“NO REGARD FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 14, 2019) — The vote of 101 to 89 to indefinitely postpone a vote on tolling Connecticut was worse than short-sighted. The decision to do nothing is clearly a backhanded vote for tolls and a display of gutless conduct totally out of step with most […]
DESPITE NO MISSED PAYCHECK by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 13, 2019) — On Thursday evening, WTNH in New Haven, CT depicted during its 10:00 PM news hour Connecticut’s junior U.S. senator, Chris Murphy, reading portions of two letters he allegedly received from constituents who are federal employees affected by the partial government shutdown, then in its […]
“NOW YOU’RE LYING” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 25, 2018) — On this morning’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT4) accused the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump and substitute host Trish Regan of “lying” about there being “500 felons” in the thousands-strong “caravan” of Central-American travelers originating primarily from Honduras last month. Regan, who […]
AT THE HOME OF THE POST & EMAIL by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 6, 2018) — At approximately 10:30 AM on Tuesday, the line in which voters in Canterbury, CT had to wait to cast their ballots stretched from the side entrance of the town hall community room to the back of the room, an estimated […]
OR DOES HE? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 5, 2018) — On Tuesday this writer sent a comment to the office of Sen. Richard Blumethal (D-CT) regarding the conduct of Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats toward Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) which began seconds into his opening remarks in the confirmation hearings for U.S. District Court of Appeals […]
TO COMMENCE IN THE FALL by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 26, 2018) — WTNH-New Haven reported Tuesday evening that the North Haven, CT schools will have armed school resource officers beginning this fall. Last month the Record-Journal reported that a proposal to place SROs in all of the town’s six schools was under consideration. The town […]
BRIDGEPORT’S OWN SERVES AS PANELIST FOR 28th ANNUAL RPA ASSEMBLY from Dalmarys Matos, (203) 576-7201, Dalmarys.matos@bridgeportct.gov (May 4, 2018) — Bridgeport, CT – As a part of its Fourth Regional Plan, the Regional Plan Association (RPA) has identified the city of Bridgeport as one of nine Flagship Places, a distinction given to areas within the New […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Mark Abraham, info [at] ctdatahaven.org, 203.500.7059, www.ctdatahaven.org (Apr. 9, 2018) — NEW HAVEN, CT, March 20, 2018 – How happy are you? Have you seen a dentist lately? Are local government officials responsive to your needs? Those are just a few of the questions being asked by friendly survey-takers helping DataHaven […]
LEADERSHIP FROM FAIRFIELD, TRUMBULL AND STRATFORD AGREE AN “ARMY OF TEACHERS” IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION from Dalmarys Matos, dalmarys.matos@bridgeportct.gov (Mar. 23, 2018) — Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim this week joined municipal, law enforcement and education leadership from neighboring towns to collaborate on security practices to aid in school safety and evoke change in the state […]
MAYOR CALLS ON CONNECTICUT GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS BAN ON BUMP STOCKS AND GHOST GUNS; BLUMENTHAL PROPOSING BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS TO PREVENT DANGEROUS INDIVIDUALS FROM OWNING FIREARMS from Av Harris, Director of Legislative Affairs/Public Policy, City of Bridgeport (Mar. 9, 2018) — Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today joined Connecticut US Senator Richard Blumenthal […]
WINTER STORM QUINN BRINGS THUNDER, LIGHTNING, HEAVY SNOW by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 7, 2018) — It took a long time to arrive, but the storm which has been moving from the West into Pennsylvania, Western Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York is now in this writer’s neighborhood. On Wednesday evening under the hashtag “#ctweather,” local […]
“ON CAMPUS” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 28, 2017) — On Tuesday night, Gateway Pundit owner Jim Hoft wrote on his website that he did not know the whereabouts of his reporter, Lucian Wintrich, following an altercation at the end of Wintrich’s scheduled speech at the University of Connecticut (UConn) at Storrs and Wintrich’s subsequent arrest. […]
EMBEDDED VIDEO STREAM HARDLY POLITICALLY BALANCED by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 28, 2017) — While this writer was reading a balanced, although arguably initially misleading, article in The Hartford Courant on Tuesday morning, a series of videos began to play without prompting featuring a single political viewpoint for more than ten minutes. Muslim, pro-refugee and anti-Trump […]
NINE INCIDENTS OCCUR ON MONDAY AT MALLS INVOLVING JUVENILES by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 26, 2016) — At 10:00 p.m. EST, Fox 61 in Hartford, CT reported that “hundreds” of teenagers instigated fighting at the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester and that the mall has been closed by Manchester police. Eight individuals were reportedly arrested, including […]
“A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 10, 2016) — The Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) and WFSB Channel 3 in Hartford have reported that as a result of Tuesday’s state elections, Republicans gained seven seats in the House of Representatives and read seats in the state Senate, the latter of which brought a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Av Harris, (203) 814-7992, av.harris@bridgeportct.gov (Sep. 7, 2016) — Mayor Joe Ganim released the following statement reacting to a decision by Hartford Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher declaring unconstitutional Connecticut’s current public education funding formula. “This decision by Judge Moukawsher is a game changer for our children. This ruling is a […]
HOUSE BILL 5408 WOULD REQUIRE ANY INDIVIDUAL OPENLY CARRYING A FIREARM TO PRODUCE THEIR PERMIT IF ASKED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS by Av Harris, Director of Communications, City of Bridgeport (CT) (Apr. 26, 2016) — Police Officers from Bridgeport, Trumbull and Stratford to call for legislative passage of House Bill No. 5408, “An Act Concerning […]
CRUZ CAMPAIGNS IN INDIANA, SANDERS IN WEST VIRGINIA by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 26, 2016) — Primary voters in the states of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware and Maryland have cast their votes in what has been called the “Mid-Atlantic primary.” All five states are among the 13 original colonies settled by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom […]
BUT NO PROOF REQUIRED OF CANDIDATES SEEKING THE PRESIDENCY by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 20, 2016) — Last week, a citizen and registered voter in the state of Connecticut went to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to renew his driver’s license on a routine basis. On the first two attempts, the license-holder encountered waiting times […]
A “DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 6, 2015) — The lead ACLU attorney in the case of Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al, which has urged a federal judge to pursue criminal charges against Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio stemming from the civil suit is the same attorney […]