When I listen to these self-styled party plantation owners–white, black and brown–claim they control all the votes and no one can break through their slave maze of locked-in votes, one of the first persons to come to mind is Margaret Morton, a transformational figure in city politics.
It was 1980, and genial State Senator Salvatore DePiano was appointed tax attorney by Democratic Mayor John Mandanici, a sweet and sour political hurricane. Margaret, a state representative, believed she had a deal with Mandy to replace Sal when he received the tax attorney appointment. Somewhere along the way the deal went out the window, and Margaret saw it as a double dip, two jobs at once. Margaret was among the most decent in city politics. She was honest, strong and her word was good. The fight was on.
In Margaret’s words to me 25 years ago, “I felt I was a loyal Democrat. They had reneged on their promise that there would be no double-dipping. I wanted to make peace but they wanted to make war.” And it was a war that changed the face of city politics. Margaret, in her mid-fifties when she took on this battle, stitched together a coalition–black, white, brown–that said screw the party plantation owners, a woman’s place is in the senate, not the house. Margaret, a funeral home director, defeated DePiano by eight votes.
(OIB friends Jim Callahan and John Gilmore covered that race for the Bridgeport Post-Telegram, a predecessor paper to the Connecticut Post.)
Margaret’s primary win did more than elevate her as a black woman in the Connecticut State Senate. Like them or not, she opened the door for several African American candidates including Charlie Tisdale, a gifted political organizer who became the first black in the city’s history to win a major party mayoral nomination in 1983. In 1981, a young music teacher from East Side Middle School, Ernie Newton, became City Council President. When Margaret left the State Senate she was replaced by Alvin Penn who was replaced by Newton who was replaced by current office holder Ed Gomes.
The establishment told Margaret Morton she couldn’t win. And that’s what the establishment does when they fear a potential insurgent, whether it be today’s mayoral threats Mary-Jane Foster or John Gomes. “Oh, they cannot win. We control the votes.”
Tell it to Margaret Morton who changed the face of politics because she had the guts to take on the establishment. Tell it to Mandanici who himself won a primary for mayor without the Democratic Town Committee endorsement. Tell it to Paul Ganim who won a Democratic primary for Judge of Probate in 1998 without the party endorsement. Tell it to Auden Grogins who in 2008 took out the longest-serving legislator in the city’s history, Bob Keeley, who had the DTC endorsement including support from Town Chair Mario Testa. And oh gee, remember this past August when Ned Lamont, with all his money, all that name recognition, won Bridgeport by a few stinking votes with most of the party establishment supporting him while getting croaked by Dan Malloy in the rest of the state?
Margaret, now in her mid-80s, is not in the greatest of health. But remember, when the party plantation owners claim they own voters of all shape, color and sizes, remember Margaret Morton. And remember that the party plantation owners are full of crap. Because if they controlled all the votes why did the party plantation owners throw John Fabrizi under the bus in 2007? Because they thought he couldn’t win.
Plantation Owners need a Planter’s Punch. Finch is on the rocks. Margaret always served straight up.
*** A stroll down local political lane, a blast from the past, old-school basics, no? When your word was your bond like a handshake & the simple things counted for a lot. Almost like stepping back in time when you think of it ’til the though of reality shocks you back to the future! Then it’s time to wake up and you notice this is not Kansas, it’s Bpt! *** FORGETABOUTIT ***
What Lennie is trying to say is: Margaret Morton was the real “Moses” of her people.
Thank you for this story of Senator Morton during Black History Month. It is a reminder of what can happen when black, white, brown, whatever color of people unite against an evil machine. Mario is a lot like Mandy. Neither appreciated women or people of color. They tolerate them to their faces but hate them behind their backs. Mario backs people of color begrudgingly but you should hear the talk back in the kitchen!
Finch is the same way. A lot of lip service based on lies.
CHS; I agree with a lot you write about but on this post you are wrong. I have heard the talk in the kitchen at Testo’s and it’s not racist. Are black, hispanic and white candidates or potential candidates discussed? Yes they are. Are people referred to in racist terms? No they are not.
Everyone blames the machine for Bridgeport’s problems and to some degree they are right.
The problem is no one wants to get off their ass and do the work necessary to try and beat the machine candidate. The last election primary only 1 district had its council seats primaried and we lost. Why did we lose? Because of the other problem with Bridgeport politics and that is the VOTERS don’t get off their asses to go out and vote. That is taken by this administration and others before this administration as tacit approval of what they are doing.
