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The battle for control of Democratic Town Committee seats on the East Side’s 137th District turned out to be just that with a challenge slate led by former City Council members Tito Ayala, Gilberto Hernandez and Maria Valle claiming unofficially five of the nine seats, winning the machine counts in both precincts and surviving the absentee ballot operation [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Mario Testa'
East Side Insurgents Claim District Victory–Recount Required
March 7th, 2012 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Americo Santiago·Leticia Colon·Lydia Martinez·Mario Testa·Mitch Robles·Ralph Mojica
Hennessy Wants Mario On The Rocks–Opposes Testo’s Restaurant Zone Change
February 27th, 2012 · 41 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Update on P&Z vote from Keila Torres, CT Post: http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2012/02/27/hearing-deferred-for-testos-restaurant-zone-change/ State Rep. Jack Hennessy is scheduled to lead a demonstration today (Saturday) from 1 to 3 p.m. in front of Testo’s Restaurant, owned by Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa, for what Hennessy says is “residents concerns about encroachment on the integrity of the neighborhood.” Testa is [...]
Tags: Jack Hennessy·Mario Testa
Newton Faces House On Sunday
February 18th, 2012 · 18 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
From Dennis House, host of Face the State, Sunday on Channel 3. Disgraced former State Senator Ernest Newton is seeking his old job back two years after finishing a prison term for corruption. In his first extended television interview since announcing his candidacy, the Bridgeport Democrat laid the foundation of his political comeback.
Tags: Don Williams·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Mario Testa·Nancy DiNardo
John $taf$trom’s UConn Coup
January 31st, 2012 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, State Politics
Former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom is a happy man today. Who could blame him? The attorney for Bridgeport-based Pullman & Comley structured the agreement that eventually led to the approval Monday by the State Bond Commission of $291 million for Maine-based Jackson Laboratory to construct a new building and create upwards of 300 bioscience jobs at the University of [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Dennis Murphy·John DeStefano·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·University of Connecticut
Fire Up The Absentee Ballots, The Passion Of District Politics
January 24th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
So what it’s the middle of winter? Why should that stop city pols from throwing a few primaries? OIB spies tell us a couple of district primaries for Democratic Town Committee seats could take place in March. The process to request the paperwork from the Registrar’s Office and seek petition signatures to qualify for the [...]
Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Americo Santiago·Bill Finch·Gil Hernandez·Leticia Colon·Lydia Martinez·Manuel Ayala·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Mitch Robles
Did Lydia Lose Her Claws Against Santa? Is Andres Ayala’s Head In The Sand?
March 8th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez lost more than just control of her district on Tuesday, if a recount scheduled for Monday upholds the 5-4 town committee district win led by three former City Council members against Martinez. The city’s queen of absentee ballots managed to keep her seat but she was hoping for a clean sweep nine-to-zip [...]
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Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Americo Santiago·Andres Ayala·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Lydia Martinez·Mario Testa·Santa Ayala