Friday, May 18, 2012
East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica gets party nod to face incumbent Joe Courtney of Vernon in November, The Bulletin reports.
Republican East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica won his party's support Friday to face Incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney in November for the 2nd Congressional District, The Bulletin reported. Nearly 60 percent of the 300 delegates voted for Formica, according to The Bulletin. Madison resident Daria Novak took 33 percent of the ballots, and Doug Dubitsky of Chaplin was third, The Bulletin said.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Republican Town Councilman will face incumbent Democrat David Kiner in the Nov. 6 election.
Town Councilman Joe Bosco will challenge incumbent Democrat David Kiner for the 59th District seat in the state House of Representatives. Bosco, a local business owner who is serving his third term on the Council, was nominated at the 59th District convention in the Enfield Room at Town Hall Wednesday night. "I've gotten to know Joey over the last three years through the Council and budget processes and caucuses, and I've found him to be one of the most honest and direct people," said Carol Hall, a fellow Council member who nominated Bosco. "With Joey, there's no secret agendas, there's no hidden motives - he's an honorable man." Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone every …
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
A Quinnipiac poll breaks down the U.S. Senate race and Republican presidential primary.
A Quinnipiac University poll shows Linda McMahon leads former U.S. Rep Christopher Shays by a 51-42 margin, but falters against Democrats compared to her opponent. In the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5, leads with 37 of the vote, followed by former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz with 25 percent and State Rep. William Tong with 4 percent. Polling results for possible November matchups: “Congressman Christopher Shays has narrowed the gap with Linda McMahon from 15 points to 9 points. The question is whether he can catch up by primary day, August 14,” said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz. “In general election matchups, Shays runs neck and neck with either Congressman Christopher…
Monday, January 30, 2012
Jason McCoy said he will donate campaign funds to the state Republicans.
Former Vernon Mayor Jason McCoy on Tuesday said he will "formally suspend" his campaign for the U.S. Senate. McCoy had announced he was exploring his options in Washington just six months ago during the same news conference in which he announced he was not seeking a third term as Vernon's chief executive. McCoy said he will donate all excess campaign funds to the Connecticut Republican Party. He said he had raised about $5,000. “Upon confirming with party officials, we have decided that the best way to help Connecticut would be to donate all excess campaign funds to the Connecticut Republicans,” McCoy said. “I hope that the donation to the Connecticut Republican Party will help elect fiscally responsible candidates because Connecticut’s …
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Bill Kiner looks at the Republican presidential frontrunner.
Why is Mitt Romney being tarred and feathered by his political opponents for his business values? Is Bain Capital founder Mitt Romney really a "vulture capitalist" as expressed by Rick Perry? And is Mitt Romney really so different from any other beltway politician that would make people believe that he is more out of touch with "real" people than the rest of the "beltway boys"? Bottom line is this. The Republican presidential nominee train is leaving the station. And unless there is a new "great while hope", Mitt Romney is the engineer of this train and those who seek to derail him, and those who wish the train to wait for them, need to act quickly. This train ain't waiting for anyone. But let's look at Bain. Is Bain "bad" as in the …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Bill Kiner talks about his choice as the best Republican candidate for the presidency.
Maybe I am just a political junkie, and have a great fascination with the presidential debates. Or maybe I just care about our nation and want to understand what candidates for the highest office in the land are saying. You really don't have to be A Democrat, a Republican, or Libertarian to love our country and want the best for America. Ask anyone what they believe to be the most pressing issue in America today, and most would respond the economy and jobs. When you search deeper and ask what is it about American government that bothers you the most, you'll probably get an answer like "many elected officials care more about getting elected and reelected than they care about us-the American people". We as Americans want the best for …
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Part eleven of a 12-part series looking back at the most-read stories on Enfield Patch during 2011.
In this final week of 2011, Enfield Patch is looking back at the stories that were read most often during the year. Twice a day through Saturday, we are re-publishing the top story of each month, plus including links to the next three most-read news stories, a sports story and a feature piece. We continue the retrospective with an article from Nov. 9: By Tim Jensen Democrats regained majority on the Enfield Board of Education in Tuesday's election. Republicans had held a 5-4 majority, but incumbent Chuck Johnson, newcomer Kevin Fealy and incumbent Tom Sirard finished as the three lowest vote-getters among GOP candidates. Fealy edged Sirard by one vote for the final spot on the nine-member panel. By law, Sirard may ask for a recount, but …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Shift in power means a Democratic majority on Board of Education, and Republican majority on Town Council.
Democrats regained majority on the Enfield Board of Education in Tuesday's election. Republicans had held a 5-4 majority, but incumbents Chuck Johnson, newcomer Kevin Fealy and incumbent Tom Sirard finished as the three lowest vote-getters among GOP candidates. Fealy edged Sirard by one vote for the final spot on the nine-member panel. By law, Sirard may ask for a recount, but his intentions are not known at this time. In the event the current tallies stand, Johnson and Fealy will be joined on the board by fellow Republicans Donna Szewczak and Peter Jonaitis, who were both elected to second terms. Political newcomer Tim Neville, a Democrat who retired as John F. Kennedy Middle School principal in June, led all school board candidates with…
Scott Kaupin likely to remain mayor for a third term.
Enfield Republicans maintained their 7-4 majority on the Town Council when voting results were finalized late Tuesday night. The GOP captured three of the four district seats and four of seven at-large seats in a municipal election that saw less than 20 percent of registered Enfield voters actually head to the polls. Figures posted on the town's Web site indicated that 5,273 individuals voted Tuesday, or 18.6 percent of the town's 28,353 registered voters. Here is a summary of the Town Council election: District 1 - Incumbent Republican Joseph Bosco won his third term by outpolling Democratic challenger Jill Krawiec, 864-659. "It's a great feeling to be elected for a third term. It's great when people will come out and vote for you three …
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Historic election results in Enfield.
For the first time in recent memory, different political parties will control the Enfield Town Council and Board of Education. Unofficial voting results indicate that Republicans maintained their super majority on the Town Council, winning seven of the 11 available seats. Voters swayed the direction of the school board in favor of the Democrats, with the former minority party capturing five of the nine slots. Shortly before 10 p.m., 181 absentee ballots had yet to be counted, but the chances of them altering the party status was slim. Democratic newcomer Tina LeBlanc had the fewest votes among her party's candidates for school board with 2,320. However, that was 63 votes more than the lowest Republican, incumbent Tom Sirard. Two other …
Sam
9:55 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
Hopefully when people go out to vote in this election if they are thinking of voting the Kiner ticket, I hope everyone is aware this time they are voting for David and not the father. more ›