Lowell Weicker, now there’s a guy who did something for Bridgeport. Check that, not something but a lot. Check that, not a lot but more than any pol on
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Walsh Supporters Step Up; How Would You Handle This? Plus: McMahon Poll
Evening Update: The usual suspects that are the first to cry bigotry in the city have not been heard from in the Evette Brantley versus Bob
Read moreSanta Claws Has Arrived!
Break open the Bombay Sapphire (save some for me), crack a few oysters (lemon and hot sauce too), poise your twisted minds (okay, I’ll speak for
Read moreCongress Street Bridge, Plus: Big Vote, Big Budget, Bulldozer And Lori’s Loot
Weekend update: I received a call Friday afternoon from Congressman Jim Himes who left a message explaining that I was ahead of myself the other day when
Read moreBidening Time As Knives Sharpen, Plus: New Dodd Poll
The state’s largest city will have a mighty say in the next governor, the next (or current) U.S. senator and a bunch of other offices in
Read moreAbate Lands Riccio Deal
What’s a Riccio Deal? Riccio, as in Joe, the city’s former Port Authority director, received a six-month buyout to go away after he was terminated
Read moreCouncil Vote, And Party At Épernay
The vote to select a City Council president is scheduled to take place tonight. Doesn’t appear Tom McCarthy will have any problem securing the votes
Read moreGomes Canned, Shays’ Former Campaign Manager Charged, Plus: Me And My Shadow, And The Candidates
John Gomes, the city’s deputy chief administrative officer who was suspended without pay for an altercation with city police, has been terminated. Gomes had been
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