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Author: Brian Koonz

‘Record pace’ in Newtown, long lines elsewhere in Danbury area

With about 1,400 votes cast in four hours Tuesday at District 2 in Newtown, one election official described the scene at Reed Intermediate School as a “record pace.” By comparison, there were 4,980

Wilson-Foley unofficially wins Danbury, Canton

From reporter Bob Miller…. Lisa Wilson-Foley, the 5th Congressional District GOP hopeful from Simsbury, has won Danbury and Canton, according to unofficial returns. Wilson-Foley was endorsed by

Roraback campaign: GOP hopeful strong in Litchfield County

From reporter Bob Miller…. Andrew Roraback, the 5th Congressional District GOP hopeful from Goshen, has unofficially won Washington, Thomaston, Roxbury and several other Litchfield County towns,

Former state representative warms up Roraback crowd

From reporter Bob Miller….  Former state Rep. Brian Mattiello served as the master of ceremonies for Andrew Roraback’s campaign event Tuesday night at the Backstage restaurant in Torrington.

Slow and steady wins the (primary) race in Newtown

Judging by the turnout earlier today at Reed Intermediate School, slow and steady will win the primary race in Newtown. Just try not to trip over all the campaign signs.  There were lots of

Murphy’s delivers acceptance speech after sweeping cities

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy easily won Waterbury, the hometown of Republican challenger Sam Caligiuri, making it a sweep of the district’s five big cities Tuesday. Unofficial results show Murphy

No local TV for GOP at Hyatt Regency

Republicans who gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich on Tuesday night had to get their local election results from a smartphone, whether it was a BlackBerry, an iPhone, a Droid or some

Hutchinson hits the road in Danbury, New Fairfield and Sherman

State Senate hopeful Alice Hutchinson, a Democrat from Bethel running against Republican incumbent Michael McLachlan in the 24th District, is spending the last hour before the polls close greeting