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Bridgeport settles lawsuit over city council fight

The Bridgeport City Council has voted to pay $85,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the man at the center of a scuffle five years ago. Councilwoman Lydia Martinez confirms the Council voted Monday night

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Oct 7, 2015, 11:37 AM

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