Dead squirrels send Ganim packing

BRIDGEPORT — Mayor Joseph Ganim has again been forced out of office.

But this time furry animals, not federal investigators, were responsible.

Ganim had to temporarily relocate to a conference room this week after a pair of dead squirrels were discovered in his digs in the downtown Government Center. One body was in a ceiling panel, the other behind a set of drawers.

The squirrels were thought to have gained entrance to the second-floor mayor’s office through a hole in the side of the building. Ganim was evacuated so that the bodies and the flies they attracted could be removed, and so his office could be aired out.

For those who have been completely avoiding Bridgeport politics, Ganim ran the city from 1991 until he was convicted of corruption in 2003. He mounted an aggressive comeback this year, convincing voters he deserved a second chance.