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After a long corruption investigation and a two-month trial, current Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez - a Democrat - was found guilty of bribery and a couple of other charges. He was found not guilty of fabricating evidence. Read more...

REAL Troops have been WELCOMED Home in Connecticut, the day after Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal “misspoke” about time in Vietnam. What a difference! Thank-you troops!

EAST HARTFORD (AP) — Police in Connecticut say three people have been killed and another wounded in mid-morning shootings at an East Hartford apartment complex.

Great pictures, with many THANKS to the Hartford Courant, from yesterday’s tea party up in Hartford at State Capitol.

Today, I was up in Hartford to attend the Hartford Tax Day Tea Party Rally. The rally had up to 5,000 people in attendence. Great speakers, including my friend and now online radio show host, former WTIC AM radio local mid-morning talkradio show host, Jim Vicevich. A number of tea party folks also spoke, making the decision to run for political office. Helped out today with one of the information booth. A great day that was experenced for those who had attended.

TAX DAY TEA PARTY 2010 oin us on Thursday, April 15, 2010 for our second annual Tax Day Tea Party, in Hartford, on the north steps of the State Capitol, from 2 PM to 4 PM. Our theme this year is: IT'S ABOUT LIBERTY! We are still fighting against big government initiatives and massive entitlement programs that are bankrupting our country and stealing our children's future. Last year over 5,000 patriots attended our event, let's double that number this year. We'll have speakers, music, entertainment, and information tables for you to enjoy. Bring your family & friends, your signs &...

Hartford Tea Party, One Year Latter, February 27th, 2010. Sucessful, yet PUSHBACK must continue. A year ago about 150 people showed up for the first Connecticut Tea Party in front of the Capitol Building. Just few months later more than 3000 made their way to the capitol and the movement in New England took off. Yesterday 300 turned out for the one year anniversary of the people’s movement, in part to let the representatives know we’re still around, and in part to celebrate the achievements of young and growing grass roots movement.

This thread is an after action report for the Hartford Tea Party Patriots. We had our 1 year anniversary today and had a rally with 300 people. That's 50% more than last year!

Hartford (WTNH) - Departments from surrounding towns are assisting firefighters at an apartment fire in Hartford. It broke out around 4:30pm at an apartment building on Willard Street. Crews from East Hartford and West Hartford have been called in to assist. No word on any injuries or a cause

Callers yesterday put the number at anywhere from 1000 to 2000 and the Courant is reporting 1500 (more on that article in another post). Amazing considering the rain and the time of day. You make a little mobster proud. RVO Chatter Darlene (and now official Tea Party reporter) sent me these pics (via her Facebook page) from yesterday’s Tea party in Hartford. You can see more there. Sorry I could not be there but … well … I was working. But it looks like “a good time was had all all.” Rain was not about to stop New England patriots...

Enclosed are some pics of members of the Connecticut Tea Party who attended a private lunch with Ann Coulter on 9/11 in Hartford, along with Freepers JimRob and Synchro

IT'S OFFICIAL!! SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 HARTFORD STATE CAPITAL AND BALDWIN PLAZA BRIDGEPORT TEA PARTY EXPRESS IS COMING TO HARTFORD AND BRIDGEPORT!! TEA PARTY EXPRESS HARTFORD RALLY It's time to take our country back! Join our efforts to bring REAL CHANGE to our government! Join the Hartford Tea Party Patriots in welcoming the Tea Party Express national bus tour when it arrives in Connecticut to rally Americans to oppose the out-of-control spending, higher taxes, bailouts and growth in the size and power of the government. The Hartford rally and Bridgeport Rally are part of a series of tea party rallies being...

IT'S OFFICIAL! THE TEA PARTY EXPRESS WILL STOP IN HARTFORD ON SEP 11, 2009 ON THEIR WAY TO WASHINGTON DC!!!

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The mayor of Hartford, Conn., and three others charged in a corruption investigation last week have made a brief appearance before a state judge

The mayor of Hartford, Conn., says a judge has signed a warrant for his arrest in connection with corruption charges surrounding a key supporter. Neither Democratic Mayor Eddie Perez nor his attorney has detailed the charges, which are expected to involve a no-bid contract to former Democratic state Rep. Abraham Giles. State investigators have been looking into a parking lot deal between the city and Giles since 2007. The deal included a $100,000 lease termination fee for Giles to vacate a city lot.

(Cromwell-AP, Aug. 11, 2004 1:25 PM) _ A Cromwell man says he's being targeted in a federal terrorism probe because he's a Muslim. Forty-one-year-old Syed Maswood is denying allegations he offered support to a militant Islamic Web site. Maswood confirms that he's he unnamed Connecticut resident mentioned last week in a federal affidavit charging a British national with supporting terrorism. Maswood says that on March 17th, federal agents raided his home, seizing computer equipment and financial records. According to the affidavit, investigators discovered Maswood's e-mail address among files used to maintain a Web site that funneled money and equipment to...

CROMWELL, Conn. -- A Connecticut nuclear engineer is under investigation in a federal terrorism probe, but denies allegations he offered support to a militant Islamic Web site and said he's being targeted because he is Muslim. Syed R. Maswood, 41, confirmed that he is the unnamed Connecticut resident mentioned last week in a federal affidavit charging a British national with supporting terrorism. Federal agents raided Maswood's home March 17, seizing computer equipment and financial records, he said. Investigators discovered his e-mail address among files used to maintain a Web site that funneled money and equipment to terrorists, according to the...

Earlier this morning I called Brad Davis of WDRC-AM 1360 in Hartford, CT to discuss some issues including BO's eligibility as President. Earlier in the show he discussed the GAO report citing the damaging effects of increasing the tax burden on those Congress deemed wealthy in order to fund their socialist bills. He admitted listeners had been warning him for some time the country was moving towards socialism but wasn't convinced until the GAO report was released. I started to explain to him the case involving Army Major Stefan Cook seeking a stay to deploy to Afghanistan until BO can...

Today, despite the impending threat of thunderstorms, the Hartford Tea Party organization held our 3rd successful Tea Party raly in Hartford, Connecticut.