2021 is a year of celebration for Bridgeport, Connecticut’s most populous city, a gritty community born 200 years ago when a parent (Stratford) no longer
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Tag: Jasper McLevy
‘Let The Guy Who Put The Snow There Take It Away’–A Bicentennial Blizzard Shovels A Mayor From The Past, Socialist Jasper McLevy
This image that appeared in the Bridgeport Herald in 1938 mocks Pete “Sunshine” Brewster, Mayor Jasper McLevy’s Public Works director, snoozing through a snow storm.
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Gene O’Neill, Retired Police Sergeant, Bon Vivant, Dead From Covid At 87
Gene O’Neill was an original. He could negotiate people to places they didn’t even know they were going. Charming, accessible, diplomatic; he enjoyed the dexterity
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City Sheriff Dennis Scinto, North End District Leader, Dies
Long-time City Sheriff Dennis Scinto, who presided over North End politics as Democratic leader of the 134th District, passed away on Tuesday, according to several
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Newton Urges Merit System Hiring During Lame-Duck Mayoral Period
Shortly after he was elected mayor in 1933, Socialist Jasper McLevy implemented a campaign promise to limit the spoils system of hiring municipal employees. Basically
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How Seaside Park Was Selected To Host Columbus Statue–Public Hearing Slated Thursday On Statue’s Future
The future of the Christopher Columbus statue will play out in a public hearing, followed by a meeting of the Miscellaneous Matters Committee Thursday night.
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Lopez: State Should Take Over City Government
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez writes in a commentary “This state take-over envisioned by Jeff Kohut might–just might–allow Bridgeport to finally access its untapped potential. To
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Ganim’s New Term Has Begun, Swearing-in Ceremony On Monday
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday will receive the oath of office for another four-year term. Technically according to the City Charter, his term started 12:01
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