What’s on your list of top Bridgeport stories? In June, a tornado struck buildings on the East Side and downtown including heavy damage to the
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Crossin Resigns From Board of Ed
Patrick Crossin, elected to the Board of Education one year ago, has resigned for health reasons. Crossin waged a courageous struggle with lymphoma, a cancer
Read moreBored Of Education? Not When Crossin-Pereira Square Off, School Fight!
Things are getting testy among Board of Education members. Maria Pereira and her feisty coalition of Bobby Simmons and Sauda Baraka have been warring with majority Board
Read moreThe BOE Sedatives, Plus: Zoo Tix For You
Update: Check out the photos Local Eyes posted from Mayor Finch’s Shanghai! What’s going on around here? No one’s mad? No yelling. No screaming. No
Read moreMario’s Lamont Dice Roll
Update: A casino debate? Again? Yup. Leave it to Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa to create a wedge issue as he pushes his flock to endorse
Read moreThe Budget: Carrot Or Stick? Plus: Jimmy’s HQ Opening
So you’re a city firefighter and you feel like you’ve done your part to help dowse the flames of city red ink. City bean counters have
Read moreEducation Review Identifies $7 Million Savings, Plus: Uncle Sam, And The Times Disses Dick
Well here it is … phase three of the Board of Education evaluation/study has identified $7 million in savings. See the executive summary below by
Read moreBudget Relies On Union Givebacks, Plus: Big Wave And Mayor Club Fight, And Himes Endorses Jepsen
Mayor Bill Finch submitted to the City Council Monday night a budget that’s swimming in assumptions, except council members won’t know its details until today.
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