From CT Post reporter Brian Lockhart: The municipal attorney who pursues delinquent sewer-use bills is taking on City Council members over inflammatory comments made about his being Jewish.
Entries Tagged as 'Michelle Lyons'
Council Members Accused Of Anti-Semitism
February 27th, 2018 · 15 Comments · City Council, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·Chris Meyer·CT Post·Eneida Martinez·Karen Jackson·Mark Anastasi·Michelle Lyons
Are You Paying Attention?
February 6th, 2018 · 22 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
That was one among many questions posed to City Council members Monday night by government hawk John Marshall Lee. Less than two months ago, the Assistant City Clerk wrote a letter to three members of the November 2017 City Council informing them of the approved resolution requiring that “all officers of the city, elected or […]
Tags: Angel DePara·John Marshall Lee·Katie Bukovsky·Ken Flatto·Michelle Lyons·Scott Burns
Eneida Martinez Speak–”Both Men Are Jews And Buddies And They Go To The Same Synagogue”
January 28th, 2018 · 78 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
East End City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez is no shrinking violet. She is often unaccustomed to a verbal filter. As co-chair of the Ordinance Committee, she is one of several council members expressing frustration about the impact of the Water Pollution Control Authority’s collections process on her constituency. In her line of fire at the December […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Meyer·Eneida Martinez·Karen Jackson·Mark Anastasi·Michelle Lyons
Aidee Nieves Becomes First Latina City Council President
December 5th, 2017 · 98 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
UPDATE: see council committee assignments here. Aidee Nieves, a member of the Democratic Town Committee, was elected Monday night as the City Council’s first Latina president. She replaces Tom McCarthy who served in that role for 10 years. He did not seek reelection to his North End seat, but was able to cast a vote, citing […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jack Banta·Jeanette Herron·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·Karen Jackson·Kyle Langan·Marcus Brown·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mario Testa·Mary McBride-Lee·Michelle Lyons·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Tom McCarthy
‘I Swear, I Swear, I Swear’ (Fingers Crossed)
November 23rd, 2017 · 8 Comments · City Council, Education, News and Events
It’s a fitting OIB moment when city officials raise their hands and swear at the street address named ‘Lyon’ Terrace. Make me no promises, I tell you no lies. (Or something like that.) The swearing-in ceremony for the 2017 elected officials will take place December 3rd at 5 pm in City Council Chambers, 45 Lyon Terrace. […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anderson Ayala·Chris Taylor·Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dennis Scinto·Eneida Martinez·Enrique "Rick" Torres·Ernie Newton·Hernan Illingworth·Jack Banta·Jessica Martinez·Joe Sokolovic·John Weldon·Karen Jackson·Kyle Langan·Marcus Brown·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mary McBride-Lee·Michelle Lyons·Mike Garrett·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Sybil Allen
Winners By The Numbers
November 8th, 2017 · 17 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, News and Events
The winners via The Connecticut Secretary of the State public reporting web page. Winners in bold follow:
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anderson Ayala·Cecil Young·Chaila Robinson·Chris Taylor·Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dennis Scinto·Eneida Martinez·Enrique "Rick" Torres·Ernie Newton·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jack Banta·James Carbone·Jessica Martinez·Joe Sokolovic·John Weldon·Karen Jackson·Kyle Langan·Marcus Brown·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mary McBride-Lee·Michael Giannotti·Michelle Lyons·Mike Garrett·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Ras Omari·Sarah Lewis·Shavonne Davis·Wanda Simmons
WPCA Weighs City Council Moratorium On Foreclosures–Lopez, Klein Scrutinize Collection Practices
April 20th, 2018 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
A special meeting of the Water Pollution Control Authority is scheduled to take place Friday afternoon regarding the City Council’s 180-day moratorium on foreclosures. The authority will hear a presentation by the City Attorney’s Office where foreclosure action is initiated. It raises a question: what happens when the will of the council bumps against the […]
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Tags: Aidee Nieves·Carmen Lopez·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·l·Marcus Brown·Michelle Lyons·Paul Ganim