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Democratic voters will elect in Tuesdays primary nine Town Council candidates to appear as the Democratic slate in the upcoming November municipal election.

Waterford — The town has a lengthy list of Republicans and Democrats running in the November election, with a few young faces on the ballot. The Democrat Town Committee endorsed 30 candidates Sunday night, and the Republican caucus adjourned a meeting Tuesday night to announce 27 candidates altogether running for Board of Finance, Board of Education, Board of Assessment Appeals, Zoning Board of Appeals and Representative Town Meetings. "Couldnt be happier with the candidates we are putting...

Groton — Democrats, who control the Town Council, announced a council slate that did not include incumbent Portia Bordelon, though she received endorsements for Board of Education and Representative Town Meeting.  Republicans put forward a slate with both newcomers and people long involved in town politics, and are vying to reestablish two-party rule on the Town Council, which has been all-Democratic for the past two election cycles. Democrats on Wednesday announced a slate that included c...

Greenwich Republican nominated to run for open Connecticut Senate seat in special election Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant Greenwich Republican Ryan Fazio won his party’s nomination Saturday in a three-town race to run for a state Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Alex Kasser. Fazio will be running in a special election Aug. 17 against Democratic attorney Alexis Gevanter after Kasser’s sudden and stunning resignation that she attributed to her long and contentious ...

Groton Town Council set the tax rate for fiscal year 2022 at 25.98 mills.

Reply(1) Fairfields 2021-22 budget was approved Monday. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch) FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield officials continued the debate over the towns 2021-22 budget this week, issuing dueling public statements after the $332.3 million spending plan was approved Monday by the Representative Town Meeting. The budget passed with a 23-17 vote that fell mostly along party lines. The spending plan has a projected mill rate increase of 0.78 percent, which is set to be finalized 7:30 p.m. Thursda...

Reply Fairfields mill rate for the coming year is set. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch) FAIRFIELD, CT — When Fairfields Board of Finance met Thursday to set the mill rate for the coming year, Chair James Brown began the discussion on an optimistic note. "Maybe tonight we can save the taxpayers some more dollars," he said. In fact, the board saved Fairfield taxpayers an additional $465,271 by unanimously voting to lower the mill rate increase from a projected 0.86 percent to 0.71 percent. The project...

Groton — Groton Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner and City of Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick will again face off to see who will be the citys mayor for the next term — this time in the citys general election on May 3. Democratic nominee Bumgardner and Hedrick, the citys Democratic mayor for the past two terms who is making a write-in bid after losing the March Democratic primary to Bumgardner by five votes, both are seeking to lead the city. No Republican has entered the race. The two candida...

Chiefs unite behind fight to increase the Greenwich Fire Departments command staff FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Firefighters from left, Richard Neuman of Station 1, Fire Chief Joe McHugh, Gary Wilson of Station 2, Rick Strain of Station 6, Joe Gianfrancesco of Station 5, Mike Hoha of Station 4, Dave Walko of Station 3, and Al Farquar of Station 7 pose together at the North Street Training Center Thursday, March 11, 2021.Contributed Photo / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Volunteer Distric...

BRATTLEBORO — Kurt Daims is unhappy about the political climate in Brattleboro.