While they hash out the mess in Washington to reopen the federal government, the political machinations to determine the next City Council president is blistering
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Tag: Ernie Newton
Banking On The East End, M&T Bank Opens Branch In Financial Desert – How It Happened
May 2022, I received an email from Maya Dillon, then director of corporate communications for M&T Bank that had purchased People’s United Bank, Bridgeport’s ultimate
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Newton: I Guarantee State And Feds Looking Into Pereira’s ABs
City Council members Ernie Newton and Maria Pereira have had quite the history, including challenging each other to urine tests on OIB years ago. Once
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Watch: Finally! After Decades, Hazardous Sidewalk Being Repaired
The thing about City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez, she’s not into threading needles. She gets right to the point. Get in her face and she pushes
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The Personality Dichotomy For Tuesday’s Democratic State Senate Vote; Gaston And Newton – New Guard, Old Guard
State Senator Herron Gaston and City Councilman Ernie Newton are not exactly buds in this battle of new guard versus old. Twenty years ago Newton
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Watch: Newton Provides Tour And Reminisces About Pleasure Beach
A century ago Pleasure Beach in the East End was among the top amusement attractions in the northeast loaded with rides, entertainment and Big Band
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Chalk Board Time: Candidates Gear Up For Fireworks And Legislative Contests
It’s July 4th week, time to light the political fireworks fuse to local elections. Mark August 13 on the calendar for Democratic primaries. Bridgeport and
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Newton Qualifies To Primary Gaston For State Senate
City Councilman Ernie says elections officials notified him that he secured sufficient certified signatures of Democrats in Bridgeport and Stratford to primary State Senator Herron
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