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Is Bridgeport BOE’s Recent Dysfunction What We Have To Look Forward To?

Remember when Bridgeport BOE meetings were full of dysfunction and rancor? Well, apparently we may not have seen the last of that. This is not a clip from two years ago. This is last week’s regular BOE meeting, which devolved into a shouting match after former chair Sauda Baraka repeatedly refused to allow fellow BOE… Continue reading Is Bridgeport BOE’s Recent Dysfunction What We Have To Look Forward To?

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Primary Puts Pereira, Walker and Bradley on November Ballot

It looks like former Board Member Maria Pereira will be joining her running mates Ben Walker and Dennis Bradley on November’s ballot. A week after the primary, after a tense 12-hour recount, the preliminary results revealed that Pereira narrowly beat out endorsed candidate Faith Harrison-Villegas by 28 votes. Republican endorsed candidates John Weldon and Kevin… Continue reading Primary Puts Pereira, Walker and Bradley on November Ballot

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Working Families Party Snubs Pereira For BOE Endorsement

According to the Connecticut Post’s Linda Lambeck, the Connecticut Working Families party announced their Bridgeport BOE endorsements on Thursday, and Maria Pereira is conspicuously missing from their slate. This omission speaks volumes: Not too long ago Pereira held the title of Bridgeport Working Families Party Chair and won her previous term on the BOE in… Continue reading Working Families Party Snubs Pereira For BOE Endorsement