Musto-Moore, Ayala-Hughes, How Long Will Civility Last In Primary Races?
Something was really weird at Testo’s Restaurant Monday night amid the political divisions casting votes for their respective state senate candidates at the Democratic Party convention: it was all so...
View ArticleFinch Dumps Democratic Leader Santiago From Housing Authority
Mayor Bill Finch has booted longtime political operative Americo Santiago from the Bridgeport Housing Authority. The housing agency has experienced turmoil the past two years including the recent...
View ArticleMayor Urged To Flush Housing Authority Board
Just about every mayor must deal with a Bridgeport Housing Authority mess. It’s the nature of the beast. Things go wrong and you get a call from officials with the federal Housing and Urban Development...
View ArticleSpeedy Gonzalez Races For State House
No one can accuse former City Councilman Joel “Speedy” Gonzalez of lacking a sense of humor. Twenty years after he chopped off his trigger finger on the steps of the State Capitol to make a statement...
View ArticleQueenie And Her Court Knight Absentee Ballot Conspirators For DeJesus, Gomes...
If Richard DeJesus were a candidate in the higher-turnout 22nd State Senate District his candidacy would be toast, done, stick a fork in him. The good government activists in Black Rock, Brooklawn and...
View ArticleSantiago To DeJesus: Get Out
State Rep. Ezequiel Santiago has expressed reservations about Richard DeJesus, now his pops weighs in. From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Americo Santiago, a veteran of Bridgeport Democratic politics who is...
View ArticleNo Changes In Recounts For Democratic Town Committee Seats
UPDATE: Includes town committee list. Monday’s recount in two districts did not change the results from last Tuesday’s Democratic Town Committee primaries, according to elections officials. Candidates...
View ArticleGanim Feels The Love, Raises $50K In Comeback Battle Against Finch’s Mighty...
Update: $50K raised. To chants of “run Joe, run” by roughly 300 supporters in a packed Vazzy’s Four Seasons in Stratford, former Mayor Joe Ganim Thursday night edged closer to an official entry to try...
View ArticleReel In Mayor Finch Bobblehead At Fish Game–How About Absentee Ballot Night?
The first 500 fans attending the May 6 Bluefish baseball game will go home with a Mayor Bill Finch Bobblehead. Can’t ya just see former Fish owner Mary-Jane Foster and former Mayor Joe Ganim whose...
View ArticleSay Hello To The 90 Most Popular People In Bridgeport
I love you, I need you, I want you. They’re being schmoozed and boozed, urged, cajoled, worked, and some promised this and that. They’re popular today, perhaps not so Tuesday night depending on how the...
View ArticleFinch Wins Endorsement For Mayor–Ganim, Other Challengers Press On, Torres...
Former Mayor Joe Ganim hoped for a winning strategy that landed him 45 votes at the Democratic Town Committee endorsement with a tie broken by Town Chairman Mario Testa. Ganim came up four votes short...
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State Rep. Ezequiel Santiago Dies At 45–Rosario: He Was Everything To Me, A...
State Rep. Ezequiel Santiago, sitting, with his dad Americo who also represented the district in the State House. Ezequiel Santiago, the genial Democratic State House
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Services Announced For State Rep. Ezequiel Santiago
Calling hours for Ezequiel Santiago who died Friday morning will take place Thursday, March 21, from 5-9 pm at the Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield
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Process To Fill Santiago State House Seat Begins
A special election to replace Ezequiel Santiago in Connecticut’s 130th State House District will likely take place in May based on state-law timeline to fill
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Hail Cesar! A Bicentennial Interview With Alma Maya: Activism, Economic...
Alma Maya earned her community stripes as a young social irritant recruited by Cesar Batalla, a gladiator in the Puerto Rican community, who was a
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