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The Crowd Cheers Unk Unk Unk Unk (Update Nov 9 130 pm)

Most of the race results are in showing the democrats will keep their stronghold in the RTM 19 seats to 11 ndash they formerly held a 22 to 8 majority ndash but

the big victory last night went to DaRos who will enter his sixth term as Branfords First Selectman just after Thanksgiving

DaRos was treated to cheers of Unk Unk Unk last night when he beat Republican challenger Joy McConnell for the First Selectmans seat He

addressed the crowd thanking them for support and also highlighting some of the campaign trials and tribulations

Off the bat he started with numbers I always rate these elections as a rule of thumb One is I know 20 percent of the people wont vote for me no

matter what I also know two and half percent are mad at me for every year Ive been in office so thats 45 percent

DaRos continued noting that he and his party put up with a lot this election Putting the party issues aside ndash you can read more about that in this

interview ndash DaRos said articles and op-eds published in the New Haven Register on the eve of the election and on election day were upsetting For

the New Haven Register to pull that maneuver is beyond comprehension he said The rest of this he added I find it to be kind of funny

You can hear the rest of his speech by watching the video above

Joy McConnell has not returned phone calls today to be interviewed

Unk Wins Branfords First Selectmans Race

After winning the First Selectmanrsquos race tonight by 992 votes the incumbent candidate Anthony ldquoUnkrdquo DaRos told his crowd of cheering friends

family and running mates to go out and buy new seat belts because the next two years is going to be one heck of a ride

Shortly before the results were in DaRos said the next two years would be different from the last in terms of government discourse Of some of the

more heated RTM and Selectman meetings of the past DaRos ldquoItrsquos just not going to happenrdquo

For now though he said ldquoWersquove got to go to work tomorrow morningrdquo

In a somewhat narrow race Republican challenger Joy McConnell loss to DaRos 2933 to 3915 votes

McConnell arrived at the Italian American Club where the Democrats were waiting for results and congratulated her opponent She left before Patch had

a chance to interview her but DaRos said of McConnell that she was brave to run as elections are challenging

Ray Ingraham the Republican campaign manager said We came close Its still a disappointment He called McConnell a newcomer to politics but

not a newcomer to Branford She came up a bit short he said

In the second selectman race Andy Campbell-D takes the title against Jaime Cosgrove by a narrow 298 votes Cosgrove assumes the position as Third

Selectman being the next highest vote getter

After winning the Second Selectmanrsquos seat Campbell said he wasnrsquot quite ready to celebrate given the fact that the Democrats lost a few of their RTM

members where they formerly had a 21 to 9 majority representation The final totals of RTM members are not in yet so check back with Patch

ldquoI think we are bleeding a couple RTM members from the majorityrdquo said Campbell ldquoso the best I am getting is melancholy Some of the best leaders in

Branford are walking out right now pretty bummed outrdquo

On a brighter note he said he was looking forward to working with Cosgrove and DaRos

Jamie Cosgrove who lost his bid for the seat of Second Selectman said of the Republican results broadlyIm obviously upset Its not the result we

wanted Cosgrove did acknowledge We made some significant gains as a party Of his personal success in winning a selectmans seat he said I

was hoping to be part of the majority not the minority

Todayrsquos voter turnout was about what most poll moderators had expected with approximately 30 percent of the 17590 registered voters turning

out Total numbers will be updated soon as they are available

DaRos said the turnout was a little lower than he had hoped for and with one of the most beautiful days of the season today he said ldquoYou canrsquot blame

the weather on this onerdquo

Wersquoll have an interview with DaRos about this race tomorrow as well as full results from all the races

ndashNancy Barnes contributed to this report

Voter Turnout Unexpectedly High in District 5 (update at 615 pm)

The total towns voter turnout was somewhere near 26 percent as of 4 pm tonight according to Nora Vetrano Assistant Republican Deputy Registrar

of Voters That total was expected What came as a shock was the near 1000 voters who had filtered through the doors of Indian Neck School District

