Since it’s the first Monday in May in an odd numbered year, it must be an election day, as indeed it was in the City of Groton (an entity distinct from the Town of Groton, for those of you unschooled in the Byzantine world of Groton politics). Dennis Popp was re-elected to his fifth term as Mayor, and the Dems swept all the other offices. The Dems have held power in the City for 8 years now. Below, the winning candidates:
Left to right (Councilors unless otherwise noted), Celeste Duffy, Michael Street, Marian Galbraith, Paul Duarte, David Hale, Mayor Popp, Treasurer Janice Waller-Brett, and Fritz Poppe. Not shown, City Clerk Deb Patrick, who was still at City Hall wrapping up the election when the picture was taken.
As in any election, the grunt work in this one was done by some folks behind the scenes. Here’s some of the election day volunteers.
Left to right: Former State Representative Nancy DeMarinis, Mary von Dorster, Liz Duarte (tireless uber-campaign manager), Nancy Driscoll, Kathy Harrington, and Shirley Dunbar-Rose.
One of these years the Town Democrats will follow their City brethren into the majority on the Town Council. Right now, if memory serves, the Town Council is the only governmental entity in Town that has a majority Republican membership (the RTM (I’m sure) and the Board of Ed (I think) are in the Dem camp).
Per usual, you can get a larger, better quality, image by clicking on the pictures above.
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