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THIS IS A LIVE BLOG I'm at the Danbury Superior Court House awaiting the start of the Joe DaSilva and Troy Grant case. DaSilva, the owner of The Palace Theatre is charged with manslaughter in the connection of the death of Ecuadorian immigrant Luis Encalada Bueno. Grant, the executive director of Pathways Academy , was arrested on a number of charges which stemmed from an alleged se...
Hat City - 5:49 a.m.
At the risk of beating a decomposing horse, I want to reply to a comment I received on my post about Susan Bysiwicz’s legal problems. Here it is, the first paragraph being a quote from my post: Blumenthal responds that the amendment that made the AG a constitutional officer was enacted against the backdrop of the [...]...
CT Blue - Mon 3:41 p.m. - 2 clicks 
Here's some reading material... The Journal Inquirer and the Middletown Press are doing a great job providing readers with the latest on the horrific explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems power plant CT Mirror's Mark Pazniokas has a great write-up on the status of Ned Lamont's exploratory gubernatorial campaign. In response to a comment Lamont made in Pazniokas's piec...
My Left Nutmeg - Mon 10:51 a.m. - 4 clicks
Minutes ago, Hartford Courant and CNN reported an explosion with "mass casulaties" at a gas-fired power plant (Kleen Power Plant) in Middletown, Connecticut. The blast happened about 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Kleen Power Plant in Middletown, a suburb of Hartford. The plant's general manager, Gordon Holk, confirmed the blast caused casualties, but wasn't sure how many. On Twit...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Mon 7:05 a.m. - 6 clicks
Susan Bysiewicz is in a bit of trouble. She withdrew from her exploratory gubernatorial campaign, and announced her candidacy for attorney general. Turns out, however, that there is a more than reasonable legal argument that she is not qualified for the job. Here are the facts: Susan practiced law for about six years before entering politics. [...]...
CT Blue - Sun 12:25 p.m. - 10 clicks
I’ve finally gotten around to editing the still pictures that I took at Thursday’s Drinking Liberally. There aren’t that many. Below, Liz Duarte and Ned. Liz was primarily responsible for getting Ned to come. You can see the lot, and download any one you like, here. ...
CT Blue - Sat 9:03 a.m. - 5 clicks
Today, the conservative leaning Rasmussen Reports released their latest gubernatorial poll that shows Ned Lamont and Dan Malloy leading their GOP counterparts in head to head match ups: Thomas Foley (R) 37% Ned Lamont (D) 40% Some other candidate 9% Not sure 14% Thomas Foley (R) 36% Dan Malloy (D) 37% Some other candidate 10% Not sure 18% Michael Fedele (R) 33% Ned Lamont (D) 41% Som...
My Left Nutmeg - Fri 3:28 p.m. - 8 clicks
The situation regarding Pathways Academy Executive Director Troy Grant shocked many in the Greater Danbury area. Last week, the prominent figure of the city's one on one mentoring program was arrested on several charges that involved an alleged sexual assault of minors (Grant is scheduled to be arraigned at Danbury Superior Court next Tuesday ). Over the last week, several readers who rea...
Hat City - Fri 10:41 a.m. - 12 clicks
Chris "Both Ways" Shays is back from Maryland and on the verge of running for governor of Connecticut. If you had forgotten just what sort of character Shays really is, here are some more nonsensical comments from him. Referring to the General Assembly Democrats during Governor Rell's speech on the budget, Shays said , "The majority party (Democrats) sat on their hands when (Governor ...
My Left Nutmeg - Fri 9:22 a.m. - 11 clicks
First, for anyone out there who thought that the Scott Brown win in Massachusetts would have a local ripple effect, Rasmussen (yes, that's right, Rasmussen ) in their poll today has Attorney General Richard Blumenthal up 54-35 over former congressman Rob Simmons and 56-36 over wrestling maven Linda McMahon. As Swing State Project puts it: Even Rasmussen can't find a way to put a happy fa...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Fri 9:22 a.m. - 10 clicks
Last night, Jon Stewart asked Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) about Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT). JON STEWART: "My question to you is this. Is he a dick?" REP. ANTHONY WEINER: "Yes, Jon." ...
