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Category Archives: Local issues

Scott Bates launches website

Scott Bates, who serves our District as a member of the Democratic State Central Committee, has started a website, which you can find here. Scott is an interesting guy, whose had an eventful career. In his day job he is vice president at the Center for National Policy. He spends a fair amount of time […]

Greetings from the Groton Public Library

I’m sitting here in the GLP, (your public option for getting the latest books) because the private option for getting electricity here in Groton has failed to expeditiously repair a power outage in my neighborhood. Our neighborhood, for whatever reason, is prone to power failures. This one seems ominous, the recorded voice at CL&P tells […]

Norwich girl makes not so good

We don’t seem to make piracy pay. I’m sure I don’t know why, but we don’t.Gilbert and Sullivan, The Pirates of PenzanceNorwich has some dubious distinctions. It is the hometown of Benedict Arnold, who took the Norwich-New London rivalry to what some would consider an extreme, by burning New London. It now watches with fascination […]

Groton Opens Local Headquarters

The Groton Democratic Town Committee formally opened its new Headquarters today. We had a reasonably good turnout, including two people who are exploring the idea of running for governor. You sort of get the impression that they are constantly tripping over each other, since they must be going to functions like this all the time. […]

Election season starts

Before the days of permanent campaigning, Labor Day was the traditional start of the election season. It still is, sort of, on the election front. Today the Groton Democratic Town Committee took possession of its new headquarters, located at 780 Long Hill Road, located in the front of the Groton Shopper’s Plaza. It’s actually next […]

Local News

We in Groton and its environs will have a chance to show our support for Health Care Reform on Sunday, the 23rd. There will be a Hands Across SE CT for Health Care event, involving a human chain over the Gold Star Bridge. You can sign up for the Hands Across Southeastern Connecticut for Health […]

A Tale of Two Towns

Pity David Lattizori (well, not really) the developer who bought the Perkins Farm in Stonington. All of his plans to destroy develop the parcel have been frustrated, by the residents of the nearby Stone Ridge retirement community, which itself sits on land only recently raped by another developer. Per usual, it’s the folks who took […]

Dodd Speaks at GTDC Fundraiser

Chris Dodd came to Groton yesterday, to speak at a Town Committee fundraiser. I took a number of pictures, which you can view at the link here, or at the link on the upper left on my home page. Since I had the chore of sitting by the door taking money I couldn’t take in […]

Subprime candidate

Dave Collins reports in the Day about Andrew Lockwood, candidate for a seat on the New London City Council. Lockwood, who “earned” a law degree from the Massachusetts School of Law, an unaccredited (by the ABA) law school in Andover, MA. Since then he’s apparently flunked the bar on a number of occasions, which in […]

Dodd appearance in Groton on Saturday

I mentioned this some time ago, but it’s been a while so I’ll repeat myself. The Groton Democratic Town Committee is holding a fundraiser on Saturday, at which Chris Dodd will be the featured speaker. The event will be held at the Mystic Marriot on Route 117 in Groton (Groton gets no respect. Let me […]