Bridgeport

Bridgeport Crash

4:49pm--UPDATE: Police report that the cars have been removed and traffic is flowing on North Avenue once more. 3:49pm--#Bridgeport CT--Two people were seriously injured in the green Subaru after being rear ended by a silver SUV. Witnesses told me they thought the driver of the silver SUV either was intoxicated or had a medical condition, they said the driver was swerving prior to hitting the green Subaru at the interseciton of North Avenue and Dewy/Briarwood Avenue. The silver SUV continued south on North Avenue near the Fairfield town line and came to a stop after hitting a tree in the median.

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Bridgeport Launches Labor Management Cost Cutting Committee

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim and labor unions representing thousands of rank and file municipal employees today launched a joint effort called the “Labor Management Cost Cutting Committee” that will work collaboratively to find creative ways to cut city spending andcommunicate about ongoing labor-management issues. This was an effort last implemented when Mayor Ganim last served as Bridgeport’s chief executive in the 1990s and is based on the principles of Total Quality Management which seeks to address challenges in the workplace common to both labor and management and foster a more cooperative atmosphere.   “I am very excited to get this effort underway,” said Mayor Ganim.  “We are currently facing a serious budget deficit of $20 million for the…

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