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February 7, 2012

Education Group Calls State Subpoena of Schools ‘Harassment’

by Christine Stuart and Hugh McQuaid | February 7, 2012 5:30am

Christine Stuart file photo A state subpoena for records from 10 schools districts—all named as plaintiffs in the landmark school funding lawsuit—couldn’t have come at a worse time, one school superintendent said Monday.

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February 1, 2012

Excuse Me Sir, You’re Blocking My Shot

by Christine Stuart | February 1, 2012 2:16pm

Christine Stuart photo He set up quietly in the back of the Pulaski Club Wednesday morning with his flip camera and tripod, but the presence of the opposition tracker didn’t go unnoticed.

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November 28, 2011

New Britain Mayor Calls For Audit of City Deficit

by Christine Stuart | November 28, 2011 4:04pm

Christine Stuart photo Newly-elected New Britain Mayor Tim O’Brien is sounding the alarm bells and calling in an auditing firm to figure out why the city is running a deficit of nearly $12 million.

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November 21, 2011

Last Minute Objections Fail to Stymie Busway

by Hugh McQuaid | November 21, 2011 1:26pm

Hugh McQuaid Photo NEW BRITAIN—The state’s New Britain to Hartford rapid bus route project took a step towards becoming a reality Monday morning, when a Federal Transit administrator formally announced that the agency had approved a $275 million full funding grant agreement.

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November 14, 2011

Special Election On The Horizon

by CTNewsjunkie Staff | November 14, 2011 7:49pm

State Rep. Timothy O’Brien submitted his resignation to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill Monday as he prepares to be sworn in as New Britain’s next mayor.

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November 10, 2011

Post-Election Spin Zone: Republicans Say They Had More Gains Than Dems Tuesday

by Christine Stuart | November 10, 2011 5:00am

Josalee Thrift file photo Less than 24 hours after the 2011 municipal Elections, the Republican Party is trying to change Tuesday’s narrative to say preliminary tallies show that it made more gains than losses. But Democrats say they’re using “fuzzy math.” 

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November 8, 2011

Democrats Win Big Tuesday In Some City Elections

by Christine Stuart | November 8, 2011 10:35pm

Josalee Thrift photo Early Election results showed Democratic candidates making big gains in Tuesday’s election, knocking out Republican incumbents and in some instances winning open seats vacated by Republicans.

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Few Hiccups On Election Day

by Christine Stuart | November 8, 2011 7:57pm

Christine Stuart photo There were no problems to report at the polls today, but late this afternoon voter turnout varied widely across the state, according to the Secretary of the State’s office.

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