My Left Nutmeg - Fri 9:06 a.m. - 4 clicks
As I’ve mentioned (repeatedly, actually) Ned was a guest at our Drinking Liberally meeting last night. Here’s video of his appearance. Due to youtube’s time limits, I’ve cut the video into two, splitting it at a rather arbitrary point. I got home late last night, so I really didn’t have the time for anything too [...]...
CT Blue - Fri 5:28 a.m. - 5 clicks
"We get thousands of checks from thousands of people and we just wouldn't have any way of knowing something like that is happening." Mayor Boughton's response to his acceptance of James Galante alleged bundled campaign contributions Since the mayor of DANBURY announced in BETHEL that he's jumping into the gubernatorial race, there's been a HUGE spike in traffic from people looking for i...
Hat City - Thu 9:25 a.m. - 3 clicks
Jim Himes was the only Congress member from Connecticut to sign a congressional letter calling on the United States to press for the lifting of the blockades imposed by Israel and Egypt on Gaza. The Jewish Daily Forward has the story: The congressional letter, sent to the White House on January 21, expressed deep sympathy with the residents of southern Israel who were under rocket attacks fr...
My Left Nutmeg - Thu 8:09 a.m. - 7 clicks
I was watching Countdown last night and Keith Olbermann had said that 1000 people got free healthcare at the clinic in Hartford. Most of them had not had access to a Doctor in years. Whether it was the unemployed, the underemployed, the working poor. The common thread among them all is that access to medical professionals is beyond their financial reach because of our completely broken h...
Drinking Liberally in New Milford - Thu 6:26 a.m. - 8 clicks
"According to a search warrant affidavit on file in state Superior Court in Danbury, two witnesses told police they fled the second-floor apartment at 58 Town Hill Ave., "after getting into a confrontation" with a person they believed to be the landlord, leaving Encalada alone with the man." John Pirro: News-Times article 02.01.10 As an addition to News-Times John Pirro's write-u...
Hat City - Wed 7:54 p.m. - 4 clicks
From the Keith Olbermann sponsored free clinic today in Hartford. Rep. Joe Courtney made a brief appearance on The Ed Show, while his wife Audrey (a nurse) attended the event. I'm told Ned Lamont also attended. I don't know what they are doing in Washington. I know that there aren't any house members here and there aren't any senators here. And I can tell you one piece of informatio...
My Left Nutmeg - Wed 6:25 p.m. - 6 clicks
One last reminder, that Ned Lamont will be joining us for Drinking Liberally, tomorrow at 6:30 (Ned may arrive closer to 7:00) at the Bulkeley House in New London. Come join us and meet Ned. By the way, in response to a fellow who commented on the first announcement I made on this subject, we’d be [...]...
CT Blue - Wed 4:55 p.m. - 5 clicks
As you watch Gov. Rell's 2010 State of the State address, please join in the live blog and offer your comments. UPDATE: Post has been updated and now includes video footage of Rell's address. Although the live blog is over, feel free to express your thoughts regarding the governor's remarks. 2010 CT State of the State address UPDATE 2: Responses to Gov. Rell's final State...
My Left Nutmeg - Wed 9:08 a.m. - 9 clicks
In an effort to keep what I consider a great Connecticut institution going, at least in spirit, I have invited the front-pagers and regular commenters on CTLP to join my blog, Connecticut Political Reporter, as front-pagers. Two have accepted the invitation so far. I hope some MLN readers who also participate in CTLP will do do as well. E-mail me at jdk@queueinc.com if interested. ...
My Left Nutmeg - Wed 8:23 a.m. - 6 clicks
The news. If your a medical professional who has some free time tomorrow, PLEASE volunteer at the free health care clinic in Hartford tomorrow. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal ruled on Susan Bysiewicz's request...and it's not good. State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday that the state law requiring 10 years' "active practice" as a lawyer before running for attorney gen...
