Twenty-five years ago, the city celebrated the grand opening of Bridgeport Center, the new corporate headquarters for People’s Bank, today called People’s United Bank. The
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Youthful And Resilient Paoletta Leads Columbus Festivities
You’ll not meet a more vibrant 79-year-old than Lenny Paoletta who served as mayor from 1981-1985. Determined, athletic, resourceful, Paoletta is serving as the 2014
Read moreLarry Kudlow Featured Speaker At Republican Dinner Honoring Former Mayor Mary Moran
The state’s largest city has had 52 mayors in its history, all white males except for one. Her name is Mary Chapar Moran who served
Read moreFinch Signs Land Document To Developer Of Steel Point For Bass Pro Construction, $1.2 Million For City
UPDATE: Mayor Bill Finch has signed the property transfer documents over to the RCI Group, developer of Steelpointe Harbor, that now controls 12 acres on
Read moreWall Street Journal Chronicles Steel Point, Finch: ‘It’s Happening’
The development was first proposed more than 30 years ago by Republican Mayor Lenny Paoletta. All these decades later is it possible mega retailer Bass
Read moreFormer Town Clerk Hector Diaz
Hector Diaz Sr. had an easy authority about him. When you talk about decency, a quiet leader, he’s at the top of the list of
Read moreRemembering Christmas Village 1982
Sweet treats and eats to all OIB friends. Christmas Village has been part of the city’s holiday fabric for more than 50 years. In 1982
Read moreThirty Years Ago The Turnout Was 70 Percent For Tisdale, Mandanici, Paoletta Mayoral Election
OIB rewind: Voters today will decide the makeup of the Board of Education as well as all 20 seats on the City Council. Will the
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