The East Haven Democratic Town Committee will meet to endorse a candidate for the state House of Representatives for the 99th District, as well as the town Registrar of Voters and Justice of the Peace Candidates.
Murphy may have won the nomination, but East Haven delegates voted unanimously for his soon-to-be primary challenger Susan Bysiewicz.
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy of Cheshire received his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate at the Democratic State Convention on Saturday, according to CT News Junkie. However, all 13 of East Haven's delegates voted for his soon-to-be primary challenger: former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz. Statewide, the article notes, Murphy received 76 percent of the delegate vote compared to 24 percent for Bysiewicz. Despite the 3-to-1 vote margin, the vote total for Bysiewicz was enough to force a primary in August between the two well-known politicians, the News Junkie article noted. Total vote numbers show Murphy got 1,378 of the delegate votes and Bysiewicz’s total was 444. New Haven, one of the largest delegations, gave 73 of its votes to …
East Haven's low voter turnout mirrors results across the state.
UPDATE at 4:45 a.m. No surprise here: Connecticut Republicans have handed Mitt Romney their support in a landslide victory in today's primary. According to the Hartford Courant, Romney has secured 67.5% of the vote for the 96% of districts reporting results as of 10:30 p.m. Those results show the other candidates received the following votes: UPDATE at 6:45 p.m. As expected, turnout in today's Republican presidential primary has been low in East Haven. Local election officials told East Haven Patch that as of 3 p.m., less than 100 voters had cast their ballots townwide. ORIGINAL STORY (Tuesday at 5:45 a.m.) With wins in several key GOP stronghold states and Rick Santorum dropping out of the race, Mitt Romney may have the Republican Party's…
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3:02 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Oh boy I called Obama the Great One. You should research some of your own comments and see names you have called people. This will end any my comments with you. more ›
Yankee Discount currently is in the lead, but there's still time to cast your vote in this week's East Haven Readers' Choice Poll!
This week's Readers' Choice topic is all about the adults. We want to know where you go when you're looking for that perfect bottle of wine, a selection of beer or your favorite spirit. Tell us who gets your vote for best package store in town and why. Below is a list of package stores we have registered in our continuously updated East Haven directory. Click on any of them to get to a page dedicated to that liquor store and to rate and review it. Please also tell us in the comment thread if any package stores are missing from the list and why they're the best — we'll add them to the poll and create a new East Haven Patch Places listing for them. If you own a liquor store in town, you can "claim" your free business listing. See our rules …
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9:17 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
I totally agree with you Becki. They always greet you as soon as you walk in, and are always available to help you if needed. more ›
The current "war between women" pitting Hilary Rosen against Ann Romney is deflecting attention from the true "war ON women" and distracting us from the real question: Who are we voting for?
[Editor's Note: Please keep an eye out later this week for a response piece to Heather's "Patch In" from Lisa Bigelow.] The question isn’t whether Ann Romney ever ‘worked’ a day in her whole life, but: Does her husband Mitt truly give a rat’s ass about anyone — especially women — in the 99 percent? This made-up battle between working moms and stay-at-home-moms is causing people of every gender to lose focus on more important issues — namely whether politicians are advocating stripping rights from women (like reproductive health choices) or finding ways to penalize them and hold them back (withholding equal pay) or simply having a double standard when it comes to lower- vs. higher-income women (Romney’s welfare mom requirement to work). …
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8:18 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Thank you for this Heather. All women need to pay close attention to the unprecedented amount of legislation currently proposed which effects and limits our rights to control our own lives. Look beyond the rhetoric and examine the actions, in all matters political and social and don't be fooled by innocent sounding catch phrases and named legislation, very often the actual goal of that … more ›
Eligible voters have until Monday April 23 at 12:00 p.m. noon to register as Republicans if they wish to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary.
The following is a press release from Secretary of the State Denise Merrill: Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today reminded Republican and unaffiliated voters that the voter registration deadline for the April 24, 2012 Republican Presidential Preference Primary in Connecticut is fast approaching. Secretary Merrill is also reporting that since the beginning of the year, some 3,878 new voters have registered with the Republican party and 1,515 unaffiliated voters in Connecticut have enrolled with the Republican party, enabling them to vote in the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary. “Republicans in Connecticut will be going to the polls in a major regional primary on April 24th, along with voters in New York, Pennsylvania, …
3:32 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012
Only one conservative Republican stands a chance against Obama, and that is Ron Paul. He is honest and has the highest favorable ratings of any candidate. Plus he gets more donations from active military personnel than all other candidates combined! What do our troops know that the rest of America doesn't?! more ›
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…
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The East Haven Republican has announced his intentions to run for the 99th District seat in the state House, which is currently occupied by Democrat James Albis.
The following is press release submitted by the Cubellotti for State Representative 2012 campaign. On Monday, March 19, Craig Cubellotti announced to the East Haven Republican Town Committee his intention to run for the office of State Representative in the 99th Assembly District. Mr. Cubellotti began by thanking the RTC “for giving me the opportunity to speak with you tonight. I would like to announce that my campaign has filed the required paperwork making me an official candidate for the office of State Representative of the 99th Assembly District.” He continued by introducing Beth Purcell as the campaign treasurer and asked committee members for whatever contributions each can give. “Our intention is to utilize public campaign …
10:09 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
I wish him the best of luck on this endeavour but since you have brought up the fact that he is politically Savy can you tell me what he has achieved politcally? more ›
The Democratic and Republican town committees recently held their new leadership votes — and we've got the results.
East Haven's political parties recently held their required elections for the new slate of committee officers for the 2012-14 term. East Haven Republican Town Committee voted for their new leadership slate on March 19. And the East Haven Democratic Town Committee members elected their new leaders on March 9. Below is the list of each committee's new leadership board. Democratic Town Committee Republican Town Committee Both parties held their general committee elections for the 2012-14 term earlier this year. The RTC on Jan. 16 and the DTC on Jan. 10.
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11:10 am on Sunday, March 25, 2012
I wish I could answer your question the way I really want too but I would bebanned from the Patch. You don't deserve any further contact. All you are doing is trying to insight people. Get a life. more ›
Steve Fontana, a Democratic candidate running for the 34th District seat in the State Senate, will hold a pasta dinner fundraiser at the East Haven Senior Center on March 21.
The folowing is a press release submitted by the Fontana for State Senate campaign. Please join Steve Fontana at his “Pasta Nite” campaign fundraiser on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at the East Haven Senior Center, 91 Taylor Avenue, in East Haven from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The event’s requested contribution is $25, with a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $100. In January, Fontana announced that he is running for State Senator for the 34th District, which encompasses all or part of the towns of Wallingford, East Haven, North Haven, and Durham. Fontana served as North Haven’s State Representative in the General Assembly from 1997 to 2011. During that time, he served as chairman of the Energy & Technology Committee for four years, and as the …
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12:48 am on Saturday, March 17, 2012
I'm looking forward to learning more about Mr. Fontana. more ›
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10:50 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
Linda McMahon for Senate 2012 more ›