Tomorrow will be election day in Hartford for only one House district. Town Committee elections for the Fourth District, (downtown Hartford and portions of the Southend)will be the only areas where a legitimate challenge has been launched. A challenge in the Sixth District was derailed after illegal activity and forged signatures were uncovered , eventually the so called "Peterson Slate" was ruled invalid after an unsuccessful Court challenge.
The fourth district has the incumbent slate and the "challenger" slate competing for votes tomorrow. The choice is politics as usual or maybe some new blood and new ideas from the challengers.
All too often we just hear about Town Committee candidates every two years when they are campaigning for votes . One of the unique factors about at least three of the challengers is that they have made names for themselves by being out in the community regularly and assuming a "watchdog" type role over Hartford Government.
Challenger Anne Goshdigian has shown that she is willing to put her neck on the line and stand for what she believes in. Anne initially challenged the Dillon Stadium Project and was extremely vocal against the project and uncovered much of the Fraud that eventually led to a Federal Grand Jury and arrests and Federal Prison time for the developer . Anne eventually also assumed the role as a vocal opponent of the Stadium Deal. trying to protect Hartford taxpayers from years of unnecessary bonding and debt.
Challenger Leslie Hammond has assumed a similar role to Anne, becoming a regular attendee at City Hall meetings for the Hartford City Council, the Hartford Stadium Authority as well as many other meetings and being an active "cheerleader" for the City.
A third challenger worth a good look is a well known face to most Hartford residents. J Stan McCauley over the years has found his niche as the communicator for Hartford's political establishment, Stan can be found at many events with his video camera over his shoulder to document what is going on in Hartford to eventually be posted on his Public Access network and other social media. Stan plays a critical role in educating people on what is normally unseen but what goes on behind the scenes
Hartford Democratic Town Committee politics often highlight the bad and the ugly as opposed to the good. This years cycle has run true to form , especially the bad and the ugly with fraud, deception and disgusting dirty tactics. The three people I mentioned above may actually start making a difference if only given a chance tomorrow
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We have been through this before where high-minded challengers lose. They seem to think that by going to various meetings and offering their public opinion is some sort of substitute for hard work of organizing the district street by street.Most challenge slates start late and do not devote enough time in doing the necessary street work which is crucial to winning. Tomorrow we will see if this new group of challengers is any different.
The challengers in the 4th District would not be running if they thought the incumbents were doing a good job representing the people of the 4th. Let's see what happens and who gets the votes out.
Kevin—
Has Alyssa not gotten a similar reputation? And yet she turned out to be just as deceitful as the others, if not more so. Why do you think the others are any better?
Also why don’t you mention Donna? Are you not supportive of Donna? She also attends meetings regularly and has been an active community member for much longer than Leslie—although perhaps a bit more reasonable. Interested in hearing your thoughts on Donna and the rest of Row C
I don't know Donna, I mentioned the 3 I know and feel they are worthy of leadership roles in our City
Alyssa has become politically aligned with some very bad people.
@12:22
Your premiss is faulty. But your ignorant remark is apropos for Hartford. One person on the slate decided to go roge out of 13 in total. And one person speaks not for the whole group.
I have two words to say: Angel Arce. Kevin, do you still think highly of this ark angel now that he has been exposed as a male scum bag using his political position to hustle a minor?
Hartford attracts the scum of the earth politically...on all and every side of an issue...there are no saints in the DTC or around them....which is why we do not get involved with them...and which is why the turnout is low..when left with the choice of voting for scumbag slate B or scumbag slate C, the voters mostly stayed home as they should.The DTC and City Hall need to be fumigated from the top ( read Luke) down
Yeah Alyssa is Minnie's sock puppet.
Who is the stupid Fire Lieutenant at E-10 that calls himself an Alpha Male
@4;18
Silly you. Try saying something intelligent.
Kevin, why are you silent on the Angel Arce story? This is the most egregious case of a politician who is supposed to be highly trusted in his community and he abuses his position to groom underage children? I am certain that this case will become a federal investigation for prosecution. Why don't you have any comment? You always moralize about similar cases.
Alpha Male at E-10?
You've got to be kidding! Please don't keep us in suspense, who is this egotistical douchebag?
It has to be a recently made, bottom of the barrel, nobody else left to promote Lieutenant. At least give a hint, initials perhaps? Please!
I saw Bronin's State of the City speech.....loaded with outright lies and half truths......strictly a campaign for Governor speech....recent polling has Bronin in 4th place.......what a loser
Lt. Pagan
OMG!
Pagan got promoted? Forget promoting from the bottom of the barrel, Freeman turned the barrel over and got the leaky spooge from between the barrel and the floor!
This is the idiot who got in an accident with L3, went to the shop for repairs, had chest pain and wanted an ambulance, THEN remembered he was up for OT so he felt better, worked OT, then went off on an injury!
Maybe Freeman realized it was cheaper and less riskier to get him out of the drivers seat, due to him many MVA's. Ooops, I forgot, Pagan also delivered oil while on a-injury from chest pain, but of course nothing happened.
It's only a matter of time before another LODD happens due to these idiots being promoted. Has no clue what to due but knows he is the alpha male. See how that stands up in court when the time comes.
Lt. Pagan has been a problem from day 1 of the fire academy. He showed up 5 mins late on day 1 of academy . He should Had been let go back then.
Lt. Pagan is a con artist. Never been in a burning building . Has fire dept pics on his facebook like hes some bad a## firefighter.He recently abandoned rookie firefighters at two diffrent fires. Stole the watchroom desk that was city property and loaded it in back of his pick up truck and drove to the scrap metal junkyard and sold it for scrap metal and pocketed the money . He should be arrested for larceny. Then all of a sudden he notices a missing snow thrower from the fire house. I bet it was hidden under the desk he stole from the watchroom.Ironically he was the only one that noticed it missing after he stole the desk.FYI one of the firemen from that station has a picture of the desk loaded in back of his pick up truck.Pagan does not know the pic was taken. That pic will be submitted to Chief Freemans office for prove if he continues his rant!!!
