Nothing like political star power to pad the campaign warchest. With “music and flavors of the East” Mayor Bill Finch enjoyed that Monday night at
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School Board Member Gardner Enters Mayoral Race, Going “All The Way”
Saying he wants to create a “brighter future for a great city,” Board of Education member Howard Gardner has entered the mayoral sweepstakes with plans
Read moreA Finch, Foster, Ganim Primary?
It has the makings of a wild Democratic primary. The election cycle is heating up with former Mayor Joe Ganim scouring the political system for
Read moreCops Approve New Contract As Mayoral Election Gears Up
With a mayoral election on the horizon, the Bridgeport Police union on Wednesday approved a new four-year contract granting firing power and assignment flexibility to
Read moreFoster To Finch: Enforce The Charter, Leadership, Not Gamesmanship
2011 Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster, considering another run for office, declares Mayor Bill Finch must take a stand to enforce the Bridgeport City Charter
Read moreViolating The City Charter, McCarthy Puts Finch In Political Predicament
City Council President Tom McCarthy has placed Mayor Bill Finch in a pickle. McCarthy serves at the pleasure of the mayor as deputy director of
Read moreCampaign 2015: Ganim’s Reinvention, Finch’s Incumbency, Foster’s Decision
It’s probably been 12 years since Joe Ganim sat through a 90-minute, city-government-related hearing of any sort. Monday night the former mayor was there suited
Read moreCoviello Enters Mayoral Race
Claiming “real solutions, not promises,” three-time Democratic mayoral candidate Charlie Coviello is once again running for the city’s top office, the first formal challenger against
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