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Camacho leaving BET to serve on Norwalk Common Council
NORWALK, Conn. — Ed Camacho has been appointed to serve as an at-large Norwalk Common Council member, filling the seat vacated by Dominique Johnson, who resigned after being elected to serve as District 143 State Representative. Camacho has been on the Board of Estimate and Taxation for the entire time Mayor Harry Rilling has been…
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Norwalk Dem leader Camacho stepping aside
NORWALK, Conn. – The leader behind Norwalk Democrats’ sweeping success in the last two municipal elections is stepping down. “I think in six years, we turned the corner,” Democratic Town Committee Chairman Ed Camacho said Wednesday. “I think we’ve made some progress with the DTC, we have made institutional changes that I think will serve…
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Norwalk Dems keep Camacho at helm
NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk Democrats affirmed their top leadership Wednesday while finding new blood for lower positions. Democratic Town Committee Chairman Ed Camacho sailed to reelection during the DTC meeting in City Hall, with no opponents and reference made to the Democratic landslide last fall. Newcomer Bill Pappa was made vice chair and the pattern…
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Norwalk set to hire health director, Walk Bridge project manager
Correction, 1:23 p.m.: Laoise King has not been on the BET for a year; Kassimis is pastor of Word Alive Church. NORWALK, Conn. — New faces are entering in Norwalk government, with two major positions up for a vote at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting: Norwalk set to hire a new health director Walk Bridge project manager…
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Penn-Williams decries Norwalk Dems’ all-white BoE candidate slate
NORWALK, Conn. — It’s a disgrace that the Norwalk Democratic party has presented an all-white slate of Board of Education candidates, Brenda Penn-Williams said. “They are running an all-white slate. This is a diverse town for the Board of Education. How dare you run an all-white slate? I am going to make sure the minorities…
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Norwalk Dems describe ‘tiring’ national convention, support for Clinton and Sanders
NORWALK, Conn. — Opinions are mixed among the Norwalk Dems who served as delegates to the Democratic National Convention, with one Bernie Sanders supporter holding back from endorsing Hillary Clinton. All four agree on one thing, though – the convention was tiring. You’re lucky if you got four hours sleep, Chris Yerinides, Common Council member Eloisa…
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Norwalk Dems change schedule for district nominating conventions
NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Democratic Town Committee has made some schedule changes for its state legislature nominating conventions. According to DTC Chairman Ed Camacho, the 137th District caucus is being rescheduled to May 23. The 140th District caucus will also be held on May 23. Both caucuses will be held at Norwalk City Hall.…
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‘Ascending’ Norwalk Dems begin new 2-year term, sans almost-all drama
NORWALK, Conn. — Incumbent Democratic Town Committee chairman Ed Camacho was re-elected to his post without opposition Wednesday night, but not without a dose of controversy. Brenda Penn-Williams, who narrowly lost her bid for the chairmanship to Camacho two years ago, pulled back the curtain on a little bit of Democratic backroom dealing before the vote.
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Norwalk Dems choose their 55 for the DTC
NORWALK, Conn. — Two of the people who lost out in the District A Democratic primary last summer made it onto the Democratic Town Committee with solid vote counts Wednesday night, while one of their victorious competitors barely made the cut. In District C, newcomer Lisa Nuzzo, who nearly unseated Board of Education Chairman Mike…
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Triumphant Norwalk Dems look to grow further
NORWALK, Conn. — The “Unity 2015” theme worked, according to Norwalk Democrats who are looking forward to leading the city’s government as they seek to transform their party. The election of 11 Democrats to the Common Council to give Democratic Mayor Harry Rilling a two-thirds majority to support his initiatives was “really a team effort,”…
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Dem former mayors see Norwalk moving in right direction
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk’s Democratic former mayors are optimistic about the future given Tuesday’s landslide victory by Mayor Harry Rilling and the emergence of a Democratic majority on the Common Council that they expect to be a more functional caucus than has been the case. “I think it was a strong affirmation of the public…
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Norwalk Dems agree to disagree with Watts
NORWALK, Conn. – It’s a disservice to the minority communities to put forward their less-qualified members for election, Norwalk Democratic Town Committee Chairman Ed Camacho said Monday. What David Watts did was anti-democracy, DTC treasurer Peter Thor said.
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Watts accuses Camacho of hypocrisy; can’t come up with reasons to vote for Teel
NORWALK, Conn. – Democratic Town Committee Chairman Ed Camacho is a hypocrite, David Watts said Thursday, after leading a vote against candidates recommended by members of his district. Surprise candidate Rhonda Teel did not know she was running for Common Council on Wednesday, Watts said. Watts, the District A chairman, said District A Common Council…
