West Hartford Democrats had a big night Tuesday, winning the maximum number of Town Council and Board of Education seats allowed by law. Democrats now control six of nine Town Council seats, and five of seven seats on the Board of Education.
Winners:
Town Council race:
Democrats:
Scott Slifka
Tim Brennan
Shari Cantor
Joe Verrengia
Rob Durbin
Judy Casperson
Republicans:
Denise Hall
Steven Adler
Leon Davidoff.
Board [...]

We profiled Town Council Candidates Judy Casperson and Denise Berard Hall earlier this summer just before campaign season began.
Both are first time candidates and both work in the banking industry. LocalOnlineNews.TV’s Michael Lurie caught up with Casperson (a Democrat) and Hall (a Republican) to talk about their campaign experience.
Election Day [...]

Connecticut’s racial imbalance statute has become the hottest topic for debate among candidates for West Hartford’s Board of Education.
Charter Oak and Smith schools have been out of compliance with the law for years, and Democratic candidates believe there is no issue now. Republicans believe the law should be challenged through a hired legal council, [...]

The West Hartford Republicans are criticizing Democrats on the Board of Education for holding retreats to discuss policy issues. The meetings in question were held at town hall and open to the public.
We talked with both Democrats and Republicans to get their perspectives on the issue.
Links:
West Hartford Board of Education
West Hartford Democratic Board [...]

The West Hartford Republicans held their nominating caucus last night, nominating a slate of six candidates for Town Council and three for the Board of Education. The slate includes one Board of Education candidate who recently graduated from Conard High School and will turn 18 in October.
Here are the list of Republican [...]

New candidates and life-long party members gathered Thursday night for the West Hartford Democratic Town Committee nominating caucus. Democrats nominated a number of candidates for Town Council and the Board of Education, officially kicking off the election season.
Democratic Candidates:
Board of Education:
Elin Katz
Claire Kindall
Naogan Ma
Town Council:
Tim Brennan
Shari Cantor
Judy Casperson
Rob Durbin
Scott Slifka
Joseph Verrengia
Links:
West Hartford [...]

Extended content is available for this story. Click here to see the full, uncut interview with Judy Casperson
Last week we profiled a Republican running for the West Hartford Town Council. This week we’re profiling Democrat Judy Casperson who is also seeking a Council seat.
Casperson and her husband have lived all over [...]

Extended content is available for this story. Click here to see the full, uncut interview with Denise Hall to learn more about the issues she plans to address during the campaign.
The West Hartford Democrats and Republicans will nominate their candidates for the November 3rd election in the next two weeks. Continuing [...]

Extended content is available for this story. Click here to see the full, uncut interview with West Hartford Democratic Chairwoman Ray O’Toole and Mayor Scott Slifka.
Last week we began a series of stories about the upcoming municipal elections, starting with an interview with the Republican Town Committee Chairman. Now it’s the [...]

Extended content is available for this story. Click here to see the full, uncut interview with West Hartford Republican Town Committee Chairman Justin Clark.
The West Hartford municipal election isn’t until November, but those running for office are preparing for the campaign ahead. LocalOnlineNews.TV will be meeting with local party officials and candidates to [...]