Running unopposed, Bridgeport’s first Latina City Council President Aidee Nieves Monday night was elected to serve another two years as leader of the legislative body.
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Read It: The DeFilippo Indictment Alleges He Falsified Voter Cards, Absentee Ballots On Behalf Of Tenants For His City Council Run–Who’s The Unindicted Co-Conspirator?
City Council candidate Michael DeFilippo falsified voter registration cards and absentee ballots of his North End tenants in furtherance of his legislative run in 2017
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Team Woofgang Opens Vocational Training Facility In Black Rock
News release from Woofgang & Company Team Woofgang & Co. officially opened the doors of their new vocational training facility at 2861 Fairfield Avenue in
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City Council Lowers Tax Rate, Nieves Castigates Disengaged Budget Loafers
The City Council, as expected Monday night, approved a $598 million budget that includes a reduction in the tax rate by 10.5 mils, money for
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Budget Committee Approves Spending Plan, Money For 60 New Cops, Mil Rate Lowered To 43.45
The Budget & Appropriations Committee on Saturday approved a spending document of approximately $598 million for the fiscal year starting July 1, shifting $2.5 million
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Read: Public Safety Task Force Recommendations
A community committee formed by City Council President Aidee Nieves and Councilman Scott Burns has offered recommendations in a report that includes community policing foot
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Citing Conflict, City Council Lances Resolution Benefiting Two Members Who Pursue Takeover Of UB
In a rare move Monday night, the City Council rejected a resolution–customarily referred to committee–proposing the Education and Social Services Committee create a task force to recommend
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Calling All Actors–What First, Permanent Personnel Director Or Durable Police Chief?
Bridgeport has more actors than Hollywood. What should come first, a permanent personnel director to conduct a search for a permanent police chief, or authorize
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