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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Tag: Lenny Paoletta
Recalling The 1981 Mayoral Election: Mob Hits, Firebombings, Voter Backlash
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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Mark Your Calendar: Former Mayor Paoletta, Author Daly To Share Stories About The Miracle Of Christmas Village
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
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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Downtown Holiday Inn Poised For Market-Rate Apartment Conversion
Construction was announced under Mayor Lenny Paoletta, opening as a Hilton brand under Mayor Tom Bucci in 1986, Bill and Hillary Clinton visited for a
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Recalling The Miracle Of Christmas Village
On December 7, 1982 an arsonist slipped into Beardsley Park and set fire to the Police Activities League’s Christmas Village, that for more than 25 years
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At Public Hearing, Councilman Newton, Others, Boast Benefits Of Waterfront Development
City Councilman Ernie Newton recalls the Steelpointe Harbor redevelopment area that once flashed a neighborhood warzone cut off from the harbor, a hulking vacant power
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Tax Abatement Public Hearing On Tap For Next Phase Of Steelpointe Harbor Redevelopment–Housing, Hotel, Retail
A public hearing will take place Monday night featuring a tax abatement for the next phase of the Steelpointe Harbor redevelopment area, a $100 million
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