5 starting at 6 am this morning at a rate of 100 people per hour The district Vetrano said was going like gangbusters

Related Topics Branford Elections Branford Elections 2011 and elections 2011



The registrar preemptively took action and ordered more ballots printed and sent a staff member to pick them up just after 4 pm when there was 500

ballots left at the polls ldquoWe donrsquot want to get down to 7 orsquoclockrdquo said Vetrano ldquoand find out wersquove run outrdquo

District 4 and District 1 which were projected to have the highest voter turnout were each stocked with 2000 ballots for Election Day District 5 was

given 1500

In total District 5 has about 2736 registered voters compared to 3098 in District 1 Tonightrsquos last minute ballot run will bring a couple hundred more

ballots to District 5 just in case

Of the high turnout District 5 moderator Donna Melcher said ldquoIrsquom not surprised but at this point I donrsquot want to have another Bridgeportrdquo Melcher is

referring to the 2008 presidential election when Bridgeport ran out of ballots

Melcher has been working the polls for more than two dozen years half of which she has served as a moderator This election with a rate of 100 voters

an hour was no more stressful than past elections she said ldquoI have a great group of workers and a great group at the registrarrsquos and in town hall so I

have no complaintsrdquo

As of 4 pm the overall voter turnout was 4637 people or about 26 percent of voters with more expected to file in for the evening rush On target with

what she projected Vetrano said the registrarrsquos office was not surprised with the turnout ldquoLocal elections donrsquot drum up the same reaction a

presidential election doesrdquo

For results after the polls close stick with Branford Patch

Three People Will Take to the Polls to Clean Up the Mess (Update 330 pm)

It takes a town to vote but on election night there are just three brave souls who do the cleaning

Branford Registrar Lee Thomas spent her day working the polls while her husband readied the polling centers and has big plans for this eveningrsquos

cleanup Soon as the last ballot is counted Joe Thomas takes to one center and begins to dismantle the machines and booths Three people total said

Joe take apart the centers and they do so alone They take one center each and get to work he said

When asked his anticipated finish time tonight Joe said somewhere around midnight

Joe is one of many people who work the polls on Election Day and help to make it all happen The community says thanks to Joe and good luck with

the sweep-up

Branford Newcomers Enjoy the Day Off With Grandchildren (update 230 pm)

This morning at Starbucks with a table full of crayons and drawings Linda and Dave Fritzsche were entertaining their granddaughters Isabella and Mia

Armellino Isabella is in kindergarten at John B Sliney School so she was treated to a day off due to elections

Mia said she was happy to be with her grandparents and had her heart set on visiting the colored turkeys at Gozzis Farm in Guilford

This year the Fritzsches who just moved to Branford from Massachusetts are happy to spend Election Day with the kids but next year they said theyll

be voting Were too new here to have voted said Dave with Linda adding Next time its Election Day me and Papa can vote

With politics far from the brain and a trip to the park up next on the agenda followed by lunch at Jersey Mikes and dinner at Marcos Pizza Mia said

We have a whole day of fun

Were you off from work today or home with the kids What did you do

Candidates Make Their Rounds to the Polls (Update 12 pm)

Just before noon I stopped by District 3 the Orchard House and met up with current First Selectman Anthony Unk DaRos and his challenger Joy

McConnell Both posed for a photo and like most democrats and republicans at the other polling centers the two were very amicable

McConnell said she felt the race was going well I want all the republicans to come out and vote she said Voter turnout is key for me I was told it

was going to be a close race and I hope so

Earlier at District 4 Branford Hills School DaRos said said he also thought his party was doing well Ultimately he said Its up to the public on how

they want to deal with it

By lunchtime both selectman candidates were almost done touring all seven polling centers

District 4 has the most registered voters with 3278 total Today the turnout was steady for the center and moderator Lowell Collingwood said he had

seen 250 people come through the door this morning The turnout he said is average Collingwood when not working the polls is also known as a

Branford Fire Department Captain ndash today he took a vacation day to do his civic duty as moderator

