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Author: Lisa Chamoff

Sandy and Election Day

Did Hurricane Sandy have any impact on the election? It didn’t seem like it, even at the polling places in coastal Greenwich, one of the hardest hit areas. Power was on to the schools, and a steady

Obamacare vs. entitlements: A tale of two voters

Megan Epand usually votes for Democrats, but this year her decision was personal. Epand, 31, doesn’t want to see the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare,

E-Day: An end to political emails?

Aside from some closure, voters like Steven and Jean Rubin are looking forward to an end to the nasty debates that have crept into seemingly every form of communication this election season. And it’s

More than bake sales

The news may have turned to Election Day, but at schools in coastal Greenwich, hit hard with flooding and fire, people haven’t forgotten about Hurricane Sandy. The Riverside School PTA is collecting

Real political ‘power’?

People talking about Greenwich’s massive town-wide power outage seem to think it’s all a conspiracy related to President Barack Obama’s visit this evening to Stamford and Westport. One woman, who

Familiar refrains at the polls

Eric Johnson was 18 and voting for the first time during the so-called Republican Revolution of ’94, when dissatisfaction with President Bill Clinton — and the economy, and a stab at health care

McMahon casts ballot in Greenwich

UPDATE — Even though it was clear who she was, Senate candidate Linda McMahon waited for an aide to grab her ID, which she had forgotten in the car, before casting her ballot at North Street School in

AG votes, grabs bagel in Greenwich

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is either a really fast eater, or a master of the Election Day photo op. The Democrat — who has been polling ahead of Republican opponent, and fellow Greenwich