evening. The two-alarm fire caused
Read moreFire Damages Black Rock House
A fire Wednesday morning caused heavy damage to a house on Lake Avenue in Black Rock, according to city spokesman Bill Kaempffer. 0
Read moreCall Him Officer John Jones–Shares The Reality Of Esclating Pension Costs To Taxpayers, ‘Need To Look Out For Myself’
A shift in how police and fire pensions will be calculated has been chronicled by taxpaying financial watchdogs John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy, a
Read moreKohut Peers Into His Crystal Ball On City’s Financial Future–‘Toilet Tissue’ Rating
Jeff Kohut, policy wonk extraordinaire, shares this commentary on his prescient view of the city: Dateline, Bridgeport: June 5, 2018: Headline distributed by the Connecticut
Read moreSaluting City’s Bravest And Finest
From Bill Kaempffer, city police and fire spokesman: Fire Department Capt. Frank Bridge has his own definition of hero: The parent who works 80 hours
Read moreFire Department Struggles With Internal Flames Over Pension Plan
Last week Stuart Rosenberg, the long-time chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners, resigned in a dispute involving the city’s proposed changes to the retirement benefits of
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