WITH REQUEST FOR EN BANC HEARING by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 23, 2020) — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of newly-enacted Connecticut absentee voting outside of the state constitution’s permissible reasons for not appearing in-person have requested an en banc hearing with the state’s highest court. As The Post & Email reported Monday […]
HAS THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE VIOLATED THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND ELECTION LAW? by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 20, 2020) — Two hearings in an election lawsuit filed against Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill (D) will be held this week, with state Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Robinson presiding. Hearings will take place on […]
LONG-TERM RECOVERY COMMITTEE AIMS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS & SMALL BUSINESSES WITH UNMET NEEDS from Rowena White, Office of the Mayor, City of Bridgeport (Jul. 13, 2020) — Bridgeport, CT – COVID-19 emergency declarations on Federal, State, and local levels have impacted individuals and businesses in one way or another. The City of Bridgeport Emergency Operations […]
“THEY WANT A ‘GUILTY’ VERDICT” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 7, 2020) — Last week, The Post & Email interviewed the grandmother of an infant taken from her parents this past February after the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) accused the parents of child physical abuse, an allegation the parents and grandmother deny and say […]
“IT’S ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 5, 2020) — On July 1, a Connecticut-based non-profit filed a lawsuit naming Secretary of the State Denise Merrill (D) as defendant as a result of her announced intent in early May to send absentee-voter applications to every registered voter for the state’s primary elections on August […]
PARK TO BE VACATED, DURKAN SAYS by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 1, 2020) — Before dawn on Wednesday, the Seattle Police Department’s Public Affairs division posted a four-page memo from Mayor Jenny Durkan which it termed a “Proclamation of Civil Emergency” responsive to the “CHOP” zone overtaken by “protesters” on June 8. The zone was designated […]
ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND “CELEBRATION” SHUTTERED DUE TO COVID-19 by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 29, 2020) — On Monday Gene Cassidy, CEO of the annual Eastern States Exposition, or”Big E,” announced that this year’s fair is canceled. The event, one of the largest of its kind in North America, spans 17 days between mid-September and early October […]
AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT FRIDAY by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 28, 2020) — Concrete barriers erected to delineate the “CHOP,” or “Capitol Hill Organized Protest,” zone in Seattle’s Capitol Hill area from greater Seattle are scheduled to be removed today, multiple outlets reported. On June 8, “protesters” overtook the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct amid a six-block […]
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO “FESTIVE”? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 22, 2020) — On his Monday night show, “Hannity” host Sean Hannity announced as breaking news that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a former U.S. attorney appointed by Barack Obama, has expressed a desire to “wind down” what she called a “summer of love” after extremists claimed control […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from Josue Jorge, Josue.Jorge@Bridgeportct.gov (Jun. 22, 2020) — Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim and Chief Thode recognized Firefighters from Ladder 11 of the Bridgeport Fire Department for successful, heroic efforts to save the life of an unconscious four-year old boy at 2407 Fairfield Avenue on June 19th, 2020. At 9:18 a.m. on […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from Josue Jorge, Office of the Mayor, City of Bridgeport, CT (Jun. 17, 2020) — Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim was joined by Chef Ricky at Grill II in Downtown Bridgeport to announce the next steps of reopening City of Bridgeport restaurants and other businesses; such as nail salons, gyms, pools, and […]
ORDERS CONNECTICUT OFFICIALS TO RESUME FINGERPRINTING FOR PISTOL PERMITS by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 9, 2020) — On April 10, 2020, CCDL president Holly Sullivan sent a letter by certified mail to the office of Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) asking him to amend his Executive Order 7E issued March 17, 2020 in response to the […]
TRUMP ON TWITTER: “BIG ACTION TO FOLLOW!” by Sharon Rondeau (May 27, 2020) — At a Wednesday afternoon joint press conference with Gov. Ned Lamont, U.S. Senator from Connecticut Richard Blumenthal claimed that Trump “threatened to shut down the internet” in response to Twitter’s imposition of a “fact-checking” initiative visibly applied to two of Trump’s […]
ANOTHER SIDE TO THE STORY by Sharon Rondeau (May 22, 2020) — As The Post & Email was informed on Thursday evening by a local health district spokesman, Pawcatuck’s Modern Barber & Shave has taken legal action against Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont for including barbershops and hairdressers on the list of businesses scheduled to reopen […]
DID THE DISTRICT “ALLOW” BARBER TO OPEN, THEN RESCIND? by Sharon Rondeau (May 21, 2020) — After reviewing an article in The New London Day which reported differing details about the Ledge Light Health District’s “cease and desist” order issued to Cat Thibodeau, owner of Modern Barber & Shave in Pawcatuck (Stonington), CT for reportedly […]
SPOKESMAN: ORDER A “LEGAL DOCUMENT” by Sharon Rondeau (May 21, 2020) — As was reported Wednesday evening on Fox 61 and in The Westerly (RI) Sun, a Pawcatuck, CT barbershop which reopened on Wednesday in defiance of Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s revised order may face closure Thursday afternoon by a local health department. Pawcatuck, a […]
HOW “REGIONAL” IS THE PLAN? by Sharon Rondeau (May 18, 2020) — After including hairdressers and barberships in the initial phase of Connecticut’s coronavirus “reopen” plan, on Monday Gov. Ned Lamont (D) reversed course on that industry, declaring that their return to business would be delayed until “early June.” The move was made, the press […]
“OPERATION AMERICAN RESOLVE” from Rowena White, Office of the Mayor, Rowena.White@Bridgeportct.gov (May 14, 2020) —To salute Connecticut’s health care workers for the service they are providing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Connecticut Air National Guard will conduct Operation American Resolve on Thursday, May 14. This includes the flyover of the Guard’s C-130H aircraft over hospitals and other […]
“PHASE 2” TO BEGIN ONE MONTH LATER by Sharon Rondeau (May 13, 2020) — During Wednesday’s Connecticut update on the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont (D) hosted two state legislators who are also restaurant owners to discuss strategies they have employed to remain open as well as to reopen their establishments to sit-down guests in […]
UPDATES ON COVID-19 IMPACT INCLUDING SCHOOLS TO REMAIN CLOSED AND GUIDELINES FOR RESTAURANTS REOPENING Contact: Josue Jorge, Josue.Jorge@Bridgeportct.gov (May 5, 2020) — WHO: Mayor Ganim, community members joining on Facebook Live WHAT: Mayor Ganim to provide details on distribution of 100,000 masks to City of Bridgeport residents to protect against the spread of Coronavirus in our […]