Though District 4 was the most steady of all districts today District 6 Mary T Murphy School was slower than center moderator Dorothy Stenger had

hoped for I thought activity was kind of overt all over town so I thought it would drum up more enthusiasm especially from 6 to 8 [am] she said A

moderator for 15 to 16 years Stenger said she found the turn out so far today comparatively slow to past years

Out front of District 6 Jamie Cosgrove-R for second selectman said he thought the turnout was steady Of his chances of winning Cosgrove said Im



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optimistic Its hard to tell I dont get excited until the final results are in

Across the isle or in this case across the parking lot Democrat RTM candidate Chris Sullivan proudly held a homemade sign up encouraging voters

He said he felt confident that hed get re-elected I knocked on 250 doors he said and only two werent happy

Check out our photos above to see what other candidates were at the polls and what they had to say about this election

Early-Morning Ballot Casting (Update 810 am)

This morning I headed to District 1 polling center at the Branford Parks amp Recreation Department and moderator Walt Smith-R told me that turnout

was a little light so far

Despite a smaller than hoped for crowd the stream of voters was steady from 645 am until just about 8 am when I left

Outside the polls democrat candidates for RTM Virginia Stanlake and Margaret Bruno as well as Second Selectman hopeful Andrew Campbell

were holding political signs and greeting incoming voters They were joined by two republican representatives Colin Conte and Jeremy Schilder who

are seniors at Notre Dame High School They were volunteering for the republican campaign of Joy McConnell first selectman candidate and Jamie

Cosgrove second selectman candidate as part of their government class

Were headed out to District 6 polling center next so if youre voting at Mary T Murphy School be sure to say hello

Did you vote today Be sure to tell us in the comments and add your photos

Branford Election Day Coverage Happens Here

Todayrsquos the big 2011 Election Day and Branford Patch is excited to keep you informed about how the races are going and whatrsquos developing as the day

unfolds

For news first be sure to follow Branford Patch on Facebook and Branford Patch on Twitter You can interact with us via social media and let us

know what you think about the elections throughout the day

We want to make sure yoursquore informed before heading to the polls so here are some helpful links to get you off on the right foot today

Where Do I Vote Wersquove got an interactive map of the polling centers

Meet the Candidates

Be sure you know who you are voting for

Meet the First Selectman Candidates

Incumbent Anthony Unk DaRos and challenger Joy McConnell

Voter Registration Registrar of VotersItrsquos too late to register to vote but herersquos how the process works and the behind-the-scenes of

preparation for the polling centers

Because we wonrsquot be at all seven polling centers at once we hope yoursquoll inform the community about what you see around town Please share your

thoughts in the comments section and add your photos to this gallery with this story If youre proud that you voted let us know or if you see someone

special like your favorite senior citizen or one of the candidate voting today be sure to share a photo

Irsquom off the polls now to cast my vote and I hope to see many of you today Be sure to show me your ldquoI Voted Todayrdquo sticker and Irsquoll be sure to stop and

say hello

Happy ballot casting

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Flag as inappropriatePamela Fowler

740 am on Tuesday November 8 2011

The very best to Joy and Jamie - you have my vote and that of my entire family Joy Ive known you for many years and Im so very proud to have

this opportunity to cast my ballot for the best qualified candidate for First Selectman

Pam

Flag as inappropriateRichard

1021 am on Wednesday November 9 2011

Pamela

I also voted for Joy and Jamie but after hearing Joys concession Speech calling for the return of Waynes Truck and Speaker back to the

Green Im Glad she lost and HOPE she stays away from any political position I guess we now see her true colors SAD this is the best the

Republican Party can come up with I hope Jamie turns out to be a better person than Joy turned out to be

Flag as inappropriateDeborah St Thomas

504 pm on Tuesday November 8 2011

Thank you for so many informative articles about the elections and candidates Nicole Your questions and the responses in the Meet the

Candidate articles helped me decide who to vote for Great job

Flag as inappropriateBroke Dick Dad


I concur with Deborahs sentiment Thank you Nicole But 30 voter turnout is an embarrassment

