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Friday, August 3, 2012

CANDYLAND AT ENGINE 8

A Hartford firefighter has been arrested on numerous drug charges. Police sources have also confirmed that the firefighter was also dealing drugs out of the Engine Eight Firehouse on Park Street. Apparently undercover officers were able to make several undercover buys from firefighter Rafael Diaz, 38 while he was working at Engine 8.

Police served search warrants on Diaz at his home at 124 Douglas Street in Hartford on Thursday, he was subsequently charged with numerous counts  including possession with intent to sell and operating a drug factory.

UPDATE 5:40PM: Although Hartford's Fire Chief Edward Casares stated to the media that no drugs were sold out of the Park St. Firehouse, I stand by what I posted and the arrest warrant and the search warrant will verify that drug sales  were made by Diaz while he was on duty at  the firehouse. The documents will be posted here as soon as they are available afrer his court date

Thursday, August 2, 2012

CALLING IT LIKE IT IS...KEN KRAYESKE

This link is a must read if you want to see an honest analysis of the gutter we call Hartford politics. Ken doesn't pull any punches and says what most people are thinking when it comes to the upcoming elections for State Representative and Registrar of Voters. Krayeske even describes endorsed Democratic Registrar of Voters Candidate Ramon Arroyo as "cavorting with whores" a very true statement , except in this one case the prostitute was an undercover Polic Officer and Arroyo was arrested. Something he still refuses to address when asked about it.

Click here to read Ken's column.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

MAYOR MILQUETOAST?

I found a posting on facebook.com today that is a collection of Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart's  editorial cartoons of Hartfords' current Mayor Pedro Segarra and his predecessor Eddie Perez. The cartoon pictured above I think depicts what many of us are thinking right about now. "Mayor milquetoast" seems to depict a mayor who just has difficulty making the tough decisions.Click here to view the entire collection of Englehart Mayoral cartoons

Although I think that might be somewhat accurate, he is also constantly being put in a position by his staff that ultimately prove to be embarrassing. The next few weeks should prove interesting as the Mayor will have an opportunity to actually make some of the decisions, including staffing changes that will hopefully prove to his constituents that he is capable of making the tough calls and actually stand his ground.

How fast he moves to restructure and shore up his LSNI program after the embarrassing articles this past weekend will tell a lot. The LSNI program was one of Segarra's pet projects that appears to be imploding under the leadership of Hartford's Chief Operating Officer David Panagore.

I think Segarra is good at identifying problems and knowing what the solutions should be, it's the follow through and holding people accountable that will ultimately be his downfall.

Even today's Courant article outlining the issues with the contract for Chief Rovella should be embarrassing to Segarra. If Rovella is his choice, everything should be done to get the deal in place by his Corporation Counsel.  Health care is handed out like candy at City Hall to department heads and even Council people. Any Councilperson completing 5 years on the Council is vested and receives health care for life. Former Councilwoman Veronice Airey Wilson  who "retired" after her arrest in a corruption scandal received those benefits, why shouldn't Chief Rovella?

Saturday, July 28, 2012

READING PROBLEMS EXTEND BEYOND HARTFORD SCHOOLS

Word is that Hartford's Superintendent of School's Christina Kishimoto might have a reading problem of her own. It seems that Kishimoto apparently failed to read the "No Parking " sign in front of her Kenyon Street home warning about towing for street sweeping. Kishimoto's car was towed by an Officer from the Hartford Police Traffic Division, who regularly enforce and tow vehicles to facilitate street sweeping in Hartford's neighborhoods.

Spurces have told me the vehicle was reclaimed by Kishimoto after she paid the appropriate fees

Friday, July 27, 2012

HERE WE GO AGAIN

I have been getting calls all week regarding the LSNI (Livable Sustainable Neighborhood Initiative) program that was created by Mayor Segarra and required the hiring of four special assistants to Chief Operating Officer David Panagore.  That program now appears to be in free fall as two of the special Assistants to Panagore now have resigned and as Jenna Carlesso at the Courant reports, none of the work done on the property has been billed or liens placed on the properties to secure the City's financial interest. Click here to read Jenna's story

The entire story is a classic case of finger pointing, but at the very least it points out the incompetence of this Administration. I have to ask, when is someone going to step up and say enough is enough. One name keeps showing up front and center in every embarrassment for the Segarra Administration.... David Panagore.

Is the Council going to ever show enough backbone to do what Segarra is obviously incapable of, and that is to ask the tough questions and hold Panagore accountable for his actions. The list is endless of the discredit he has brought to Mayor Segarra and unfortunately us as a City.

The $400,000 to the Market at Hartford 21, the $50.000 Police Chief search, the whole Dan Nolan mess, and now the Hartford Police Credit Union debacle that seems to be headed to another lawsuit because of Panagore's actions. Not to mention the adversarial relationship with our friends at the Capitol created by our caped crusader in the waning days of the Legislative session..

I can go on and on, but let me be the first to go on the record and say David Panagore needs to go and take his travelling circus show of incompetence with him.

NEED A FRIEND?

Whenever I go to facebook I find that Sean Arena has posted another picture of an innocent animal that needs help. Sean routinely posts the pictures of pets that are facing death at the Hartford Dog Pound. I'm not sure how anyone could abandon or dump off the dog above, but there are plenty  of terriffic pets available for adoption at the Hartford pound.If you would like to know more or possibly adopt a friend, check out "Hartford Animal Shelter" on Facebook.com

If you have any doubt's about adopting a shelter dog, be sure to read the comments on the facebook page and you will be hooked