Two weeks from the underwhelming general election. Have any of you received fan mail from the mayoral candidates since the Democratic primary September 27? Could
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John Gomes Steps Up For Foster
Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster’s HQ on Main Street in the North End early Monday evening was jammed with workers. There was ex-Foster opponent, now supporter,
Read moreWhen A Mayor Loses Support Can He Make New Friends?
Primaries are weird ducks. They’re not like higher turnout general elections. In the world of primaries you identify your friends and drag them out to
Read moreFoster Releases Slate, Coviello Drops Out Of Mayoral Race, Denise “Duh” Merrill Punts
Here we go again, another election storm hit the Park City, this time over candidates for the Board of Education. The state has taken control of city
Read moreFoster Wants To Run A BOE Slate–Another Election Storm?–Marilyn Moore Seeks City Clerk Office
UPDATE: Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster, who opposes the state mothballing the Bridgeport BOE, wants to run a slate of school board candidates on her ticket. She is asking
Read moreOIB Archive: ‘A Land Swap For You! Carve Up The City–Abolish The Board of Education’
CT Post columnist MariAn Gail Brown writes that the City of Bridgeport should be dissolved as a result of the state takeover of city schools.
Read moreWhen Tire Slashers Strike
OIB reader Andy Fardy (town committee) is the victim of several recent tire-slashing incidents. He’s not happy with police response. See a letter to the
Read moreIs The FD At Fault?
A report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is faulting the city’s Fire Department following the death of two firefighters last summer?
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