Flag as inappropriateNicole Ball


BNA and Debbie

Thank you so much for the kind words I hope you found the coverage useful I think the town would have hoped for a higher turnout as

well It was a good race to cover and it was nice to see so many new faces yesterday when I visited the polls

Flag as inappropriateSusan hathaway


Wayne why dont you put your energies to doing something good for the town instead of waging a public battle over a personal vendetta



Flag as inappropriateSolarPete


Jeff trees die over the years and Susan Id like to know what u would do if this was about your property and not Cookes property How

would you deal with the fact that the selectman wanted to use a piece of property to build a Costco store without buying it from the owner

or even asking for it Im guessing you would be happy to let them take it and while they were add it raise your taxes on the rest of the

property because you said NO How would you deal with the matters at hand when you made an agreement with the town on getting the

farm exempt reapplied then after you did what they required they went back on their word and make excuses into why they could change

the rules Simple truth its the town wanting to squeeze Cooke into giving up the property so the town can have Costco Yet I wonder how

many remember what Caldors did to the town when it opened It died because no one shops in mom and pop stores they go to stop and

shop Caldors now walmart or costco It hurts small business cause prices are cheaper and u all are paying for China to get bigger and

richer while the USA blows away in the breeze



Oh goody Two more years of the same old thing Meetings where the leader is listen to his Ipod Two more years of a battle over property and farm

taxesTwo more years of fun but wait how many years does this person have to serve to get a retirement from the town Hummmmmmmmmmm

Flag as inappropriatePaul Rubin


Wayne I have listened and read your comments and heard you speak for quite some time now and honestally if you have a seriouse problem here

just leave move And you sir are the dishonest one and sir I do have my facts straight here The suprem court took his name off and opine was in

charge when it happened Also the board of selectman is supposed to have nothing to do with person peoples tax problems



Hey Paul I have a question for u What would u do if the tables were switched and it was u who had your taxes raised Honest answer please Since

u stated the selectman has nothing to do with taxes then why did he ask Opie to look into the Cooke property using his bullyness that he does But

Paul the big question is what would u do if the town wanted to take a part of your land and use for other purposes



Paul here is one for u that u can understand lets say the town wants to use Robert Rubin property at 30 Indian Point Road in Branford Its worth

$554500 So the town raises the property taxes on it and says pay up or we will take it out from u and develop it any way we so desire How would u

feel if u owned it

Flag as inappropriatejeff


Is Pete Wayneor Wayne Pete There seems to be some Sybil going on here



Nope Pete is me and Wayne is a Cooke but I felt if folks are double teaming Wayne then maybe he needs another person on his team Its only fair

Sad u folks never put yourself in his shoes with the tax matter I might be wrong but u would fight for ur rights too but only when its not u do u

bitch at the person who is fighting for his property rights Ur turn might be next then what happens when they come for u



CallGhost Busters



Flag as inappropriateBranford Voter


The people have spoken Finally At long last Loud and clear Democracy in action Heard over the roar of this loud mouthed tax dodging failure of

former farmers son Had it not been for toxic Wayne and his even more poisonous signs Joy may actually have had a chance The difference

between Wayne and Unk is simple Wayne serves Wayne s interest and Unk serves the interests of the people of Branford Given this simple truth

who would you guess carries the majority



Im guessing the peoples enjoy wasting tax payer money on fun stuff like Tabor and soon to be the Cooke property Old folks dont like

change and the above Bfd voter shared that How is it ok for Unk to transfer property to his brother Peter before he took office and leave it

in his wifes name so he doesnt have to pay taxes

Flag as inappropriateWayne Cooke

1212 pm on Wednesday November 9 2011

Branford VoterYou are clearly a Daros supporterNo facts and a pack of liesSorry to disappoint you but I for one am just warming up

