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Lawsuit Accuses Town Manager Schwapp of Sexual Harassment and "Fraternity" Favoritism By Peter C. Frank The Bloomfield Dispatch BLOOMFIELD, CT — A lawsuit filed in Hartford Superior Court alleges that Town Manager Alvin D. Schwapp, Jr. sexually harassed a senior police administrative assistant and then orchestrated a campaign of retaliation when she reported it. The complaint, discovered by The Bloomfield Dispatch during a routine review of active litigation against the Town, alleges that municipal decision‑making in Taylor’s case was driven by personal connections over professional ethics, and that internal investigations were used against vulnerable employees. Note: The defendants have not yet filed a formal response in court, and the allegations in Taylor’s complaint have not been proven. The Allegations The Plaintiff, Wendy Taylor, a senior administrative assistant who had served the Bloomfield Police Department fo...

Part 2: The True Cost of Mismanagement By Peter C. Frank , The Bloomfield Dispatch  (Read Part 1 ) BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut, November 24, 2025 - In Part 1 , I discussed the silence of our elected officials in the face of administrative turmoil. In Part 2 , I am breaking that silence to look at the raw numbers. 🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: S&P Confirms "Weaker Management" & Cannot Explain $21M Data Gap [UPDATED 11:40 AM November 25, 2025] - In a response to questions from this reporter, S&P Global Ratings—the agency that assigns Bloomfield's AA+ credit rating—has acknowledged that the town's "management profile... is weaker relative to most higher-rated peers" and confirmed their analysis relies on unaudited financial data. The $21 Million "Phantom" Reduction: Crucially, when pressed to explain a $21.4 million discrepancy between the...