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Shelton’s McGorty defeats Stratford’s Vickerelli in 122nd
Ben McGorty of Shelton has bested challenger Michael C. Vickerelli of Stratford in the Republican primary for 122nd district senate seat. McGorty, 50, won 713 to 441. “I was pleasantly surprised with …
Defeat likely for Trumbull’s Musto in 22nd district race
Though nothing is final yet, it appears that like Sen. Anthony Musto of Trumbull will lose the race for the 22nd district seat to Bridgeport’s Marilyn Moore unless he gets the lion’s share of …
The ballad of the disenfranchised voter, part two
After my rather unfortunate stab at voting this morning, I returned to Blackham School, armed with the knowledge that, despite what I had been told that morning, I am indeed registered to vote and …
Wait…does this make me disenfranchised?
After a half hour waiting in line at Blackham School in Bridgeport to vote this morning, I got to the front of the line — only to be told that my address wasn’t on the voting rolls. This wasn’t …
Turnout ‘slow but steady’ at Fairfield, Bridgeport polls so far
Shortly before 9 a.m. this morning, the parking lot of Fairfield Warde High School was roughly half empty, and it seemed that not many of the owners of those cars were at the school to vote in …
Parking, notification complaints at Central
Voting traffic was fairly slow at Central High School in Bridgeport between 5 and 6 p.m. Tuesday. Most of those casting a ballot didn’t want to discuss their voting choice, but were willing to discuss …
Longer hours cause confusion at polling place
Poll workers at Winthrop School in Bridgeport waited for about 15 minutes after 8 p.m. for word on whether the voting hours had officially been extended until 10 p.m. As they waited, a few voters …