2:30 p.m. update: Five weeks away from primary day for City Council seats. Is there a pulse out there? Any incumbents in serious trouble? What
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The Best Job For Finch
Today I announce my first official endorsement (why wait until the last minute). Bill Finch for Connecticut secretary of state! Why not? Birdie never aspired
Read moreParty Picks And Party Tonight
OIB party today, 5:30 p.m. Taco Loco on Fairfield Avenue in Black Rock. First cocktail on OIB plus sweet eats. Come join us. Okay, a
Read moreCommittee Votes To Sink Port Authority; Lobbyist Screws City
The City Council’s Ordinance Committee voted Monday night to torpedo the Bridgeport Port Authority, the quasi-city agency that receives more than $1 million a year
Read moreLine Up Council Candidates, Plus: Stratford’s Piggy Pols, And Bridge Loot
Here we are in June, just a month or so before respective districts of the Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee meet to endorse candidates for City
Read moreYou Have The Power
I’m wondering what OIB readers think about our elected officials. Certainly, there’s opinion aplenty about Mayor Bill Finch and some others on a regular basis. What
Read moreHow’s Finch Doing After 18 Months? Plus: Brownfield Bucks
Mayor Bill Finch has just about reached his first 18 months in office. Where did the time go? Former Mayor John Fabrizi would love to fast
Read moreCivil Council Passes Budget
What a bunch of party-poopers. On a night the City Council lowered Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed mil rate a smidge and increased the tax collection
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