Flag as inappropriateTodd Bainer


Dont know why you are calling it close The normal spread is about 600 votes Here she lost by almost 1000 and her 2nd selectman candidate

out-polled her I dont remember that ever happing in Branford political history People didnt like her negatively while running on a platform of

civility And then in her concession speech she said the voters of Branford were stupid and get what they deserve She is all done in this Town

politically



Joy was only speaking the truth u did get what u deserve another 2 years of lies and dishonesty

Flag as inappropriateJohn Sanders


Im from a house of independent voters weve voted on the left and right and its always based on who we feel is best suited for the job We all felt

the same on this one and voted for Unk Mr Cooke has every right to voice his opinion and im not one to suggest he should be quiet I will say

however that we all felt it had gone too far The signs The jeep with the music The bird gelIts all just silly in our opinion and it turned us all off

from voting for Joy Im sure Mr Cooke will continue his fight as is his right But i think the republican party should run the next election based on

the needs of ALL of the people in Branford and not on one mans issuesWhen talking with locals over the past few months about the election it

was Waynes name that came up again and again both in positive and negative comments not Joyselections should be about the candidates

on the ballot and about the needs of the town This one became Unk Vs Wayne It didnt win the republicans the seat this year and i doubt it will

two years from now



To John Sanders Jamie is a different kind of politician He will be respectful to UNk and Campbell while they might disagree on Town

spending Dont know But I do know he will be very respectful Wayne has injected the negativity to Selectmans meetings that is below the

Town and that we just dont need It has gotten him nowhere so Im at a loss to understand why he continues it It seems Wayne wants a

tax break wants to make it personal and yet he really doesnt want to farm in any meaningful fashion While I do not agree with UNK about

all this spending in this economy you can have differences of opinion and still be civil Wayne is only concerned about his tax status Hes

not out there fighting with UNK about something larger than Wayne Cooke I think we are all tired of it This is probably UNKs last two

years People obviously split their votes for him and Cosgrove Lets actually all be civil instead of just using that as a campaign slogan and



then doing the opposite



Mr SandersIf youve been paying attention you would know that my issues have always been about civil rights or more specifically the abuse of

them in Branford Given that these are not subject to majority vote or are the exclusive domain of any political party I find it interesting that you

somehow link my ongoing efforts to yesterdays election As Ive stated publicly many times until the DaRos administration does right by my family

recognizes the inherent rights of Branford citizens and stops lying to the town Im going nowhere



Gee ToddThats not what you told me on the phone three weeks ago Why the change of heart on a public blog Did DaRos offer to lower your

taxes

BTW as far as negativity goes arent these signs on the below link in front of your house

httpwwwnewhavenindependentorgindexphpbranfordentrysigns_of_the_times



Well now that everyone is happy with their pick I still have one question to ask everyone against what Mr Cooke has done If you had owned the

property that the town wanted to use for the Costco project would you give it to the town or would you say NO And for the rest left wingers if you

owned family land that use to be a farm and got a tax break for years what would you do if the town changed it so you had to pay more From the

answers on here Im guessing you would be ok with the change and pay more taxes What a croc if I ever saw one Mr Cooke has exposed the

truth and most dont want to see or hear it You want to live like you are with having to soon pay higher taxes for schools and all the big projects

Uncle UNK want to finish Once he has left office and the next person exposes all the wrong doing you will be crying foul too Just like you did when

Bush got re-elected for another 4 more years The yoke is on you who voted to stay the same I hope you all get your Costco and watch the town die

one more time Watch as small business become a thing of the past Stupid does what stupid did follow the crowd



Wayne -- What I told you on the phone three weeks ago is that the Dishonest DaRos signs were inappropriate and I wanted them taken down He

has children and grandchildren You crossed the line with those signs I told you that point blank You didnt like it You then sent me e-mails of our

signs when Morris was running asking that Cedar Street do the same to UNK which was not going to happen You have a private issue with the

