05 March, 2026
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Campaign 2022: Fictional Bob On TV Is Same Bob Who Ran For Governor in 2018

by John McNamara Bob Stefanowskiโ€™s story is the stuff of hardscrabble immigrants making it to America in the 20th century to raise their families and realize the American Dream. That is the narrative in Republican Stefanowskiโ€™s re-branding to voters in his first television commercial for Connecticutโ€™s GOP gubernatorial nomination in 2022. No doubt that Mr. Stefanowskiโ€™s parents […]

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Landlord Group’s “cage fight between Lamont & Zherka” remark stumps the press, brings apology to Governor

Thereโ€™s No Mystery About Who Sam Zherka Is In New Britain By John McNamara West Hartford-based Connecticut Coalition of Property Owners (CCOPO) had to issue a quick apology on May 19th over its first version of a press release opposing an eviction moratorium and use of $400 million in federal pandemic aid to landlords and […]

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Candidates Make Appearances in New Britain As Primaries Approach

When, on a hot July day, Democratic Congressional Candidate Jahana Hayes greeted residents at the New Britain Diner, she was among a number of Democratic candidates who have been visiting New Britain to meet people in the city ahead of the upcoming primary elections. Onย August 14th voters will make a number of key decisions about […]

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New Britain Democrats Help Bermรบdez’s Lt. Governor Campaign Surge Forward

With the support of most of the delegates from New Britain, former Newtown Town Council member Eva Bermรบdez Zimmerman quickly gained momentum at the Democratic State Convention to win nearly forty percent of the vote for lieutenant governor against former Secretary of the State Susanย Bysiewicz. Delegates at the Convention overwhelmingly selected businessperson Ned Lamont over […]