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Quotes of the Week, July 16-23

All the biggest news and the quotes that help tell the story.

"I expect to deal with this in a legal manner."

-Rhode Island legislator Bob Watson to drugs and drinking charges in Superior Court in New Haven. He made headlines after being arrested in East Haven.

“That’s not just government putting the knife in, but turning it.”

-State Rep. Kim Fawcett, from Fairfield, talks about the that will be hitting the majority of Connecticut residents.

“It is a very narrow gap."

-Annemarie Hillman, co-author of a report that looks at the throughout the state, talks about East Haven's test scores.

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"It will be my honor to continue East Haven on the road that we began together four years ago."

-Mayor April Capone accepts the Democratic Town Committee's nomination as .

"A united Republican Party cannot be stopped," said Fasano. "This election is for us to win, and this election is for us to lose."

-State. Sen. Len Fasano after the East Haven Republican Town Council .

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“I feel that the kids who aren’t old enough to work a summer job shouldn’t just be staying at home, sitting around the house or hanging out around their neighborhoods everyday.”

-Zach Laudano, East Haven High School grad, at the Frontage Road teen center opening next week.


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