I am embarrased to say that fool graduated in my class.i remember him telling people he was a firefighter already during first week of fire academy. He showed up on day 1 of fire academy with fire dept stickers and license plate . He was told to take them of his pick up truck he had at the time.
At Ladder 3 when Pagan was a rookie firefighter he stole fire dept frames and other items that were historic and belong to the fire station. He has them hanging at home. I saw them at a party he invited me . When i asked him he stated he bought them on Ebay. Just weeks before the same items were missing from the firehouse. He is a shady character.
Who da hell calls themselves an AlPha Male??seriously? Is this guy for real? He is a Narcinist if you ask me.This guy has psychological problems. He needs a serious mental evaluation
Beta 10 is the new name for LT. Pagan.
If i were the first due Engine Lt. At Windham st fire i would kick Pagans a×× for telling his driver to slow down because Pagan did not want to be Second due at the fire. Which meant he would have to back up the first fire truck on the scene and go into. an actual burning building
LT.Pagan is no longer acting house Captain. Thats a step in the right direction. He was already posting on FaceBook how he was the acting house Captain. Now Chief Freeman needs to demote him for the safety of the department if Reggie has any balls.
Anonymous 11:07 please do not waste too much of your time on Pagan, he truly is insignificant and the department has bigger issues right now. Also, do not put too much faith in Reggie he is just a kid and he doesn't know what he does not know. Instead, get to know the other guys on your crew. Learn their strengths and weaknesses. Make it a point to take care of each other. I'm sure your deputies are trying their best but it is obvious in the news clips and pictures that they are struggling to get control of their shifts. Keep an eye on apparatus placement, you usually only have one chance to get it right. Remember; position, position, position. And make sure the new guys know how to take a hydrant properly, those pictures of Charlotte St are very telling.
Is this Pagan writing trying to deflect attention somewhere else? I dont know about you but leaving new guys alone in a fire is a pretty serious offense if you ask me. Negligence of duty, Abandonment is a life safety issue. I dont know what kool aid your drinking if this is not Pagan.
No I'm not Fuego you dumbass, nor have I ever drank the punch. But thanks for proving my point. You are so concerned with Pagan that you missed the message. Let me spell out the real life safety issues and negligence that you face. You have probationary firefighters that do not know how to take hydrants, you have new drivers that are not positioning apparatus properly, you have new officers (Pagan) who do not know how to lead a company, you have new deputies who are so overwhelmed by paperwork and responsibility that they get tummy aches when they go to work or other deputies who are more concerned with the writing on the backs of their blue puffy jackets, you have a training division that had more than 16 weeks to train recruits but yet they can't take hydrants, you have 2 assistant chiefs who do not have the qualifications to be chiefs in any other department across the country including volunteer departments and you have a chief that never had to crawl down a hallway or open a roof. You my friend are in the middle of a perfect storm. Be safe.
The perfect storm is what Freeman and the people who stayed wanted. Now they can be what they couldn't be before the purge!
One just has to check out any of the fire photographers pictures from recent fires to see what is happening to HFD. Too many pictures of exterior attacks with 2 1/2's and I even saw a recent picture of exterior use of an 1 3/4 line. Exterior lines from the sidewalk and street? Way to many tower ladder "surround & drowns" happening too.
Does anybody do interior attacks anymore? Hartford was at one time known for being an aggressive, interior attack FD. Now you clowns look like West Hartford FD. Sitting pretty on a "big line" from 100' away with your shades on posing for the photographers.
Apparatus placement is atrocious, the ABC's of firefighting are either not being taught, or quickly being forgotten. If everyone is so worried about safety, just go to 2 man crews and quints. Hook up, pull up, and look up, when the building remains float off the foundation you go home! Someone above stated the 2 assistants are unqualified, and I agree. One is there to look good and pad his bank account, other is there for a real nice video game cinema on 253 High St.
Sad to see a once respected and proud fire department turn into basically a paid group of volunteer firemen/women.
1:57 PM We should request fire photographers to follow Hartford’s Public Works employees and photo document their professionalism too,I have a feeling they’re won’t be much difference In the picture.Kev, there USED to be a time when firefighters would purchase these “doing the job photos” for display NOW they buying them to HIDE the EVIDENCE! Before I bailed out of that shitshow a couple of years ago I would routinely state that HFD was about 5 years away from looking like AND performing like DPW . WOW !!!!! To those who heard me say that ,how sad/scary/funny is this ??? I never in my wildest imagination thought the chief would become part of my prediction! What’s next ? Does HFD run the Parking Authority? The Library System? To those FEW firefighters I left behind ,PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring back an old expression by “ The Duck” ( retired HFD 29 yrs service ) ... you could tell The Duck how great of a firefighter you are,show him awards,citations,diplomas,certifications,bugles,stripes and anything else you want to brag about and The Duck would simply ask “ COULD YOU TAKE A HYDRANT” . Now for those of you NOT in the fire service you “might” get that ,,,for those of you who are AND don’t get it ,,,PLEASE MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT OCCUPATION BEFORE YOU KILL SOMEONE!!!!!!
I don't know if the photographers get off on yellow lights as much as they do with red ones. Maybe if you put sirens on garbage trucks they would take pictures? I don't know.
4:28 PM ,,IT APPEARS YOU WOULDNT BE ABLE TO TAKE A HYDRANT EITHER ! Thanks for devoting ALL your time on the LEAST important part of comment at 9:09 AM . PLEASE MOVE ALONG !!!!
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