Holy Ben Franklins! One of Chris Dodd’s Republican opponents for 2010 Tom Foley of Greenwich, former Ambassador to Ireland, has announced he’s already raised a
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Friends In High Places, Plus: Neat Eats
9:30 a.m. update: Monday morning gossip: City Councilman Bob Curwen, one of several whose legislative efforts led to the departure of Bridgeport Port Authority Director Joe
Read morePort Authority Stars And Stripes
Thank you, Mother Rell. Well it all worked out in the end, didn’t it? Well, so far. With a major assist from the governor, Mayor
Read moreMayor Vetoes Port Authority Ordinance, Plus: Calling All Candidates
5 p.m. update: Mayor Bill Finch has vetoed the City Council ordinance dissolving the Bridgeport Port Authority, joining Gov. Jodi Rell’s veto of state legislation that caused the city’s legislative body
Read moreHey, Buddy, You Gotta Dime? Plus: Rell Budget Veto, And Fishing For Fireworks
2:30 p.m. update: July 1, start of a new budget year for the state’s largest city without a state budget … yet. If you’re a
Read moreThe Budget Cramps, Plus: Fireworks!
Doesn’t look like we’ll have a state budget ratified by July 1, the day the new fiscal year begins for cities and towns across Connecticut.
Read moreSaluting P.T. And Friends
Bridgeport … where the circus never left town My late great friend James G. Clark, that genial wordsmith for the Connecticut Post and others, could certainly
Read moreWhy No Signature?
Monday night the Bridgeport City Council voted to blowtorch the Bridgeport Port Authority. Why hasn’t Mayor Bill Finch announced (as of Wednesday night) that he’ll
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