Privately Joe Tiago, fired last week by Mayor Joe Ganim, is telling friends he’s a scapegoat in this ScrapGate thing. Cash for scrap metal may
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Tag: Maria Pereira
The Politics Of School Board Forums In An Election Year
Can anything become too political in Bridgeport, the city that rarely disappoints in its charges and counter charges? As noted here, the Board of Education yanked
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Petition Calls For School Board Member Chris Taylor’s Resignation Following “Body Shaming” Incident Against Pereira
An online petition started by education advocate JoAnn Kennedy is calling on Board of Education member Chris Taylor to resign following a January 28 confrontation with
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Tony Raises The Barr In Underdog Campaign For Mayor
Tony Barr leverages his last name… well… like a crowbar. He’s been behind bars in maximum security facilities, been barred from the mayor’s office followed by a
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Lenten Penance For City Council–Refresher Course On FOI Rules
Just in time for the Lenten season in March, a Freedom of Information training session for select City Council members. Perhaps a few lawyers if
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Four Years Ago Ganim Apologized In Stallworth’s Church–Is Rift Real Or Imagined?
On January 1, 2015 in the East End church of Rev. Charlie Stallworth, Joe Ganim launched his historic comeback for mayor with his first public
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Judge Bellis Rejects Protective Orders Sought By Pereira, Barr
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: Tony Barr and Maria Pereira entered the courtroom Thursday afternoon frowning and left nearly three hours later crying. Not because
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“Stay In Our Lane”–School Board Chief Weldon Educates Taylor On Protocol
Board of Education Chairman John Weldon and member Chris Taylor couldn’t be two more contrasting personalities: Weldon thoughtful, genial, linguistic; Taylor large, expressive, pointed, a
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