Saturday morning (September 4th) at 9:30 AM Linda McMahon will be in New Britain at the Avery Soda Plant, 520 Corbin Avenue. They will be unveiling a new soda named in honor of Linda. Please show up and show your support for a local New Britain business and our candidate for State Senate!
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NBRTC To Host DinnerThis upcoming Thursday, September 2, 2010, the NBRTC will be hosting a dinner at the Elk's Lodge in New Britain, 30 Washington Street from 6:30PM till 9:00PM. You'll be able to meet several of our statewide and local candidates and enjoy good company and great food. 
Dems Veto Override Costs Us $3 MillionA recent vote by Tim O'Brien has cost that tax payers of Connecticut $3 million. Read why this was the wrong decision and what you can do to make sure this type of poor judgement doesn't poison New Britain's future. 
Doing Business in Central CT – Cris CarilloCandidate Cris Carillo speaks out about the troubles Central CT faces when it comes to jobs and the economy. 
Meet the Candidates!This upcoming Thursday (8/19) the NBRTC will be hosting a meet the candidates forum. Refreshments and great company will be provided. Click through for more details. 
A Message from the Chairman (07/19/2010)A sad chapter in this city's history appears to have now closed and I for one am glad to see its passing. During the past few weeks, we have witnessed the Common Council's Democratic leadership repeatedly attempt to usurp the power of a duly elected mayor. 
Puerto Rican Festival Today!The 3rd Annual Puerto Rican Festival will take place today (Saturday July 10th) from 12:00 noon until 8:00 PM at 152 High Street in New Britain. There is no charge for admission to this festival that will feature the music, food, and culture of Puerto Rico. 
McNamara’s “secret” rallyBefore the "open discussion" held Wednesday evening by the Democratic Town Committee DTC Chairman John McNamara held a rally across from City Hall. Many of the attendees at the rally were members of the local teachers union. It is odd that Mr. McNamara would advertise the "open discussion" on the DTC website but failed to mention the rally that was to take place right before it. Fortunately we were able to obtain footage of this rally. 
DTC to hold “open dialogue”On their website Democratic Chairman McNamara announced that the DTC will be holding an "open dialogue" on the municipal budget and the city's education system. The NBRTC urges all concerned citizens to attend this meeting and ask hard questions of the democratic leadership. 
RTC Monthly Meeting July 6th!Tomorrow night (Tuesday July 6th) the Republican Town Committee will be holding their monthly meeting. There is a great deal to discuss, we plan on having updates on our current efforts to get to the bottom of the Council Democrat's plan to retain counsel to fight the Mayor's budget veto. We we also be hearing from Mark Greenberg who will be running in the primary this Fall.
Tim O’Brien’s disingenuous commentsIn yesterday's edition of the The Harford Courant Representative Tim O'Brien was quoted as offering to broker a meeting between Phil Sherwood, Mayor Stewart, and School board President Sharon Beloin-Saavedra. He went on to say "The people of our city expect and deserve leadership that brings people together to overcome disagreements and move our city forward with as much unity as possible." However, the recent FOI request that was conducted by the New Britain Republican Town Committee reveals that Tim O'Brien would hardly be an objective mediator in this dispute. 
This upcoming Thursday, September 2, 2010, the NBRTC will be hosting a dinner at the Elk’s Lodge in New Britain, 30 Washington Street from 6:30PM till 9:00PM. You’ll be able to meet several of our statewide and local candidates and enjoy good company and great food. Our invited guests include:
The cost of the event is $10 per person (children 12 and under free) and includes a buffet dinner, dessert, coffee, beer, wine, and soda. If you would like to join us you can email your RSVP to events@nbrtc.com, sign up via our Facebook Event, or mail us a note with guest count and check to PO Box 1630, New Britain, CT 06050. The follow letter was written and submitted by Jason Stark.
