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Tag: Lenny Paoletta

Check Out Christmas Village And Its Inspiring Comeback

December 7, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi Analysis and CommentNo Comments

Christmas Village is open and what a inspiring history. On December 7, 1982 an arsonist slipped into Beardsley Park and set fire to the Police Activities

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Lenny Paoletta

Buon Compleanno! Happy 90th Birthday To Former Mayor Lenny Paoletta

November 7, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi Best of Bridgeport, News and Events1 Comment

Former Mayor Lenny Paoletta knows all about the Italian word sprezzatura, a reference to effortless grace, a signature he utilizes in his email address. He

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Mary Chapar Moran, Historic First Woman Mayor, Passes Away At 90, Last Republican Chief Executive

July 10, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi Analysis and Comment1 Comment

File image: Mary Moran with husband Stephen. Mary Chapar Moran, the only woman to occupy Bridgeport’s mayor’s office – elected in 1989 defeating incumbent Democrat Tom

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Check Out Christmas Village And Its Miraculous Legacy

November 30, 2023 Lennie Grimaldi Best of Bridgeport1 Comment

Blending a combination of fearlessness and firmness 41 years ago, former Mayor Lenny Paoletta inspired a regional kinship that rallied people for a united cause.

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Recalling Wild Election Year 1983, No Democrat Endorsed For Mayor

November 20, 2023 Lennie Grimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Politics2 Comments

It’s the summer of 1983, the scene Registrar of Voters Office in McLevy Hall on State Street. A half dozen Democratic mayoral candidates and several

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1983 City Hall debate

Recalling The 1981 Mayoral Election: Mob Hits, Firebombings, Voter Backlash

November 12, 2023 Lennie Grimaldi City Politics6 Comments

You think this mayoral election cycle is kooky? Try 1981. Mob hits, car firebombings, the mayor wearing a bulletproof vest, a botched FBI sting attempt

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Christmas Village

Mark Your Calendar: Former Mayor Paoletta, Author Daly To Share Stories About The Miracle Of Christmas Village

November 25, 2022 Lennie Grimaldi Best of Bridgeport, Library, News and Events2 Comments

Book cover. In this season of revelation, ex-Mayor Lenny Paoletta and Connecticut Post columnist Michael Daly will host a presentation about their book The Miracle

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Meet Peter Prizio, Grand Marshal Of Returning Columbus Day Parade Celebration Featuring Marine Band

August 16, 2022 Lennie Grimaldi Best of Bridgeport, News and EventsNo Comments

News release from Council of Italian-American Societies: Today, the Council of Italian-American Societies of Greater Bridgeport is pleased to announce that Peter Prizio, a retired

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