New week. What are you hearing? Will mayor Bill Finch unleash a new round of layoffs to close the budget gap? Some boards and commissions,
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Musto Steps Into Pol Pod, Plus: Shays Talks City Development
Democratic State Senate candidate Anthony Musto is in the Pol Pod. Musto won a close primary over a feisty Marilyn Moore of Bridgeport on Tsunami
Read moreDo You Have A House To Spare?
Caroline delivered a message from Camelot. Teddy cranked up the crowd. Michelle Obama reached out to Hillary. If you’re a Democrat, irrespective of a Hillary
Read moreUpdating The Shaky City Budget, Plus: Shays-Himes Box On The Bridge
Mayors live and die by their budgets. In 1971, Mayor Hugh Curran responded to a budget deficit by instituting a separate mini-tax in an election
Read morePaging The Invisible Man
Has anyone met the city’s new Economic Development Director Don Eversley? What’s going on with Steelpointe? What happened to the Canyon-Johnson project, ballyhooed by Earvin
Read moreThe Conroy Skinny: City Cleared, Choo Choo Charlie Survives
Attorney Chuck Willinger is euphoric. So is Joe Kasper, former owner of a city engineering company. Lawyers for the city are thrilled. Developers Al Lenoci
Read moreFabs’ Locke On History, Plus: Shays Talks To Animals And Conroy Case Verdict
Filmmaker Larry Locke had a strange, and amazing, vantage point during the John Fabrizi years, shadowing the mayor’s every detail–the good, bad and ugly. His
Read moreJawboning The Budget, Mayor And Council Reach Compromise, Plus: Here Come Da Judge
The good news is, they’re talking! On the eve of the Bridgeport City Council officially voting on Mayor Bill Finch’s budget, discussions between City Council
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