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• Hey politicians...

  Number of comments: 25
  City Councilor Ken Cockayne said that one big reason he won so easily is "the ads on the front page of the paper."
  He said he heard a lot about them from voters at the polls today.
  
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:17pm EST
  by Steve Collins

• Parenti stuns incumbent treasurer

  Number of comments: 19
  Reporter Jackie Majerus' story about the treasurer's race:
  
  In a stunning upset, Republican challenger Rose Parenti won the city treasurer’s office over incumbent Democrat Bill Veits.
  “I'm quite humbled by the amount of support I received,” Parenti told the crowd at the GOP's victory party.
  “What can I say?” [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:59pm EST
  by Steve Collins

• Lopsided win for Ward in three-way race

  Number of comments: 29
  With a lopsided win in a three-way race Tuesday, Mayor Art Ward easily captured a second term at the helm of the city.
  In an election notable for its civility and one of the lowest turnouts in city history, Ward grabbed 58 percent of the vote and led his Democratic [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:56pm EST
  by Steve Collins

• City Council remains in Democratic hands, with three newcomers

  Number of comments: 5
  Long-time Republican city Councilor Mike Rimcoski fell short in his reelection bid Tuesday.
  "The time has come to move aside," Rimcoski said, and begin checking off items from his wife’s lengthy to-do list.
  But the GOP made up for his defeat by propelling retired football coach David Mills to a [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:37pm EST
  by Steve Collins

• Ward wins easily; Rimcoski out; Mills, Matthews, Fuller win; Parenti defeats Veits

  Number of comments: 22
  Unofficial numbers....
  
  Mayor:
  Art Ward – 5,071
  Mary Alford – 3,321
  Gary Lawton – 369
  
  Treasurer:
  Rose Parenti – 4,199
  Bill Veits – 3,974
  
  Council District 1:
  Cliff Block: 1,697
  Kevin Fuller: 1,659
  Mike Rimcoski: 1,520
  Eldianne Bishop: 921
  
  Council District 2:
  Kevin McCauley: 1,713
  Ken [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:56pm EST
  by Steve Collins

• Turnout remains low

  Number of comments: 2
  As of 4 p.m., just 18 percent of the city's eligible voters had turned out at the polls - 6,116 in all.The highest turnout, at least in terms of numbers, was a Northeast School (77B), which had 834 voters as of 4 p.m. Next highest was Chippens Hill School (78A), [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 4:36pm EST
  by Steve Collins

• Slow day at the polls

  Number of comments: 8
  After a notably low-key campaign, it's no surprise that voter turnout today is down.At high noon on Election Day two years ago, 14.9 percent of the city's registered voters had shown up to cast a ballot (4,689 voters in all).This time around, just 12 percent took the time to vote [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:28pm EST
  by Steve Collins

• So what's shaking at the polling places?

  Number of comments: 1
  Anybody see anything interesting or unusual? Any machines on the fritz? Turnout seem high? Low? What are you seeing out there?
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:55am EST
  by Steve Collins

• Voters get the last word today

  Number of comments: 3
  

  Terry Parker’s black loafers have taken a beating.

  The left shoe has a hole in the sole. The right one has three more, plus another in the back.

  But the 3rd District City Council hopeful still aid he’s going to chalk it up as a “sad day when I retire [...]

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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:04am EST
  by Steve Collins

• Bristol native a horror flick star

  Number of comments: 1
  
  Bristol Central High School grad Jocelin Donahue has been quietly racking up some quality screen time in features and commercials that starred everyone from Ben Affleck to Jennifer Anniston. Now she's the indie horror flick queen of the week, thanks to her leading role in "The" [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:08am EST
  by Steve Collins