Town It does not involve larger important issues for the Town While I do not agree with UNK on some of his spending decisions I do not agree that

he should be personally attacked by you because you are not getting the tax break you do not deserve because you dont wish to farm the

property That is your choice Im sure you will attack me now also You attack anyone that does not agree with you Let me repeat I do not agree

with UNKs spending choices on certain big items in this economy for the Town but I do respect him and I treat him respectfully There is no need

to carry on like a two year old having a temper tantrum because you are not getting your way Attack me now Wayne



Hey Todd how about u answer my question first What would you have done if you had owned the property that the town wanted to use for

the Costco project would you give it to the town or would you say NO And for the rest left wingers if you owned family land that use to be

a farm and got a tax break for years what would you do if the town changed it so you had to pay more I can bet Todd u would be fighting

back if the town did this to u but since they r not u could careless



Pete obviously Waynes buddy There is never going to be a Target Costco or anything else up there We want to keep Branford Branford not

North Haven Waynes family whom claims to care about Branford which they do not has slowly been selling stuff off for development The Super

Stop amp Shop was a Cooke apple orchard on Leetes Island Road They care nothing for this Town They are about making money and changing the

footprint of the Town Much resistance will be met You have been in Town how long Pete



Flag as inappropriategeorge


Pete has not lived in Bfd for 20-30 years Pete IS Waynes buddy or at least admirer probably from high school Pete probably has no idea

how this situation evolved as he was likely on a ship in the Coast Guard as it did Pete has no personal interest in its outcome as he

currently lives in Florida



Wayne was a classmate and I do hope you never let Costco Target in the town but Wal-mart is there I remember a great town I have kept

up with what goes on in Branford for many years Y you might ask cause back in 2008 I thought of moving back till I found resistance with

folks there They didnt like the facts of me wanting to buy another home while they were struggling making their paymentsWhere I live is no

matter



You see this is my point You dont know the situation Wayne DOES want Costco Wayne DOES want Target Wayne wants a mall He is

pissed he could not get a zoning change to accommodate and sell at top dollar Wayne WANTS Bfd to be Milford



pete lets also have your full name unless you are too embarrassed



Hey Todd why not answer the question first what would you do Hey George lets know your last name since you seem to know so much

about me Wayne was a classmate 38 years ago I do not admirer anyone but folks like Paul Rowan and a few others Yes I was stationed

on board ships from 1977-1993 in many places I do have a personal interest when I ask u and others what would you do if it were you

instead of wayne but no one will answer guess u know the answer and are ashamed to share it with everyone As for my last name George

since u know so much about me u must know that answer already so my last name really doesnt matter Facts are simple Wayne has made

many mistake in his life good and bad yet you hate him for speaking out yet I bet if u were the one fighting the town over our property u

would seek out someone like Wayne to be on your side So why not quite the crying about what he is doing and think about what u would

do then u have the answer Wayne has sold many of the property and it has made a big difference for the folks of Branford Y now have a

YMCA with a really nice pool You have commerical property

Flag as inappropriatecirrus


when is a farm a farm



LOLThat must have been some tax break DaRos gave you BainerAs far as selling off for development I dont hear anyone complaining about

the Orchard Business Park or the YMCAGo find another windmill to fightWere way ahead of you





my last name well I use to live at 156 harbor street



the 60s Sabine Walter



He was my uncle



GeorgeWhat you dont know about me is a lot but for more reasons than I can get into at the moment Exit 56 has enormous potential And just

for the record DaRos has three more big boxes planned for Exit 53--especially for all those that want to keep Branford small Have fun on North

Main Street Signing off for now



OK convince me otherwise



To Todd-You gave that guy your phone Are you kiddingand you havent figured out Wayne is Pete and Pete is Wayne Yikes



Wayne is Wayne Cook and since George seems to know who I am why should I say anymore so who is GEORGE Is it George Libby I tend to run

flack for other folks but above all not one person has told me what they would do in Waynes shoes only complain about what he is doing As for

me I would have used bearing grease on the signs


701 am on Thursday November 10 2011

Of course Pete wont give his last name He is too ashamed Wayne release your tax returns We all know what you did with the YMCA HUGE TAX

