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News Investigation // Public Records & Open Government THE MISSING 224 SECONDS: Bloomfield Truncates, Then Restricts Aug. 24 Town Council Meeting Recording Following Dais Exchange By Peter C. Frank Editor-in-Chief, the Bloomfield Community Dispatch An editorial illustration depicting the post-broadcast modification and subsequent restriction of the August 24, 2026 Bloomfield Town Council meeting recording. BLOOMFIELD, CT (Aug. 28, 2026) — On Thursday, August 27, a formal request was sent to Bloomfield town leaders to preserve and restore public records. This came after the official recording of the August 24, 2026 Town Council meeting was shortened on the Town’s YouTube channel and then taken down from public view. Former Town Councilor and Deputy Mayor Rickford Kirton notified the Council about the video change on Thursday through a formal message sent to Mayor Anthony Harrington, the Town Council, Town Manager Alvin D. Schwapp...
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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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