I’m wondering what OIB readers think about our elected officials. Certainly, there’s opinion aplenty about Mayor Bill Finch and some others on a regular basis. What
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How’s Your TAN? Plus: Zoning Code
The following item is expected to be acted on by the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee Monday night: Communication from Finance Department re Approval of General Obligation
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1:30 p.m. update. If you want city business leaders to grab a whiskey bottle and revolver the Bridgeport City Council is just the ticket to
Read moreThe Annual School Fight
Two out of three Bridgeport classrooms are overcrowded. One out of three Bridgeport children enter kindergarten with no preschool experience. Bridgeport is the most underfunded
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The hiring of Mary-Jane Foster as vice president for university relations at the University of Bridgeport places an emphasis on relations, one in particular, that could
Read morePoop On The Pequonnock, Plus: Brassy Brazile
Okay boys and girls, what’s the latest on Trumbull’s plan to build its own stand-alone sewage treatment plant? The town is looking at building a
Read moreSlots In Every Tavern, Plus: Bridgeport Rescue Mission
My friend Ken Dixon penned this in the Connecticut Post: HARTFORD — Lawmakers argued over the state’s power to regulate smoking in Connecticut’s tribal casinos
Read moreFishing For The Good Stuff
Today is the St. Patrick’s Day of the inland fishing season: lots of amateurs hanging out around watering holes. Why do I hate fishing on
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