BREAK You didnt do it for philanthropy If you spent as much time farming as you do breaking other peoples chops you would be extremely

successful You are a very smart and talented fellow But you choose to direct it all towards negative stuff Take your meds please



To Jeff You could be right But it seems George knows whom pete is and that he lives in Florida and hasnt lived here for 20-30 years I dont know

I know he wont give his last name which tells everyone something As much as I disagree with Wayne we both put our full names to it



Expect more calls Todd




1214 pm on Thursday November 10 2011

Where is Jeff and George last name my last name is Jackson by birth and I do live in Florida have for past 38 years but know much about

the little town I grew up in I can bet you all know where all the bars are at but know nothing about the history of the town or the

forefathers



Jeff no last name of course The only calls I get are from Wayne Put your last name to your comments Wayne



Wayne -- My ears are ringing I returned your call without response I understand you called Jamie and Gary Z and were saying stuff about me Say

it to my face and bring police and a very large ambulance to take you away Pay your taxes



Stay out of it Rob Not any lower than his shot about our taxes etc Besides I said it cryptically



Hey Todd sweet house on Cedar street How about they want to raise the taxes because it is so nice but it needs a coat of paint grey isnt a happy

color So a guy who knows nothing about Branford sure can find ur house easy


744 am on Friday November 11 2011

Hey Wayne love the photo of Tony on the top of this article Question to all would u buy a car from him after seeing this photo My caption would

read What dont you trust me Hey 2 more year how much trouble can I get into



PeteWayne -- whatever Thank you The house is sweet inside and out The former police chief didnt want officers coming to meet with me at the

house instead of the station because they would be overwhelmed by the building He had to meet with me here every Thursday from 4-6 I am very

proud of the building and preserving it It is a Gustave Stickley house which has significance if you are familiar with architecture We regularly have

people including Yale students wanting to see it and photograph it Our family is only the third family owning the house since 1908 John Stegina

sold it to my family because he believed I would keep it the same and restore things to original as they faded which I have done I kept my promise

to him that Friday night when I met with him and his dog Amber He had recently lost his wife to cancer in the building He has since passed But

thanks for your comments about my familys building PeteWayne



So Todddo tellhow big WAS the tax break DaRos promised you

As for your other drivel get the facts before you embarrass yourself further

Cheers



Todd I love old houses since I grew up in one on Harbor street I live in a 1924 home that Ive restored made energy efficient and added a solar PV



system for all my electric power and all my hot water I love the history of old homes and buildings Being I did grow up in Branford I have always

been involved with many things of its history and I share everything I find with Jane your historian I even have a link to the history of Branford from

the History of New Haven county has some info most have never seen about the town I know Wayne is not perfect and he has done things that I

know he regretsWe all have done this but the bottom line is u all would be pissed if the town wanted to raise your taxes



Todd and Wayne

I have tried to stay out of your discussion but at this point I am going to close commenting if you both continue to attack one another personally I

will be deleting two comments one from each of you Please stay on topic so a discussion about the issues can continue Thank you in advance

and I am sorry to have to censor I DO NOT like doing it



Fair enough Nicole I apologize but Im not going to sit back and let Bainer attack me and my family I already get enough of that from his pal

DaRos Scroll back and youll see he fired the first shot



I just want to make sure that family specifically is left out of this Thank you Wayne and Todd for understanding Please consider that when

commenting



I never mentioned anyones family OK enough said



WayneTodd better listen to Nicole doesnt matter who shot the first volley she can sink your battle ship with the click of a computer key Its

veterans day so go adopt a veteran for the day and enjoy the weather

Flag as inappropriateMatt

1215 pm on Friday November 11 2011

Hey Pete Im also interested in the histroy of old buildings and towns something about early archtitecture is really fascinating The link you are

referring to is it from the New Haven Historical Society online database or another website Can you share it



Architecture



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The Crowd Cheers Unk Unk Unk Unk (Update Nov 9 130 pm)

