Krawiecki roars off with a new Harley
Press release from the New England Carousel Museum tonight:The Winners of the 2009 Harley Davidson Fat Boy Raffle sponsored by The New England Carousel Museum are. The Winners of the Harley Raffle areFirst Prize 2009 Harley Davidson Fat Boy ~ Ed Krawiecki Jr from Bristol, CTSecond Prize Trailer ~ Rose Burns from Stafford, CTThird Prize $100 Gift Certificate to Yankee Harley Davidson ~ Armand Meyer from West Hartford, CT The drawing was held on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Thank you to all who helped promote the raffle th

Health care plan necessary, Larson argues
U.S. Rep. John Larson, the East Hartford Democrat whose 1st District includes Bristol, issued this today:LARSON STATEMENT ON HISTORIC HEALTH CARE DEBATEWashington, DC -- Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives during historic debate on America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. (As prepared for delivery.)“The growth of the nation cannot be achieved without caring for the health of all its citizens. 36 million Americans await our action on the House floor today. 36 million Americans watched as t

GOP had a good year the polls
It’s been almost two decades since the Republicans held more of the city’s top political offices than they captured this year. “This is wonderful,” city GOP Chairman T.J. Barnes told party faithful as the results poured in after the polls closed on Election Day. “We’ve come a long way,” Barnes added. The Republicans hold two of the six City Council seats and, for the first time in three decades, also grabbed the part-time treasurer’s post. It doesn’t appear, though, that the GOP’s success at the polls will translate into greater partisanship at City Hall. On Election Night, Democratic Mayor Art Ward stood in front of a room

Scarola scolds some blog commenters
I didn't want anyone to miss this classy post by unsuccessful City Council contender Richard Scarola:Say what you will, like me or not, I really don't care. I ran a campaign on what I believed in and 1,059 people voted for what I believed in. Thank you to all of them and congratulations to the candidates that got elected.What disturbed me most is how this blog attacked Terry Parker. Shame on the conservatives that attacked him because we are supposed to be above that and shame on anyone else to comment on what their "perception" is. He was one of the few democrats that was truly gracious towards me and all I can say is God forbid that yo

Ward eyes committee assignments for new council
For the first time in many years, the mayor plans to name himself as chair of one of a City Council committee. Mayor Art Ward said he’s eyeing the prospect of naming himself as the head of the Salary Committee. He said he may want to chair another panel as well. Ward said he also intends to ax some committees. Those on the chopping block include the Roberts Property Committee and the Theater Committee. The mayor said both panels were created to push projects – a recreation complex on the former Roberts property and a community theater at Memorial Boulevard School – that can’t be funded anytime soon. It’s not clear what other committe