Two weeks from the special general election, a clash between campaign supporters on Saturday, what Mayor Joe Ganim described “individuals associated with the Gomes campaign
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Category: City Politics
Councilwoman Martinez To File Absentee Ballot Election Complaint Against Gomes Supporters
City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez, a supporter of Mayor Joe Ganim, reports she will file a complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission charging that campaign
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Pereira’s Election Day Assault Charge Dropped
From Dan Tepfer, Donald Eng, CT Post: State prosecutors have dropped their assault case against City Councilwoman Maria Pereira. Pereira, a councilwoman for the 138th District, was
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Saluting The Town Committee Gods – No Dem District Primaries
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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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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