Most of the race results are in showing the democrats will keep their stronghold in the RTM 19 seats to 11 ndash they formerly held a 22 to 8 majority ndash but

the big victory last night went to DaRos who will enter his sixth term as Branfords First Selectman just after Thanksgiving

DaRos was treated to cheers of Unk Unk Unk last night when he beat Republican challenger Joy McConnell for the First Selectmans seat He

addressed the crowd thanking them for support and also highlighting some of the campaign trials and tribulations

Off the bat he started with numbers I always rate these elections as a rule of thumb One is I know 20 percent of the people wont vote for me no

matter what I also know two and half percent are mad at me for every year Ive been in office so thats 45 percent

DaRos continued noting that he and his party put up with a lot this election Putting the party issues aside ndash you can read more about that in this

interview ndash DaRos said articles and op-eds published in the New Haven Register on the eve of the election and on election day were upsetting For

the New Haven Register to pull that maneuver is beyond comprehension he said The rest of this he added I find it to be kind of funny

You can hear the rest of his speech by watching the video above

Joy McConnell has not returned phone calls today to be interviewed

Unk Wins Branfords First Selectmans Race

After winning the First Selectmanrsquos race tonight by 992 votes the incumbent candidate Anthony ldquoUnkrdquo DaRos told his crowd of cheering friends

family and running mates to go out and buy new seat belts because the next two years is going to be one heck of a ride

Shortly before the results were in DaRos said the next two years would be different from the last in terms of government discourse Of some of the

more heated RTM and Selectman meetings of the past DaRos ldquoItrsquos just not going to happenrdquo

For now though he said ldquoWersquove got to go to work tomorrow morningrdquo

In a somewhat narrow race Republican challenger Joy McConnell loss to DaRos 2933 to 3915 votes

McConnell arrived at the Italian American Club where the Democrats were waiting for results and congratulated her opponent She left before Patch had

a chance to interview her but DaRos said of McConnell that she was brave to run as elections are challenging

Ray Ingraham the Republican campaign manager said We came close Its still a disappointment He called McConnell a newcomer to politics but

not a newcomer to Branford She came up a bit short he said

In the second selectman race Andy Campbell-D takes the title against Jaime Cosgrove by a narrow 298 votes Cosgrove assumes the position as Third

Selectman being the next highest vote getter

After winning the Second Selectmanrsquos seat Campbell said he wasnrsquot quite ready to celebrate given the fact that the Democrats lost a few of their RTM

members where they formerly had a 21 to 9 majority representation The final totals of RTM members are not in yet so check back with Patch

ldquoI think we are bleeding a couple RTM members from the majorityrdquo said Campbell ldquoso the best I am getting is melancholy Some of the best leaders in

Branford are walking out right now pretty bummed outrdquo

On a brighter note he said he was looking forward to working with Cosgrove and DaRos

Jamie Cosgrove who lost his bid for the seat of Second Selectman said of the Republican results broadlyIm obviously upset Its not the result we

wanted Cosgrove did acknowledge We made some significant gains as a party Of his personal success in winning a selectmans seat he said I

was hoping to be part of the majority not the minority

Todayrsquos voter turnout was about what most poll moderators had expected with approximately 30 percent of the 17590 registered voters turning

out Total numbers will be updated soon as they are available

DaRos said the turnout was a little lower than he had hoped for and with one of the most beautiful days of the season today he said ldquoYou canrsquot blame

the weather on this onerdquo

Wersquoll have an interview with DaRos about this race tomorrow as well as full results from all the races

ndashNancy Barnes contributed to this report

Voter Turnout Unexpectedly High in District 5 (update at 615 pm)

The total towns voter turnout was somewhere near 26 percent as of 4 pm tonight according to Nora Vetrano Assistant Republican Deputy Registrar

of Voters That total was expected What came as a shock was the near 1000 voters who had filtered through the doors of Indian Neck School District

5 starting at 6 am this morning at a rate of 100 people per hour The district Vetrano said was going like gangbusters

Related Topics Branford Elections Branford Elections 2011 and elections 2011






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