1:30 p.m. update: The Bridgeport City Council voted 13-6 Monday night to abolish the Bridgeport Port Authority. Now what? Mayor Bill Finch gave the council
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Port In A Storm
Should they or shouldn’t they? Big decision tonight before the full City Council following a vote by the Ordinance Committee last week to abolish the Bridgeport
Read moreHappy Daddy Day, Plus: Dudes, Agree On Something, Zoo For You, And New Eats Downtown
Hey Yahooy, Town Committee, and all other OIB friends who are dads, even cranky Joel Speedy Gonzalez, even step-dads like me, even honorary dads, a happy
Read morePort Authority Tsunami Continues, Full City Council Vote Set For Monday
Get the lifejackets ready! A special meeting of the City Council has been set for Monday night at 7:30 to act on the Ordinance Committee’s
Read moreWalk This Way, Talk This Way
As OIB friend Tom Kelly says the city’s legislative lobbyist in Hartford represents the ultimate in jaywalking. One day after it was disclosed that the
Read moreCommittee Votes To Sink Port Authority; Lobbyist Screws City
The City Council’s Ordinance Committee voted Monday night to torpedo the Bridgeport Port Authority, the quasi-city agency that receives more than $1 million a year
Read morePoise Your Battleships, Plus: Finch Statement On Sikorsky Crash, And Moolah From Himes
What happened, City Council members are so upset about OIB’s prior post regarding the Bridgeport Port Authority that they want to abolish it? Well, not exactly.
Read moreDebating The Ferry Controversy, Stay Or Move?
Roughly one million travelers each year traffic the city’s ferry terminal downtown. Many head over to Port Jefferson, Long Island from the city and surrounding suburbs,
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