If you’d like to learn more about Cris Carillo or his campaign, feel free to contact him through his website or follow him on Facebook. The following letter was written by Cris Carillo, candidate for the State Legislature:
If you’d like to learn more about Cris Carillo or his campaign, feel free to contact him through his website or follow him on Facebook. A meet the candidates forum is scheduled for Republican candidates Chris Carillo, Henry Zembko and James Griffin at the Quartette Club, 225 Wooster Street, New Britain on Thursday, August 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Light Refreshments will be served. The candidates will be on hand to answer questions, talk about the issues confronting local taxpayers and small business owners and share their solutions. This is also a great opportunity for residents to come out and encourage the candidates to address the issues that are important to all of us. It is critical, this year more than any others, that we elect representatives who share our desire for smaller government, reduced taxes and controlled spending. This Wednesday, August 4, 2010, there will be a fundraiser at the Polish American Club, 140 Wilson Avenue in Newington. Linda McMahon will be holding a meet and greet and candidates Henry Zembko and Cris Carillo will also be in attendance. We hope that you can turn out and show your support. Vision of Faith Outreach Women’s Shelter is raffling off a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. Ticker are $100 and only 250 will be sold. Proceeds to benefit the shelter. The raffle will be held at their fundraising bazaar on July 17 at 70 High Street. In addition to the car, there will be a raffle for lots of other great prizes such as a flat screen television, BBQ grills, bicycles and much much more. Those tickets are one for $5 or three for $10. Vision of Faith is a Christian based residence for women ages 18+ who are in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse. Services include counseling and in-house and off-site group meetings to help residents stay in recovery from substance abuse. Please take the time to support this cause if you can! Contact Janet or Roslyn at (877) 885-8516 for more information. The 3rd Annual Puerto Rican Festival will take place today (Saturday July 10th) from 12:00 noon until 8:00 PM at 152 High Street in New Britain. There is no charge for admission to this festival that will feature the music, food, and culture of Puerto Rico. Members of the public are encouraged to attend this event regardless of their own ethnic backgrounds. This festival provides an excellent opportunity for the people of New Britain to come together and celebrate some of the rich diversity contained in our great city. Correction: This is the 23rd Puerto Rican Festival – not the third. Thank you Mr. Nieves for bringing this to our attention. Tonight the Common Council of New Britain will hold a special meeting at 5:15 PM. According the Michael Trueworthy the one agenda item will be to overturn the Mayor’s veto appropriating $20,000 dollars for the Common Council to retain outside counsel to weigh in on the dispute regarding the Mayor’s budget veto. In related news, before the “open discussion” held Wednesday evening by the Democratic Town Committee DTC Chairman John McNamara held a rally across from City Hall. Many of the attendees at the rally were members of the local teachers union. It is odd that Mr. McNamara would advertise the “open discussion” on the DTC website but failed to mention the rally that was to take place right before it. Fortunately we were able to obtain footage of this rally. If you notice Chairman McNamara is very clear in what he values. “Well talk about the recent federal bill that passed last Thursday to hire and rehire teachers.” McNamara said and that he was “very confident that by the end of the summer before the school bells rings they’ll be 25 more teachers on the job, front line jobs, not administration, not management, front line jobs that aren’t here today that will be in September.” Nothing was said at this mostly union member rally about helping students, improving education, or combating the fiscal waste of the administration, just how McNamara was going to save union positions. When he was questioned by a woman who asked about the people who are homeless and living on the streets McNamara responded offhandedly “You’ll get help.” When he was pressured by another homeless man McNamara was quick to quip “we didn’t have as many [homeless] until a guy named Ronald Reagan got elected.” McNamara never even addresses the fact that teachers are recalled based on seniority, which means recalled positions will not be at an entry level salary. So between salary, health insurance, pension contributions, and other costs it is virtually impossible that $1.5 million will save 25 teaching positions as he alleges. Is this what we want from our leaders? Someone who is quick to jump to the aid of 25 teacher positions, that he can’t even really save but completely discounts the needs of the homeless, choosing to blame their condition on a President who has been out of office for over two decades? This is what we are up against and this is what needs to change for a better New Britain. Every taxpayer in New Britain must call their elected aldermen and woman and demand that the Common Council not override the Mayor’s veto. |
 
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