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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport To Get $14.6M For Infrastructure, Economic Development Projects From State
The state bond commission has officially approved a $14.6 million award the City of Bridgeport to be used for infrastructure and economic development. Mayor Joe Ganim attended the Tuesday, Dec. 11 state bond commission meeting, and a number of projects’ funding has already been approved. The Sikorsky airport will receive $7 million in infrastructure improvements, and the Congress Street Bridge will get $3.7 million for reconstruction. Additionally, $2.28 is allocated to supporting Bridgeport’s “coastal resiliency.” The approved bonding also allocates $1 million to the demolition of the for…
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Bridgeport Police Department Welcomes New Chief
After a lengthy search and plenty of interviews, Bridgeport now has a new top cop only he's the same one that's been around for a long time. On Monday, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim announced that Armando “AJ” Perez, who has spent the last more than two-and-a-half years running the department, will serve as the City of Bridgeport’s Chief of Police. The appointment follows an extensive search and selection process that included community forums and feedback along with candidate written and oral tests and panel interviews. “Chief Perez has…
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Bridgeport PD Adds K9 For Bomb Detection
The City of Bridgeport Police Department has added a new tool to help fight crime, Dennis, an explosive detective K-9 dog. The department was able to obtain Dennis, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, through a donation from Sonitrol Verified Security Systems in memory of its founder, Dennis F. Hickey. Hickey was a member of the Bridgeport business community for five decades. He founded Sonitrol Security Systems with his wife, Joan Hickey in 1973. Sonitrol Security started monitoring the security alarms at Central High School in 1976 and today they secure all Bridgeport schools and municipal bu…
Greenwich, CT
News
Stefanowski Upsets Boughton In Republican Primary Race For CT Governor
Related story: Ned Lamont Wins CT Democratic Primary Race For Governor Former General Electric executive Bob Stefanowski upset GOP-endorsed candidate Mark Boughton, the mayor of Danbury, according to unofficial returns in the Connecticut primary race for governor. With 90 percent of the votes counted, Stefanowski was leading Boughton by 29 to 21 percent. There was a separate primary runoff on Tuesday, Aug. 14 in which Democrat Ned Lamont of Greenwich easily defeated Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, as reported here by Daily Voice. Stefanowski of Madison has appeared in TV ads most of this year…
Greenwich, CT
News
Ned Lamont Wins CT Democratic Primary Race For Governor
Related story: Stefanowski Upsets Boughton In Republican Primary Race For CT Governor A dozen years after he upset former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman in a primary battle, Democrat Ned Lamont is the winner of Tuesday's Democratic primary race for governor of Connecticut. Early unofficial results showed Lamont, a 64-year-old businessman from Greenwich, leading Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim by a wide margin, 84 to 16 percent. Ganim, 58, who also sought to fill the seat of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a two-term Democrat who is not seeking re-election, conceded before 10 p.m., congratulating Lamont on hi…
Greenwich, CT
Politics
Vote Now In Our Poll: Gap Tightening In CT Race For Governor
As the Republican underdogs predicted, the gap is closing between GOP-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Mark Boughton, the mayor of Danbury, and at least two of the Connecticut high-tech entrepreneurs, investors and business executives who have poured millions of their own money into primary election challenges. The primary election is on Tuesday, Aug. 14. You can request an absentee ballot until Monday, Aug. 13, but registration closed at noon on Thursday, Aug. 9. There is a separate primary runoff that pits two Democrats -- Ned Lamont of Greenwich and Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim -- against …
Greenwich, CT
Politics
Two Rounds Of CT Gubernatorial Debates Will Be Held At Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart is hosting two gubernatorial debates: Republican candidates will debate on Tuesday, July 24 and the Democratic candidates will debate on Thursday, July 26. Separate primary election debates will take place starting at 2 p.m. at the Martire Business & Communications Center on the campus of Sacred Heart University at 5401 Park Ave. in Fairfield. Sponsoring the debates along with Sacred Heart are the Hearst Connecticut Media Group and WSHU Public Radio. The primary elections are on Aug. 14 in advance of November's general election. The public is welcome to attend the primar…
Greenwich, CT
Politics
Lamont Makes Appeal To Middle-Class Voters In His First TV Campaign Ad In Governor's Race
Democrat Ned Lamont tries to refute the "limousine liberal" label that his primary election rival Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has been trying to portray in the race for governor. In his new 30-second TV campaign ad, Lamont, a Greenwich telecommunications giant, is shown driving a modest car -- part of a $40,000 ad buy in the Hartford television market for the endorsed Democrat for governor. “So, I turned 64 this year. Kind of liberating actually,” Lamont says while driving. “I’m not running for governor as a stepping stone. Not thinking about re-election. Not going to take a salary…
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Ganim Qualifies For Dem's Primary Challenge To Lamont, Who Welcomes Debates
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s petition drive to force a Democratic gubernatorial primary has prevailed. Ganim said the Secretary of the State has confirmed he had legally collected the minimum 15,458 signatures needed to challenge the political party's endorsed candidate -- Ned Lamont of Greenwich -- in an Aug. 14 primary. Ganim supporters collected more than 32,000 signatures. On Wednesday, Lamont invited candidates who qualified for the ballot to join him in three gubernatorial debates. Lamont is confirmed to participate in: The Connecticut Association of Realtors Democratic and WTNH N…
Fairfield, CT
Politics
State Democratic Convention Kicks Off In Hartford
The Connecticut Democratic State Convention kicked off on Friday, May 18 praising U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy in downtown Hartford. Support in the race for governor is building for Ned Lamont of Greenwich. Susan Bysiewicz withdrew her challenge for the nomination and agreed to be Lamont’s running mate. On Thursday, Sean Connolly, former state Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner, dropped his bid for governor. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim remains as Lamont’s only convention challenger.
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Crowded Field Of 2018 CT Gubernatorial Candidates Will Be On Display
Do the math: If every candidate invited to Saturday's 90-minute forum in Westport speaks for five minutes -- the debate will be over. Eighteen candidates from across the state seeking to be Connecticut’s next governor have agreed to meet on April 21 for the Gubernatorial Forum presented by the League of Women Voters. The event, to be held at Westport Town Hall from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., is one of the many attractions of the Maker Faire throughout the day. At least 14 of the 29 announced candidates, as listed below, are from Fairfield County. Most of them have been invited to Saturday's for…
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Ganim Urges General Assembly To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim is urging state leaders that its' time to legalize recreational marijuana. In an effort to make that happen, Ganim who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, recently testified in front of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee to offer support for the bill which would allow anyone over 21 to purchase marijuana from state-licensed retail outlets. “A legal regulated recreational marijuana industry would launch a new industry in Connecticut, create thousands of new jobs, and produce hundreds of millions of needed annual tax revenue for the state…
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