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	<title>Only in Bridgeport &#187; Lennie Grimaldi</title>
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	<description>Award-winning journalist Lennie Grimaldi cracks open the juicy stuff in Connecticut&#039;s largest city</description>
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		<title>Chief Gaudett: A Curfew Cannot Work Without Community Support</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2012/01/30/chief-gaudett-a-curfew-cannot-work-without-community-support/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bridgeport Police Chief Joe Gaudett told City Council members Monday night that police cannot enforce an 11 p.m. youth curfew unless the entire community &#8212; from residents to educators to social service agencies &#8212; is involved. The city&#8217;s legislative body is considering a proposal to enforce a curfew following the shooting death of 14-year-old Justin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgeport Pay Hike Question: Essential Or Excessive?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2012/01/02/bridgeport-pay-hike-question-essential-or-excessive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Bill Finch says pay increases to roughly 80 non-classified city positions are necessary to attract quality job applicants. Opponents claim the city ordinance pushing salary hikes is being rushed through the City Council. A public hearing on this issue will take place Tuesday, 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers before the full council meets at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vallas, New School Chief, Gutsy Reformer</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/12/21/vallas-new-school-chief-gutsy-reformer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Paul Vallas has seen it all when it comes to struggling school districts. He&#8217;s been hired, on an interim basis, to tackle Bridgeport&#8217;s struggling &#8220;system of schools.&#8221; Brash, decisive, results are all associated with his work in those school districts. Vallas has big ones and understands the political nature of school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Police Brawl Could Cost You Money</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/12/11/this-police-brawl-could-cost-you-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stratford woman pulled to the floor, as shown in this video, in the Bridgeport Police Department booking area last year has filed a federal lawsuit against city police. For more on this and what it could mean www.onlyinbridgeport.com]]></description>
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		<title>Would You Vote For Ernie Newton?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/11/12/would-you-vote-for-ernie-newton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The municipal election cycle is over. The page has turned to the 2012 presidential election season and a boatload of races for state and federal office. One high-profile pol who has made his intentions known is former State Senator Ernie Newton who wants his old job back after resigning it in 2005 as a result of federal corruption charges. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Leka, Songwriter, RIP</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/10/15/paul-leka-songwriter-rip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Leka, as a young man from Bridgeport, wrote one of the greatest anthems in Rock &#38; Roll history. He passed away a few days ago. (Check out my daily webzine at www.onlyinbridgeport.com)]]></description>
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		<title>City Voting Locations</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/09/25/city-voting-locations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday is primary day in the state&#8217;s largest city featuring Mayor Bill Finch and challenger Mary-Jane Foster. Most polling precincts are traditional locations except for voters who generally cast a ballot at Wilbur Cross in the 135th District. They will vote at Park City Magnet School on Chopsey Hill. Voters for the traditional precinct Columbus School in the 136th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Do You Vote On Tuesday?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/09/23/where-do-you-vote-on-tuesday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/09/23/where-do-you-vote-on-tuesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday September 27 is Democratic primary day in Bridgeport featuring the match up between Mayor Bill Finch and Mary-Jane Foster. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If you don&#8217;t know where you vote this link below will provide the answer. Still not sure? Call the Registrar of Voters office 203-576-7281. http://www.bridgeportct.gov/RegistrarofVoters/Pages/districtlookup.aspx [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Max Medina, Citizen Action Group, Endorse Foster</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/09/16/max-medina-citizen-action-group-endorse-foster/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/09/16/max-medina-citizen-action-group-endorse-foster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Max Medina, former president of the Bridgeport Board of Education, and the Connecticut Citizen Action Group are supporting mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster who&#8217;s challenging Mayor Bill Finch in the September 27 Democratic primary. This is a nice endorsement for Foster. In Medina, a 2003 mayoral candidate, she receives the help of someone with extensive contacts among city parents and in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Vote For Finch, Foster Or McLevy?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/09/13/is-your-vote-for-finch-foster-or-mclevy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/grimaldi/2011/09/13/is-your-vote-for-finch-foster-or-mclevy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lennie Grimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty one cities and towns in Connecticut will participate in party primaries today. The Democratic primary showdown between Mayor Bill Finch and challenger Mary-Jane Foster will take place September 27, per order of Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis. If Bridgeport had conducted its primary today how would you have voted? For Finch? For Foster? For [...]]]></description>
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