Westport’s New Parks Director

Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe announced today that Jennifer A. Fava has been appointed   the Parks & Recreation Director for the Town of Westport. Ms. Fava will assume her duties effective September 1, 2015. She replaces former Parks & Recreation Director Stuart McCarthy who retired on June 1. Until recently, Ms. Fava served for three years as the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation in the Town of North Hempstead in New Hyde Park, N.Y. where she managed a work force of 385 full and part-time employees and oversaw an operating budget three times larger than Westport’s Parks & Recreation budget. She managed the maintenance, operations and improvements of 53 park facilities (approx. 900 acres) including golf courses, a marina, the Clark Botanical Garden, multiple aquatic facilities,…

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Ganim Proposes Office of Public Integrity

#BRIDGEPORT  CT-- Today, former Bridgeport Mayor and 2015 mayoral candidate Joe Ganim unveiled a proposal to establish an Office of Public Integrity (OPI). The public’s interest in transparency and open government is a top priority for Ganim. Prompted in part by the recent cover up of crime statistics by the current administration, and the continued refusal to disclose the reevaluation numbers and hidden tax increases for the following calendar year, Ganim made the announcement for the OPI. Ganim says, “An Office of Public Integrity must be independent and nonpartisan. It should have jurisdiction to have oversight of all aspects of Bridgeport’s government operations, agencies, and authorities." The Office of Public Integrity will achieve cost savings for the people of Bridgeport…

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Bridgeport News: Unknown Visitor

1:04am--#Bridgeport CT-- A woman has called police to her residence in the 800 block of Wood Avenue for an unknown man sitting on her couch in her living room.   This report made possible by: Una mujer ha llamado a la policía a su residencia en la cuadra 800 de la avenida de madera por un hombre desconocido se sienta en su sofá de su sala de estar. Uma mulher chamou a polícia à sua residência no bloco 800 de Wood Avenue por um homem desconhecido sentado em seu sofá em sua sala de estar.

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