Vote Finalized In GOP Congressional Primary: Arrested Dropout v. Servicemember
It took one week to decipher if a man who dropped out of the race for Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District, had won the nomination anyway.
The race came down to a hand count of the votes and Justin Anderson, 49, of East Haddam, came out ahead.
Anderson beat Thomas Gilmer for the Republican nomination by 81 votes. The final vote was 9,483 - 9,402.
The 2nd Congressional District includes communities from Windham, Tolland, New Haven, New London, Middlesex, and Hartford counties. In Hartford County, those communities are Enfield, parts of Glastonbury, Marlborough, and Suffield. …
Candidate Accused of Domestic Violence, Dropped Out Of Race, May Still Win GOP Nomination
Early voting results indicate that a man who was arrested and then dropped out of the primary election for Congressional Second District could win the nomination.
As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, morning, Republican Thomas Gilmer, who had dropped out of the race on Monday, Aug. 10, was leading Justin Anderson by just a handful of votes:
Gilmer: 7,875
Anderson: 7,797
Gilmer, 29, of Madison, was arrested Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation, police said.
The Connecticut GOP confirmed Aug. 11 that Gilmer had been arrested and drop…
Vigil To Be Held For 'Teacher Of The Year' Killed In Motorcycle Crash
The Enfield community is gathering Sunday, Aug. 9, to hold a candlelight vigil for a local Teacher of the Year who died earlier this week in a motorcycle crash.
Megan Arsenault, 37, is being mourned by the many people in the Enfield community whose lives she touched.
“Meg Arsenault was an absolute cornerstone of our CLHS family and was taken way too soon,” said Jeff Larson, the high school’s principal.
She was a music teacher at CREC Civic Leadership High School and a former U.S. *Army captain. She was the school’s Teacher of the Year, 2018-19.
On Thursday, Aug. 6, at around 2:30 p.m., Ar…
Several Grocers, Shoe Shop, Metal Coating Co. Are Among New Businesses Registered In Enfield
Three new food markets, a shoe store, a commercial horse property, and a metal coating company are among the more than 20 new businesses that registered in Enfield in June.
Connecticut releases new business registrations each month. Here are the registrations for Enfield in June, the most recent information available:
- Prime Property Connection, activities related to real estate, 302 Enfield St.;
- Too Lavish Essentials, shoe store, 5 Montano Rd.;
- Sheehan Carpentry Services, residential remodeling, 6 Wheeler Dr.;
- Touch of Class Auto Detailing, automotive body, painting, and interior…
Enfield Drug Bust Confiscates Large Crack and Cocaine Stash
Police in Enfield have confiscated 830 grams of crack cocaine and powder during an early morning bust, police said.
On Tuesday, July 14, at about 5:30 a.m., members of the Enfield Police Department, DEA Task Force, and Springfield Narcotics Bureau executed a search and seizure warrant for 100 Tariff Street.
Police said the search was conducted without incident and that is when the 830 grams of crack and powder cocaine was confiscated, along with drug paraphernalia.
As a result, the home's resident, Christopher M. Jenkins, 49, was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics wit…
Covid-19: Here's Rate Of Cases Per Community In Hartford County
Here are the rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per community in Hartford County:
Avon - 781
Berlin - 812
Bloomfield - 2,437
Bristol - 1,028
Burlington - 269
Canton - 906
East Glastonbury - 194
East Hartford - 1,806
East Windsor - 1,389
Enfield - 1,365
Farmington - 847
Glastonbury - 870
Granby - 237
Hartford - 2,164
Manchester - 1,338
Marlborough - 1,510
New Britain - 1,521
Newington - 1,332
North Canton - 184
Plainville - 993
Rocky Hill - 2,105
Simsbury - 536
South Windsor - 656
Southington - 785
Suffield - 991
West Hartford - 1,134
Wethersfield - 978
Windsor - 2,034
Windsor Lo…
Covid-19: CT Now Has 13,989 Cases, 671 Fatalities: Breakdown By Towns, Cities, Counties
The number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Connecticut is now 13,989, up by nearly 2,000 from two days ago.
Of the total number of cases as of late Tuesday afternoon, April 14, 6,213 (44 percent) are in Fairfield County. For a breakdown of COVID-19 cases and fatalities by county, see the first image above.
Here are the cities with the most cases in Connecticut:
Stamford 1,525 cases,
Bridgeport 859,
Norwalk 773,
Danbury 740,
New Haven 726,
Waterbury 638,
Hartford, 458,
Greenwich 328,
West Haven 319,
Stratford 281,
Hamden 269,
Shelton 260,
Milford 241,
Fairfield 2…