TC, I have been around the block and in the kitchen more than a few times. The words “mulignan” and “spic” were frequently used by the cooks and the kitchen staff. If those are not racist terms then I don’t know what is.
city hall smoker // Feb 4, 2011 at 6:55 pm
To your posting
And not only have you called it right, but here’s another bit of news to some … racism plus homophobia.
The kitchen staff is all minorities at the present time with the exception of 2 Italian women who barely speak English. Furthermore having been around the block a few times myself hearing the word mulignan is something I have never heard anywhere. BTW why would the Hispanics working in the kitchen call each other spics which again I never heard in that kitchen?
I was referring to Mario and his nephew. And please don’t insult me by saying you never heard the word mulignan used by both of them. I might be spelling it wrong, it’s pronounced mule-in-yan. Mulignan is Italian for eggplant but is also used as a derogatory word for blacks, similar to the “N” word.
CHS: First it was the staff and the cooks who were using racial language and now it’s Mario & his nephew. If you are going to make shit up get it right the first time. Also get the words you are accusing them of saying right also.
“city hall smoker,” I am in total agreement with your assessment.
Ron you are in agreement with something that you have no way of knowing about. Hey Ron take a look at the DTC with a majority being minority.
TC, what was talk like, back when you started at the “firehouse?”
Hector I know there is an ulterior motive to your question but I will answer it and you may not like the answer.
In the ’70s and part of the ’80s we spent our time discussing how we were going to survive all the traps that were set for us in vacant buildings. We talked about the holes cut in floors then covered over with linoleum. We talked about the bags of gasoline that were hung from the ceilings that would ignite over our heads as we crawled down a hallway or into a room.
We talked about being shot at, we talked about being lured into traps where we were belted with rocks and bottles. We talked about survival.
We had 3 to 4 large fires a night and had very little time to talk. During that time frame 8 firefighters died in the line of duty. Then when I was off duty I coached my inner city football and baseball teams.
You would be.
TC your sucking up to Mario makes me sick. I said I heard it in the kitchen by the people cooking who happened to be Mario and his nephew. I am not making it up and people who know them know I speak the truth. I am not quite sure of the spelling of the word mulignan but I am quite sure of its meaning.
Question for you TC, how can Mario be your boy when he is backing Finch and you hate Finch? You are behaving like the rest of the Calamarians who do what they’re told no matter how they really feel.
City Hall: Pure and simple you are full of shit. Mario is no one’s boy. The test of friends is that they can disagree and still be friends. The last TC meeting did I vote for Stallworth the party endorsed candidate? NO I did not. Didn’t I primary the rwo aldermen up here in the 138th? Yes I did. You just can’t understand what being a stand-up guy is and I understand that. BTW you have a lot of balls calling a decorated combat vet a BOY. The question is do you have any balls at all? It’s easy to sling unsubstantiated charges against someone from an hidden screen name. BTW if you know the term you are trying to sell here I bet you have used it in the past yourself.
CHS I am done with you.
Thank you Lennie. Some wonderful memories of a wonderful lady.
You are totally right about Margaret being machine with a capital M. But once she was betrayed she showed her real independence and real leadership. And whenever I hear the name Margaret Morton, I immediately think of George Pipkin. Another true leader who pushed hard for the people who needed representation.
This is an important story to tell here in Bridgeport. All the defeatist political talk only serves to keep us treading water at best in this city. The right person with a positive platform who is willing to work, knock on doors and engage the people in their homes and at work can move mountains and would. Thanks for telling this story Lennie, we have lots of stories of failure, embarrassment and corruption but we also have plenty of stories of change and perseverance and I think they desperately need to be told.
Hey! Lennie remember this,
In 1985 Christine Niedermeyer received the democratic endorsement to run against Stew McKinney for congress 4th District. She was the Democrat’s best chance of defeating McKinney.
But at the last possible second Margaret Morton stepped in, to primary Niedermayer, as a favor to Gov. Bill O’Neill. Niedermeyer went on to beat back Morton in the primary, only to lose to McKinney after running out of money from the primary.
Morton cost Niedermeyer her chance at Congress. I’m sure Gov. Bill O’Neill handed Morton a nice plum.
Some pioneer.
