Prior History

The Legacy Archives: How It All Began

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Archived Investigations

Part 5.3: The Final Three Reasons
Published December 31, 2025 — A forensic audit of administrative failures and staffing gaps.
BREAKING NEWS: The "Percolation" Protocol
Published December 26, 2025 — FOIA evidence of the "Zombie Contract" and political electioneering.
Part 5.2: The Digital Blackout
Published December 24, 2025 — The regression from enterprise software to manual spreadsheets.
SPECIAL REPORT: Town Manager Sued for Sexual Harassment
Published December 22, 2025 — Coverage of the Taylor vs. Schwapp litigation in Hartford Superior Court.
Part 5.1: The Offline Government (The Blind Checkbook)
Published December 18, 2025 — Documentation of the 15-month bank reconciliation failure.
Part 4.5: The Mayor’s "Fact Sheet": A Case Study in Contradictions
Published December 12, 2025 — Rebutting official narratives with internal town documents.
Part 4: The Cover-Up
Published December 4, 2025 — Exposing the suppressed "Tier I" state takeover warnings.
Part 3: The Audit Scandal & The $21 Million "Ghost"
Published December 3, 2025 — Analyzing the debt reduction "miracle" and audit delays.
Part 2.5: The Tax Reality Check
Published November 30, 2025 — A data-driven look at mill rates and reassessment hikes.
Part 2: The True Cost of Mismanagement
Published November 24, 2025 — Investigating systemic failure and legal budget overages.
Part 1: Bloomfield's Crisis of Governance
Published November 16, 2025 — The foundational analysis of structural deficits and revaluation.
Prequel: Bloomfield's Crisis of Transparency
Published November 10, 2025 — The documentation of FOIA resistance that started the series.

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