| Mayor Finch: 'Major Victory for Adoptees in Connecticut'
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| Mayor Bill Finch held a press conference with State Representative
David Alexander (D-58) and advocates at the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon urging the passage of House Bill 5122.
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| On Wednesday night, the State Senate provided nearly unanimous support for adoption rights legislation (H.B. 5144). In response, Mayor Finch, an adoptee and longtime leader on adoption rights, made the following statement:
"This is a major victory for adoptees across the Connecticut. For too long, we've been treated like second class citizens who were unable to access birth records, which can help address medical issues, and give us the ability to understand our identities. I want to thank members of the House and Senate for their support of this critical legislation, and I urge Governor Dannel P. Malloy to sign this bill into law."
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Mayor Finch Announces the Creation of More than 300 Summer Youth Jobs
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| Mayor Bill Finch announces the City's summer job efforts at a press conference held on Thursday.
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At a press conference on Thursday, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch joined representatives from businesses and community groups to announce summer job efforts around the city, which collectively will create more than 300 summer jobs for Bridgeport youth, ranging from ages 14-21.
In addition to the announcement, Mayor Finch urged other members of the business community to do their part to help create jobs in Bridgeport this summer.
“We want to put people to work right here in Bridgeport, including young adults during the summer months,” said Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch. “When businesses step up to the plate and provide opportunities for young people, the entire city benefits. These jobs will provide a structured environment for our youth to learn, and will also help grow our economy and pave a pathway to their future success.”
Mayor Finch continued: “More than 300 jobs is a great start, but we’re hoping to put even more of our youth to work this summer. We urge other businesses in the community to join us in this effort.”
Others in attendance at the press conference included: Bank of America; PSEG; The Workplace; and the Mayor’s Conservation Corps.
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"Approval of Early Childhood Legislation Impacts Bridgeport" - Fairfield County Business Journal
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| The Fairfield County Business Journal spoke with Mayor Bill Finch, Tina Peloso-Ulreich, director of early childhood education and Lee Helmerich, school readiness coordinator for Bridgeport Public Schools about early childhood education legislation that was recently approved the Connecticut Legislature.
Bridgeport preschoolers and parents could benefit from recent Connecticut Legislature approvals that advanced major early childhood legislation, taking the state a step closer to universal access to preschools.
The desks may be tiny, but officials including Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, see big paybacks for business, “because it keeps parents at their jobs.”
Through the legislation, a $13.8 million budget for fiscal year 2015 would provide funding to begin phasing in 1,020 preschool slots, increase per-child rate payments by 3 percent and establish a statewide office for early childhood.
Gov. Dannel Malloy is expected to sign the bills into law in the coming weeks, according to a statement.
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"Bridgeport's purchase of North End facility a 'win-win' for youth" - Connecticut Post
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| The Connecticut Post recently covered the City of Bridgeport's purchase of the North End Boys & Girls Club facility located at 555 Madison Ave. "I've been trying to do this since I've been mayor," Mayor Bill Finch said after the city council meeting last week. "We desperately need to get this facility open. It's exciting because our kids really need this. I've got four boys and I can tell you, if it wasn't for those types of outlets, a lot more kids would be getting into trouble."
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| Coming Up
in the
Park City
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| Music Under the Stars Concert Series
Aztec Two-Step
Saturday, May 10
@ 8 p.m.
Discovery Museum
Renowned artists and rising stars perform in the intimate setting of The Discovery Museum’s Henry B. DuPont III Planetarium. Each limited audience is treated to thrilling acoustics and a magical, celestial display of galaxies and light in the full dome planetarium for a truly immersive experience.
Bursting on the scene in 1972, folk-rock duo Aztec Two-Step quickly became a staple of progressive FM and college radio.
The duo was credited with helping to usher the music of the 1960s into the '70s and beyond with their self-titled debut on Elektra Records and three subsequent albums for RCA Records.
Tickets: $25
For more info go to: discoverymuseum.org
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| The Bridgeport Theatre Company Presents: Shrek the Musical at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre Friday May 9 @ 8 p.m. & Saturday, May 10 @ 5 and 8:30 p.m. & Sunday May 11 @ 5 p.m.
Based on the DreamWorks Award Winning Motion Picture. The story of everyone’s favorite ogre gets a new dazzling life on stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre — not a handsome prince — shows up to rescue a feisty princess
Tickets: $18
For more info go to: dtcab.com
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| Aladdin
Saturday, May 10
@ 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
@ 12 and 2:30 p.m.
Downtown Cabaret Theatre
Join us on our magic carpet ride to a mystical land of genies, sorcerers, and musical comedy.This Cabaret original tells the classic story of Aladdin and the Genie of the lamp as they try to win the heart of the beautiful Princess Adrianna while hiding from the evil magician, Abanazer. Loaded with music, physical comedy, and fun characters, this production is sure to grant your Cabaret wishes.
Tickets: $27
For more info go to: dtcab.com
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| Bike to Work Day
Friday, May 16
@ 8:30 a.m.
Beardsley Park Join Mayor Bill Finch as he celebrates Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 16. Mayor Finch will begin his ride at Beardsley Park and end at Margaret E. Morton Government Center. Bike riders are encouraged to arrive by 8:30 a.m. Email Jacob.Robison
@Bridgeportct.gov to RSVP.
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