Not quite, Jim. Niedermeier lost to Republican Stewart McKinney in the Congressional election November 1986. Niedermeier won Bridgeport and lost every other community in the Fourth Congressional District. McKinney died in May of 1987, special election primaries took place in July 1987. Niedermeier, a Democrat, and Chris Shays, a largely unknown Republican legislator from Stamford, emerged as the party nominees. Shays defeated Niedermeier in an August special election. Margaret ran in the special election primary won by Niedermeier. Christine was smart, but awful when it came to building coalitions, with a temper like a rattlesnake. She was her own worst enemy. So Margaret, who had an independent streak, said Shays would be better for the job. A number of Dems agreed with her. Margaret did not cost Christine the election. Christine cost Christine the election, including in Fairfield, where she lived. Even The New York Times endorsed Shays over Christine.
Nice spin Lennie.
Shays was the pits as a Congressman. He did little for Bridgeport. Bush and Shays will have to live with the War blood on their hands. They killed a lot of kids.
‘town committee,’ you are wrong, you have no idea of my past history with the DTC. I was on the DTC in the 131th district for four years, then for two years in the 130th district because of the results from the court order redistricting lawsuit, plus.
I was vice-chair two years (with no power) and this during the time of Brian Williams and Mario Testa. Andy, there were many times that then Councilwoman Mary Bruce and myself would go and see Mario about why so many outsiders who were always white were being hired from out of town and there were no blacks being hired. His answer was that he had no say-so and to ask the mayor, we asked the mayor he would say ask Mario.
As for the majority being minority on the DTC, well my reply is what Lennie wrote:
“These self-styled party plantation owners claim they control all the votes and no one can break through their slave maze, one of the first to come to mind is Margaret Morton, a transformational figure in city politics.” That “Plantation” is still there.
Slave Maze, plantation owners pure and utter bullshit plain and simple. I don’t care what Lennie wrote, there are no slaves on the TC. If you want to refer to greedy, self-centered people as slaves then so be it. These people are here of their own free will and are there for what they can get for themselves. A slave could not walk away from the plantation, these people, black, white, Hispanic can walk away any time they want.
They have a Black and Puerto Rican caucus in New Haven’s DTC. If we have the numbers then we should be choosing the candidates.
Just so you know, there are 46 black & Hispanic members of the Town Committee and 44 white members.
Off topic, I’d like to express my condolences to the family of former first selectman, State rep Carl Dickman of Fairfield. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word and he will be missed.
Jim Fox:
Neidermeier beat Neidermeier TWICE. She was probably going to lose to McKinney in ’86 but the special election against Shays was up in the air, even with grumbling from Bridgeport.
In both instances, Christine insisted on running her own campaign and drove her campaign staff bananas.
As a Democratic state representative from Fairfield, Neidermeier had attempted to show she was “independent” from Bridgeport Democrats for years. Sometimes that was a good thing, other times it was more than irritating.
By the time she was finished with her campaign against Shays, most of her campaign staff were frustrated beyond words with her “independence.”
Hey, if I used the term Plantation Owners, Bill Finch and Mark Anastasi would try to boot my ass off the council again.
You know, Walshie may have a point there.
Going back to Lennie’s original topic: The Margaret Morton primary against Sal DePiano, two great people, was the first primary I covered for The Bridgeport Telegram. I did not understand what I was covering. It may have been better just to be enthusiastic and energetic. The following are a few thoughts.
Margaret Morton’s primary wasn’t supposed to happen. It wasn’t the right time, it wasn’t the right place, her advisers warned. But Margaret Morton, blessed with one of the sweetest, warmest and compassionate personalities of any human being, was one pissed-off pol.
Margaret decided to attack Fortress Mandanici, the formidable Democratic Party machine organized by John Charles Mandanici, a mayor who centralized municipal and political power between his ears. Mandy wasn’t afraid of using power to politically destroy real or imagined enemies. No thinking person challenged Mandy lightly.
Lennie laid out reasons. Let me add that Margaret Morton also felt insulted as a woman–she felt the machine was a boys club– and as a black woman–she felt Mandy and company showed too little respect for her community.
And she felt she paid her dues. She had done things the right way in the political organization: she was as due as anyone else to move up from state representative to state senator. And “they” were mistaking her kindness and compassion, and being a woman and black, with being weak.
