Monthly Archive for August, 2011
Bpt petitions are in! Finch facing Foster, not Ganim
BRIDGEPORT — The deadline for submitting petitions to participate in either the Democratic primary Sept. 13 or the general election Nov. 8 was Wednesday and when the dust settled two things were …
Cecil Young’s mayoral dreams dashed by typo
BRIDGEPORT – The mayoral dreams of Cecil C. Young, the longtime city activist who was tackled last May at a public hearing by a city councilman, may have been thwarted by a typographical error. Anyone …
Joe Lieberman statement on Brian Bill’s death
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman issued this statement Monday on the death of Navy SEAL Brian Bill, a Stamford native who was killed in combat over the weekend in Afghanistan: “Brian Bill’s death is …
Pescatore says Trumbull RTC claims are unfounded
TRUMBULL – Town Council member Robert Pescatore, Jr., R-2, filed petitions with the Trumbull Registrar of Voters on Monday afternoon to establish a primary race for the Town Council seat in District …
Pescatore files petition to primary for Trumbull Town Council seat
Town Council member Robert Pescatore, Jr., R-2, filed a petition just before 12:30 p.m. Monday for a Republican primary for his seat. Pescatore did not recieve his party’s nomination for the seat at …
Malloy will not endorse Bridgeport primary candidate
From my colleague Brian Lockhart: There’s been speculation among fellow politics watchers about whether ex-Stamford Mayor-turned-Governor Dannel Malloy will endorse a candidate in the Democratic …
Video criticizes Mary-Jane Foster & campaign slate
It looks like the race (only one month away!) between Mayor Bill Finch and Mary-Jane Foster is heating up. This video, paid for by the political action committee A Better Connecticut ABC, was posted …
DiNardo defends Thornton’s abstention
Trumbull Republican Town Committee chairman Jack Testani issued a statement in which he said Democrat first selectman candidate Mary Beth Thornton “does not understand (the) qualities (that are) are …
Herbst questions Thornton’s ability to make tough decisions
The Trumbull Town Council voted to amend the town’s pension system Monday night to mandate that new, non-union hires join a plan similar to a 401k rather than get the same pension benefits that …
How Connecticut reps voted on the debt bill
The debt ceiling bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday night by a vote of 269-161 had support from only two of Connecticut’s five representatives. Reps. Jim Himes (D-4) and Joe …
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