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No Republican Primary in OS Today
The Republican Primary election originally planned for today has been cancelled. Click to read the full story in an article by Susan Misur published in the New Haven Register on Feb. 27. Read More ...
Published 03/02/10 |
Ousted OS Republicans Force March 2 RTC Primary
Ten former members of the Republican Town Committee—including First Selectman Michael Pace and Board of Education Chairman Mario Gaboury—who were voted off the committee in a surprise move in January have successfully petitioned for a Primary in March. Read More ...
Published 01/28/10 |
A Voting Story: 1932 to 2008
Regardless of your political persuasion, there is no denying that yesterday was an historic day. Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America. Many of the inauguration speeches emphasized the fact that this was yet another peaceful transition of power. How does this happen? It is because we vote, and last year we voted in record numbers, many for the first time. But one lady we know voted in November 2008, at age 97, for the twentieth time, in person, and yes ... for Obama! Here's her story as told by her son. Read More ...
David Holahan Published 01/20/08 Updated 01/21/08 |
Budgeting for an Affordable Connecticut
In this op-ed, State Representative Marilyn Giuliano offers her thoughts on why, "the entire legislature [must] listen to the sensibilities of citizens and budget for an affordable Connecticut." Read More ...
Marilyn Giuliano |
Differences Surface in Selectmen Candidates' Debate
At this month’s Bagels and Coffee session hosted by the Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce, the four candidates for selectmen presented their respective platforms for election or re-election and then answered questions posed by an audience of some 50 chamber members. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 10/24/06 |
Giuliano Joins Bipartisan Effort to Close Budget Deficit
In bipartisan collaboration, Rep. Marilyn Giuliano of Old Saybrook has joined legislative Republicans and Democrats to adopt a deficit mitigation package that closes $1.2 billion of the budget deficit for the current fiscal year ending this June. The compromise included no cuts in state aid to cities and towns, no tax increases, and took a $271 million portion of the state’s $1.4 billion Rainy Day Fund. Read More ...
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Giuliano Named to Probate Commission
Old Saybrook resident and State Representative Marilyn Giuliano (R-23—Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook and Westbrook) an advocate for local probate courts, has been named to a bipartisan commission working on a major consolidation of the state’s 117 probate courts to no more than 50. Read More ...
Published 07/30/09 |
Giuliano Proposes New Golf Cart Law
State Rep. Marilyn Giuliano, R-23rd (pictured left), has introduced legislation allowing towns to allow the use of golf carts on local roads. The new law would clear up confusion about the use of golf carts, particularly by elderly residents in beach communities along the Connecticut shoreline. Read More ...
Published 02/03/09 |
Giuliano, Residents Testify in Support of Golf Cart Use
The legislature’s Transportation Committee heard recently from numerous Old Saybrook residents that they believe golf cart use in beach communities is good for neighborhoods, the elderly and the environment. People traveled from shoreline communities to testify in person while about 40 people sent or e-mailed testimony. Read More ...
Published 02/25/09 |
House Approves Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights
Last Wednesday, Congressman Joseph Courtney (whose Second District includes Old Saybrook) and the House of Representatives passed critical measures to protect credit cardholders from abusive practices by credit card companies. The House passed the legislation with a final vote of 361-64, and it heads next for President Obama’s signature. Read More ...
Published 05/21/09 |
Incumbent Thomas Loses in Primary
Five-term incumbent Selectman Velma Thomas was defeated yesterday in her bid to run again in November as the Democrat's endorsed candidate for the position. Thomas received 236 votes while newcomer Carol Manning netted 377, representing 61.5% of the total. Read More ...
Garnet McLaughlin Published 09/15/09 |
Marilyn Giuliano Launches TV Program
A new public access television program, “Shoreline Conversations,” will be broadcast every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. with state Rep. Marilyn Giuliano and guests discussing local topics on Comcast Community Access Channel 19. The first program focused on creating new jobs, as the state comes out of the long recession. Read More ...
