Deputy Director of Public Facilities Joe Tiago is one of four municipal employees who faces disciplinary action in the wake of turning scrap-metal sales into
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Tag: John Ricci
‘Sunshine Fund’ Creates Cloud Over Public Facilities–Ricci Takes Initial Pay Hit, Who’s Next?
Following the announcement of an FBI probe, Mayor Joe Ganim on Tuesday took disciplinary action against his appointed Public Facilities Director John Ricci for turning
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Feds Looking Into Scrap-Metal Cash Sales, Ganim: City Cooperating With Probe
Federal investigators are looking into the sale of scrap metal for cash in the Public Facilities Department. On Thursday FBI agents were reportedly seen interviewing
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Tiago’s Bar & Grill Downtown Closes, Owner Mulls Rebrand
Joe Tiago, deputy director of Public Facilities for Bridgeport, has closed his Downtown bar after a series of shootings and fights the past few years
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Towing, Scrap Metal, Print Shop–Lee Urges City Council Oversight
Where’s the legislative branch oversight? It’s a question raised often by government waste scrutineer John Marshall Lee who addressed the City Council Monday night. This
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Where Did The Scrap Metal Money Go?
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: As questions mount about municipal employees selling scrap metal for thousands of dollars in cash and where that money went,
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Trump Wanted To Build A Racetrack Here–City Positions To Resume Airport Commercial Passenger Service
Connecticut’s largest city navigates a bumpy flight pattern with the airport it owns. That’s because Sikorsky Memorial Airport is located in Stratford. Really? By the
Read moreA Report From The Trenches, WPCA Scrutiny Leads To Roar Of Reform
Sludge is a messy business in more ways than one. The Water Pollution Control Authority is charged with overseeing the city’s treatment and processing of
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