While the city will spend roughly $125,000 on a fourth vote for mayor Feb. 27, the Registrar’s Office shared some comforting news on Friday, for
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Category: City Politics
Dem Leader Testa Seeks Election Day Reinforcements From State Party Against Third-Party Opponent
Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa, in a letter to state party officials, declares “now is the time for all Democrats to ‘stand tall’ and united
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The Valor Of Jazmarie Melendez Standing Up To The Bully
Anthony Paoletto Samia Suliman Nessah Smith Karen Jackson Michele Small And now Jazmarie Melendez Their commonality comprises quite a political club: all have represented the
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Watch: City Council Censures Defiant Pereira For Vitriolic Language, Calling Chief Porter A “Pig” – Stripped Of Committee Assignments, Debate
By a vote of 13 to 1, the City Council Monday night censured councilwoman Maria Pereira for an assortment of inflammatory actions including describing Police
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In Search Of A Rainbow, Ganim And Gomes Dip Into Fundraising Well A Fourth Time
Could Feb. 27 finally be it, the coda to this screwball mayoral election cycle? If so, this is the one that counts. Three weeks remain
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Ganim: Gomes’ Fantasy World, Not Satisfied With Three Losses
Okay, here we go, one last time Feb. 27 (presumably) to decide the mayoralty in Connecticut’s most populous community. Five months of voting comes down
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After Court-Authorized Review 14 among 2,000 Absentee Ballots Cast Not Counted On Primary Night
Update: Judge Clark grants request to count the 14 absentee votes. A review of the court-authorized unsealing of roughly 2,000 absentee ballots counted in last
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Does John Gomes Have A Clue?
Unless Father Transparency shines a searing pragmatic light on John Gomes’ sanctimonious brainwaves by 2 p.m. Wednesday, the mayoral candidate will announce at a scheduled
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