Published 09/24/09 |
Middle Colleges Improve Job Skills, Keep Young Adults in CT
In this opinion piece, State Representative Marilyn Giuliano considers the idea of establishing middle colleges. As proposed in the governor’s budget, the concept involves upgrading the Connecticut’s 17 technical high schools, linking them with the state’s 12 community colleges and encouraging high school students to earn college credits while still in high school. Read More ...
Marilyn Giuliano Published 03/24/09 |
New Laws for a New Year
It's a new year and that means some new laws have come into effect. State Representative Marilyn Giuliano, who represents the state House of Representatives 23rd Assembly District, which includes Old Saybrook, has written a column for us highlighting some of the changes resulting from these laws. Read More ...
Marilyn Giuliano Published 01/10/09 |
OS Selectmen Candidate Forum Sparks Lively Exchanges
Tuesday morning, the four candidates for the Old Saybrook Board of Selectmen each gave a personal statement of their platform and then responded to audience questions in a forum hosted by the Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce and held in the Saybrook Point Pavilion. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 10/05/09 Updated 10/07/09 |
Pace Wins Sixth Term, Again Joined by Peace: Manning Takes Third Seat
Incumbent First Selectman Michael Pace (R) cruised to victory over Democrat challenger Adam Stuart yesterday, but in a somewhat unexpected turn of events, the Democrat candidate for selectman, Carol Manning, beat Stuart by some 45 votes to take the minority seat on the board, while incumbent Bill Peace (R) also had a comfortable victory to retain his seat. Incumbent Velma Thomas's bid for a seat as a write-in candidate was unsuccessful, Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 11/03/09 |
Pace, Gaboury, Caldarella Voted Off RTC
In a surprise move last Wednesday evening, a number of senior Republican officials with high profile positions in the town lost their spots on the Republican Town Committee (RTC). Old Saybrook First Selectman Michael Pace, Board of Education Chairman Mario Gaboury and RTC President Cal Caldarella were among those ousted from the committee. The changes appear to have been initiated by State Representative Marilyn Giuliano (R-23rd). Read More ...
Published 01/10/10 |
Proposed Bill Offers Timeframe for Cemetery Displays
State Rep. Marilyn Giuliano on Wednesday hailed the passage of a bill that would prohibit towns, cemetery associations, or ecclesiastical societies that care for cemeteries from restricting the placement of flags on veterans’ graves from the Saturday before Memorial Day until the Monday after July 4 in each year.
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Published 04/15/09 |
Protecting Seniors against Fraud
Senior citizens would be protected from untrained financial advisors under legislation approved by the state House of Representatives and co-sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Giuliano (R-23), Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook. The measure, adopted unanimously and sent to the Senate, prohibits financial salespersons from using a fake certificate or falsely claiming they have special training in advising senior citizens. Read More ...
Marilyn Giuliano Published 05/22/09 Updated 02/14/09 |
Safe Boating Law Signed by Rell
A new Connecticut state law increases penalties for killing someone while operating a boat under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Enactment of the new law follows a 2007 fatal boating accident in the lower Connecticut River. An estimated 31 percent of fatal boating accidents in Connecticut involve alcohol use. Read More ...
Published 07/13/09 |
Thomas Enters OS Selectmen's Race as Write-In Candidate
Incumbent Old Saybrook Selectman Velma Thomas, who was not endorsed by the Democrats for the position of selectman in the November election and then unsuccessfully primaried to gain a place on the ballot, announced at a press conference this afternoon that she is going to continue her "race for a seat on the Board of Selectmen by becoming a registered 'write-in' candidate." Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 10/09/09 |
Thomas Successfully Petitions for September Primary
Incumbent Old Saybrook Selectman Velma Thomas, pictured left, who was not endorsed by the Democrats as a candidate for the position she has held for the past five terms, filed the necessary paperwork yesterday to force a Sept. 15 primary against the Democrat's chosen candidate Carol Manning. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 08/13/09 |
New Home Energy Audit Program Announced
With winter just around the corner, recently re-elected State Representative Marilyn Giuliano is encouraging residents of the 23rd District, who heat with oil or propane, to take advantage of a new program to assess the energy efficiency of their heating systems and homes. Read More ...
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