1 p.m. Update: Anyone weigh in at the cop-controlled Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing Wednesday night? Several City Council members did including Council President Tom
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Scoop About Poop, Plus: Local Moolah For Malloy, Spooky Stuff And Kohut Zone
Remember that proposal to build a sewage treatment plant in Monroe to connect to Trumbull’s wastewater system that’s linked to the poop-treatment mothership in Bridgeport? Trumbull
Read moreWhiskey, Please, Plus: Marshal Law
A guy like me has nothing better to do than ponder the political future of elected officials as they schmooze a parade line. Mayor Bill
Read moreMore Loot For Lawyers, Plus: Columbus Fest And Political Possibilities
This may be a first, the City Council has hired its own lawyer. Sort of. City Attorney Mark Anastasi has proclaimed repeatedly that the City
Read moreTroll’s View Of Residency
2:30 p.m. update: City Civil Service Commission description: · Five members, five year terms · Four members appointed by the Mayor · One member elected
Read moreLoot For Lawyers, Plus: ‘Bless Me Father …’, And Follow The Leader
How much has the city’s termination of former Personnel Director Ralph Jacobs cost taxpayers so far? Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez wants to know. (Me
Read moreBiden, Dodd, Jimmy Show, Plus: Love In Liberia And P&Z Gaga
5 p.m. update: If you saw a throng hanging out this afternoon at the commuter lot on Jefferson Street, the artery that runs along the
Read moreJim Himes Visits Pol Pod, Plus: Hanging Out At Épernay And Waiting For Moses
Congressman Jim Himes touched base with OIB on Friday to chat about a variety of subjects including Joe Biden’s campaign visit for him on Monday, stimulus spending,
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