Also, and let’s not forget this, Margaret Morton came up in the John Luckhart wing of the Democratic Party. To achieve power, Mandy had to defeat Luckhart. Anyone who supported Luckhart was politically suspicious, at best. Mandy preferred politically dead, as in buried in one of those Norwalk Vaults from the Hollow, topped with nine yards of Hi-Ho’s best concrete, covered with clay, tramped over by a division of soldiers, with no memorial markers identifying the location.
That’s what Margaret and her supporters took on. For some it was a political crusade, for others it was a politically opportunity, for others it was revenge. It was a political amateur hour combined with energy and fervor–with seasoning from some of the most cunning minds in city politics, black and white.
A lot of nasty stuff occurred–on both sides. Political “word” didn’t mean a whole lot to some people then either. A lot of political tricks, legitimate and otherwise, were employed. If you were young it was a great time to absorb “practical” politics at its finest–or worst, depending on your perspective.
It was not a fight Charles Tisdale wanted. Charlie was gaming for another day. He was noticeably absent during the primary at his job in Washington in the Carter administration. Nor did many of the Morton supporters want him around, particularly the younger ones. They wanted to show they could do it on their own. Morton’s victory caused Tisdale all sorts of headaches in trying to organize the black community later.
The Morton victory showed the black community could flex votes with the white community. First and foremost, it built political self-confidence in the black community.
As a humorous aside, I remember that election well. I visited a friend of mine and we were speaking with his father about that primary. He said, with his thick brogue, that he was tired of the Italians running everything so he decided to vote for that Irish woman Morton.
I think who is forgotten here is Fleeta Hudson. She rode the waves of all these turmoils right along Morton’s side. She has been elected citywide for near 40 years. Her 20 on the BOE were volatile at best. She went against Mandy and voted for a Republican chair to the BOE for the betterment of the education system. She seems to be non-discriminatory as to race or party affiliation, and votes for the best person for the job. Her current office of city clerk will expire this November, another 20-year span of citywide elected service. I have had reason to deal with her office repeatedly, and have found it one of the most efficient, helpful and ethically run offices at city hall. You will get no run around. She has survived a multitude of adversaries, but prevails. I have met with her, and she obviously needs no recognition to assuage her ego. Her public service is for the public. Not herself. She cares. Ms. Curry … you have a lot to say about much … I’d like to hear your opinion concerning our city clerk.
Old, Fleeta is everything you mentioned and more. Bridgeport could use more politicians in her mold.
Old Person // Feb 4, 2011 at 10:31 pm
To your posting
I will first tell you that your words are as fine a way I know to describe this really fine woman.
Fleeta and I can claim a 20-year friendship with each other and a 20-year time of respect for each other that both of us treat as the gift it has been to both of us. When I think about an elected official whose DNA is public service, I think of Fleeta.
I’m not making any assumptions, but I would guess you and I are in agreement where Fleeta is concerned.
Wasn’t it Finch who introduced the President by saying “Guess who’s coming to Dinner.” Finch has a lot of bigotry in his closet, along with his other skeletons.
johnb–Yes, it was Finch who introduced the President of the United States of America that way. He embarrassed a lot of people not only with the words, but his ignorance.
Hector A. Diaz, you asked, TC, what was talk like, back when you started at the “firehouse?” Well Hector, you need to know the makeup of the Bridgeport Fire Department when TC STARTED as a firefighter. There were no Hispanics, no females and only two blacks had ever been hired when town committee STARTED as a firefighter. That conversation changed in 1982 when the US Supreme Court agreed with those who sued (blacks & Hispanics) to become firefighters.
It was the Federal court that made that ruling, specifically Judge TF Gilroy Daly. Ultimately the Supreme Court last year overturned a ruling similar to the one made by Judge Daly. Ron you know that and you know the Bridgeport case did not go to the Supreme Court.
I can assure you from hearing with my own two ears that what CHS said is TRUE. From the kitchen to the backroom cardgames to the bar and all points in between. John Gomes must have the bigots confused as he is African, Spanish and speaks 6 languages. The racists won’t know what to call him.
TC … I make it my business to vote in every Democratic primary and general election that occurs in the 134th (and in the 133rd when I lived there–same house last 32 years–district line literally went around my house!). Unfortunately, my choices often end up on the losing end of the battle.
NE Girl, has your street been cleared as promised?
