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Hartford mayor, President Biden share emotional exchange

Before Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam headed to the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the White House last month, he dusted off a beloved wool coat that had belonged to his grandfather to bring a piece of his family with him. The coat sparked an emotional exchange with the president of the United States. “My grandfather […]

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Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut’s largest city

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — It’s been nearly four months since a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city due to allegations of ballot stuffing, sending voters repeatedly back to the polls and thrusting Bridgeport into an unflattering national spotlight. Many frustrated local voters say they just want it […]

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‘Nothing we can’t do,’ Hartford mayor says at first meeting

Hartford’s new leaders — a new mayor and a new city council president — were optimistic at the first meeting of the year. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam was sworn in at midnight on New Year’s Eve at the city’s First Night celebration. City councilors and treasurer Carmen Sierra were sworn in Monday night at 2024’s first council […]

City Council

Connecticut city council member faces calls to resign after she called pro-Palestinian protester a Hamas terrorist, gave him the finger | #citycouncil

Bridgeport City Council urged City Council member Maria Pereira to resign on Thursday, following the offensive email to city officials ‘A Palestinian young man, possibly a Hamas terrorist, repeatedly yelled out my name and was waving some propaganda poster at me,’ Pereira said Pereira was arrested for third degree assault in November for an incident […]

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Paul Pernewski sworn in as Waterbury’s new mayor

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — An inauguration ceremony was held on Friday night for the new Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski (D). The event began with a ceremonial blessing for the new mayoral administration at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Waterbury. Pernerewski was later sworn in at John F. Kennedy High School in front […]

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Residents Blast Bristol Mayor Jeff Caggiano Appointees for Racist, Antisemitic and Homophobic Posts

Residents of a Connecticut town clamored to the city’s council meeting Tuesday, blasting its local leaders as unethical racists, antisemites, and homophobes. Bristol previously made headlines when a “Keep CT White” rally was held and one of the city’s former rotary club members made less than positive comments about Black people on social media, but […]

Alaska

CT would have led by example with Ranked Choice Voting bill | #alaska | #politics

Bipartisan legislation to allow our political parties to use Ranked Choice Voting in Connecticut’s presidential primaries was proposed by a pair of reform-minded lawmakers — a Democrat and a Republican — during the recent session of the Connecticut General Assembly, but it did not move out of its legislative committee of cognizance. Their bill had […]

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East Haven mayor running for re-election

EAST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — East Haven Mayor Joe Carfora (D) recently announced his plans to run for a third term in the mayoral election. Carfora told News 8 it was an easy decision to make, stating that he still has some work to do.A Democrat, Carfora succeeded Joe Maturo, a Republican who served nine […]

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West Hartford mayor calls for task force after 3 killed in Christmas Day crash

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — West Hartford’s mayor is calling for a task force on the heels of a two-car collision Sunday morning that killed three people. Police arrived at about 6:50 a.m. at Simsbury Road near Timberwood Road, according to authorities. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. At third person was taken […]