More than two dozen elected officials led by Mayor Bill Finch received the oath of office in City Council chambers Thursday night. Connecticut Attorney General George
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Afternoon Voting Update–Turnout Low–Some UB Students Turned Away
4 pm update: Turnout figures across the city are trending low, and barring a late surge, will be hard-pressed to hit 20 percent citywide by 8 p.m.
Read moreInhale, Exhale, Inhale, Exhale
Spring is here! Everyone in a good mood? Okay, a better mood? Time to take a little inventory on Bridgeport’s mayoral race approaching full mode. Mayor
Read moreBig Guns For Finch Fundraiser, City Employees Solicited For Event On City Time
Calling all Connecticut constitutional officers! (Well, most of them.) Mayor Bill Finch is calling on his political friends for a mega campaign event Tuesday night
Read moreHi Honey … I’m Coming Baaack! Lisa Parziale’s Return
Lisa “Honey” Parziale, former City Council president and Democratic registrar of voters, told OIB she will be a candidate for her former West Side City
Read moreFoster Care For Bridgeport: Mary-Jane Foster Forms Exploratory Committee
Mary-Jane Foster, co-founder of the Bridgeport Bluefish and an executive at the University of Bridgeport, filed paperwork today for an exploratory committee as she considers
Read moreBridgeport’s Trifecta Satellite Campaign: Stafstrom, Testa, Caruso, Plus: Public Logistics For Barack’s Visit
In a short time the president of the United States will touch down in Connecticut’s largest city to urge, implore, inspire voters to support the
Read moreOIB Party Skinny: The Candidates, The Budget And Concession Demands, Plus: New Trees For Saints
The chatter and juniper were flowing at the OIB party at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn. Lots of discussion about State Comptroller Nancy Wyman agreeing to serve as
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