Yes it has been cleaned and widened–at least from Amsterdam Ave to Madison Ace. Savoy from Main to Wayne is better but still leaves something to be desired. Front loaders, dump trucks and the police were on Savoy from late Wednesday afternoon ’til about 1 the following morning. There are still mounds of snow on the corners which make it very difficult to turn from the side streets onto Savoy–guess it will take someone getting killed to tear down those snow mounds!
Lennie,
If memory serves Morton’s victory margin was about three votes.
Phil Smith? Is this Charter Revision specialist Phil Smith?
Guilty as charged, although that was a long time ago.
Oh yes, but also the Phil Smith who coined arguably the greatest line about city politics. Care to recall?
Something like in some cities they play hardball. In Bridgeport they throw hand grenades.
Lennie,
Thanks to you and Callahan, that quote will probably outlive me.
The sad part is, for all the political warfare, I think we had better politicians and much better leaders back then.
NE Girl, you are lucky to have AmyMarie as your council person. She truly cares about her district, has no hidden agenda and no relatives on the City payroll (that I know of). Incidentally, I overheard some PF employees say that the other night there were 6 plow drivers working with 5 foremen. You’d think one foreman would be sufficient to supervise 6 men. Apparently NO ONE is concerned about the OT that has got to be way over budget. BTW, Charlie back from Florida yet?
city hall smoker // Feb 4, 2011 at 7:43 pm
To your posting
Here is my question.
Why in hell would a Public Works Director in the middle of winter in the Northeast take a vacation? Anywhere.
What was the thinking that allowed this to happen …
Expect this to change if any mayoral candidate who cares about Bridgeport, and not their own selfish self … gets elected in November.
Being that this here Public Works director doesn’t know a damn thing other than intimidating his underlings, I have to say it’s a good thing he and the Mrs. are in Florida. This way whoever is calling the plowing shots will have better results, even if a 4 year old is calling those shots.
The list of city council members who have those qualifications is short … the way I see it:
AmyMarie, Baker, Walsh, Brannelly. Everyone else is on the payroll or has someone on it. Sad. Four. Just four free wills.
Everyone else is controlled in one way or another.
Why am I lucky? Because AmyMarie just happened to read this blog the day I posted about Savoy St.? If she took a ride down Savoy on her way to work, she would know what it looked like–and there are streets far worse than mine in the 134th!
NE Girl, you do make a valid point. But you are not alone. Most parts of the city are a mess including downtown.
lisawhite: As long as the powers that be believe all you have to do is give a guy a big truck with a plow and send him out to plow snow with no training, this is what we will get.
You look at state roads like Huntington Turnpike and such they are plowed curb to curb. Why? Because they train their plow drivers.
As long as we have an administration, Police included, that gives lip service to alternate side of the street parking and towing we will have situations like we have on many streets throughout the city.
Having spent time in Buffalo and in Minnesota during the snow season I can tell you for a fact they send their plow drivers and supervisors to plow school. We don’t.
“town committee,” the US Supreme Court refused to take up the City of Bridgeport and BFME position on the entry-level firefighter exam. It agreed with Federal Judge TF Gilroy Daly and the 2nd Circuit Appeals Court. Ultimately the Supreme Court last year ruling was NOT similar to the one made by Judge Daly. I suggest you go to the Firebird Society office and read what the Bridgeport Post said about that case, in fact the news article is framed and on the wall.
I am sure it is. Funny how things change. Today that suit would have been heard and Daly’s ruling overturned.
TC you are sounding more and more like a Tea Party member than an independent except when you support Mario as you said for years a very good friend who you would never turn your back on even when he contributes to the decay of the city with his pressure to hire machine faithful and their family.
Bpt Guy: Sorry I am not into labels. Mario is a friend of mine but I don’t always agree with his decisions. There is enough blame to spread around for the decay of this city. You can blame the elected politicians whom the people of Bridgeport elected by default. The majority of people stay home when there are elections for the council and not many more show up when the mayor is up for reelection.
By staying home and not voting the elected politicians take this as tacit approval of what they are doing.
If you want to blame the decaying of Bridgeport on people, here is a partial list of people you can blame. These people are the ones who seek and cajole jobs for their people. Danny Roach, Mitch Robles, Ralph Ford, John Stafstrom, Charlie Carroll and Tom McCarthy just to name a few.
The only time we had a great voter turnout was when Obama ran and won the presidency.
