Public safety was a cornerstone of Joe Ganim’s campaign comeback last year, challenging incumbent Bill Finch on police staffing levels and community policing, in particular
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Timpanelli Prepares For Business Leadership Exit After 28 Years
A 28-year run on any business level is mighty impressive. Paul Timpanelli, who has served as president and chief executive officer of the Bridgeport Regional
Read moreDebating Demographic Makeup Of Uniformed Services, Day, Mackey and Dunn Air Out Positions
Retired African American city firefighters Donald Day and Ron Mackey, both of whom took on City Hall to increase the hiring of minorities and females
Read moreKooris Resigns City Development Job For State Position, Attracted Millions In State And Federal Grants
Economic Development Director David Kooris who helped guide construction of the Steel Point redevelopment area of the East Side and shepherded millions in state and
Read morePereira Urges Legislators To Reject More Power For Ed Commissioner
Board of Education member Maria Pereira, whose Democratic Town Committee slate in the 138th District swept all nine seats last week, is urging defeat of
Read moreGomes-Driven Layoffs Impact About 20 City Employees Including Tax Assessor, Health Director
In a financially bloody Friday about 20 city employees, some of them high profile, received layoff notices declaring they’re being let go as a result
Read moreBack Row To Front Row–Ganim Talks Budget, Police, Transparency And Development In Business Community Speech
Update: video of speech. Accompanied by a brochure and video presentation, Mayor Joe Ganim on Thursday delivered the annual address to the Bridgeport Regional Business
Read moreCity Council President Tom McCarthy’s Shackle-Free Independence
For his first eight years as City Council president while on the public payroll reporting to Mayor Bill Finch, Tom McCarthy never challenged his boss
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