My Left Nutmeg - Tue 11:27 a.m. - 5 clicks
Yesterday, the Rudy Marconi campaign released a new web ad focusing on the need for bi-partisanship in Hartford. Entitled: Capitol Combat ...
Hat City - Feb 1
...the Republican members of the City Council already held their caucus, which is normally scheduled a day before the City Council meeting, AND multiple sources say that Registrar of Voters Mary Ann Doran has been working the phones people making sure that people attend the mayor of DANBURY 'S "surprise" gubernatorial announcement...which by the way is being held in BETHEL , THEN What's t...
Hat City - Feb 1 - 2 clicks
(--in honor of the mayor's "shocking" announcement, this post is bumped to the top) On Sunday, Colin McEnrore wrote a hilarious piece for the Hartford Courant regarding the current crop of candidates for governor. There are at least 15 possible candidates for governor, and getting really excited about any of these candidacies is like buying one of those pet turtles from Woolworth's, in the...
Hat City - Jan 31 - 8 clicks
As news of the arrest of Joe DaSilva Jr starts to spread across the AP wire, I thought it would be good to be back through the News-Times archives and take a look at what's been reported thus far in the death of Luis Encalada Bueno. November 9 2009: Police on Monday were still trying to determine who or what killed a man who died at Danbury Hospital after he was found in a Town Hill Avenu...
Hat City - Jan 31 - 8 clicks
According to sources, city hall is placing the finishing touches on the revamped city website. The new website is an improvement with an easier interface, and interactivity with social networks. Danbury 2.0 is still in the beta stage and there is still room for improvement. Hopefully, the site will be tweaked out and officially go online soon. You can get a sneak peak of what's to come ...
Hat City - Jan 29 - 6 clicks
Mark Boughton in denial: Jan 22 Recently (Wednesday) I purchased the domain names “BoughtonforConnecticut” and “BoughtonforCT”- to ensure that if I chose to run for an office in the State of Connecticut I could use the names that I wanted. If not, I can keep the url’s and set up another site or just keep them pointed to mayormark.com. I wanted these addresses, I did not want any other ad...
Hat City - Jan 29 - 5 clicks
A close source to Mayor Boughton confirms the obvious... Former News-Times reporter Eugene Driscoll has the details (via the Valley Indi Sentinel): Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, a five-term Republican incumbent who made national headlines for his stance against illegal immigration, will announce he is running for governor Feb. 1, a source close to the mayor said this morning. Invitations ...
Hat City - Jan 27 - 9 clicks
If the possibility of losing any hope of healthcare reform – even piecemeal and imperfect healthcare reform – isn’t bad enough, the though of listening to CT Republican party chair Chris Healey’s pompous and exaggerated bombast is even worse. Healey’s words (through a press release) to Connecticut Democrats: “We are coming to take you on every [...]...
Connecticut Working Families - Jan 20 - 4 clicks
In his own special way : Sharp-eyed Ben was reading my story when he noticed something I had missed: Lieberman managed to misspell the name of Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), who, I swear, has uttered the phrase "As long as you spell my name right" in my presence. Wrote Lieberman: "I fear the people who are advocating the Medicare buy-in are doing so not because they think it will give more help to t...
Drinking Liberally in New Milford - Jan 14 - 4 clicks
From Scarce at MLN, Joe Lieberman's numbers across the board are pitiful after his healthcare asshattery . That's the word from PPP's poll they've done this week in Connecticut. Want to know how far Joe Lieberman has fallen in the wake of the health care vote last month? Barack Obama's approval rating with Connecticut Republicans is higher than Lieberman's with the state's Democrats. 81% of...
Drinking Liberally in New Milford - Jan 7 - 4 clicks
Hot off of his outrageous, mercurial performance as the enemy of universal health care, our junior, and I do mean junior, ructious Senator has found new hope in an attempted act of terrorism. On Sunday, while the White House tried mightily to prevent panic, Creepy Joe™ Lieberman stoked the fires of fear, and beat the drums of war suggesting that we establish a new front in Yemen. Yeah, man...
Caterwauled - Dec 27 - 4 clicks