So in reality the real reason for the decay of Bridgeport lies with the apathy shown by the citizens of Bridgeport.
town committee // Feb 5, 2011 at 11:31 am
To your posting …
TC
Would you give consideration to the thought that absence of trust is different from apathy? And calling voter suppression for what it is in Bridgeport is another consideration for apathy?
How do you think trust can be translated into votes again? I think one way is if voters can vote for a candidate who is recognized as totally not machine made.
If a candidate cannot offer that qualification first, followed by the other credentials: knowledge, skills and experience. Etc. etc.
The average Bridgeport voter does not know what the machine is. What the average Bridgeport voter knows is in the general election they automatically vote Democratic. Why is that? It’s because the Republicans offer virtually no opposition and stay quiet until about a month before the election.
To change the Democratic candidate it must be done in a primary. I believe it will be done this September in a primary with either Gomes or Foster or both.
It was almost done the last election but Caruso refused to get off the corruption message. He offered no platform and no proof of corruption and even with that he only lost by 207 votes. The public showed but the candidate did not give them what they needed and wanted to hear.
town committee // Feb 5, 2011 at 4:34 pm
To your posting
TC
We have enough time to have a Democratic Primary be the agent of change. And surely Caruso taught us we have to do more than acknowledge the corruption for what it is.
Lessons learned … that’s the ticket.
TC
I could not agree with you more … except the part about you being a good friend of El Squid.
yahooy–sorry, but I am a friend of Mario’s.
Will the real apostrophe apostles please stand up! yahooy and tc might be charter members. I doubt they’d include Ernie Newton.
Lennie, just wanted to show I (barely) passed high school English.
tc, I barely got out of high school. In fact, I failed metal shop. I only passed wood shop because the high school ran out of lumber.
That must be where Lennie got all his wooden prose.
Be careful what you wish for. Last time a lot of Bridgeport voters came out to vote, we made national news because we ordered too few ballots, screwed up the printing of more ballots and turned voters away. Good reason for many to stay home next time. Someone needs to work on voter confidence in the system and not just the candidates.
Public Works did it again. This morning the same 5 foremen came in on OT to supervise a sanding crew. Thing is, it was above freezing and the weather forecast called for rising temps through the day. No chance of ice, no reason to sand. This irresponsible behavior not only makes for more overtime but causes more wear and tear on the plows which are already old and breaking down.
Another thing is the money we are paying to Julian construction. Big bucks there too. Julian has been called in for years. The contract was never put out to bid or a chance given to a minority contractor. Finch parades around with Deborah Caviness and brags about minority businesses when in fact he is given the jobs to the same old companies who are not minority but friends with Testa.
The problem here Harley is this is the only place that has what you are saying.
We have no newspaper to investigate the favoritism and corruption and the Hartford Courant which broke the church scandals could care less about Bridgeport.
The CT Post should clean its house of ALL its reporters and editors.
Caruso takes a job in Hartford and they interview Fabrizi that night, Ms. Foster THINKS about running and a GLOWING editorial is run on her. Nothing from the two announced candidates to be found in that rag of course.
Bet any amount of coinage that a reporter walks into city hall and asks a few questions, and they would be shocked at the answers.
Yes it would be nice if the Post asked the questions I’ve been asking: How much was budgeted for snow removal? How far over budget are we? Where is the additional money coming from? Now I add: How much have we paid Julian and any other outside contractors and where did that money come from? When was the last time (if ever) that went out to bid and what consideration (if any) was given to selecting minority contractors?
If the Post won’t investigate this, perhaps one of the mayoral candidates will.
Lennie, could you tell me the story about Captain’s Cove Marina?
I realize Kay Williams did a great job creating this attraction, but it was my understanding that he was given a 25-year lease over 30 years ago. What happened about re-bidding that contract, or was this gifted for life by the Democrats?
And he is always delinquent in his lease payments.
In the last week I have been in Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford. All three leave a lot to be desired as far as snow removal, however, I would say New Haven has done the best job, Hartford a distant second and Bridgeport slightly behind Hartford.
The problem is once you fall behind it is extremely expensive to get caught up.
Those other cities ain’t got the former lousy electrician/boob for a public facilities director who takes off to Florida during the worst part of the winter. He has been incompetent at every job he has ever had and uses intimidation to cover his inadequacies.
Just wondering, are all the candidates running for Caruso’s State Rep seat current on their car and dwelling taxes?
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