Milford Republican Town Committee

Key News

Next MRTC Meeting January 12, 2012

Meeting will Follow Republican Caucus

There will not be a Town Committee meeting in December. On Thursday, January 12, 2012, there will be a Republican caucus at 7:15. The caucus will endorse candidates to serve for the next 2 years on the Town Committee. The January Town Committee meeting will take place immediately after the caucus.

Election Results

We'd like to thank Bob Joy, Linda Stock and all of the candidates who agreed to represent the Republican Party in this year's election. We'd also like to thank the many people who volunteered to work on this year's campaign. We're constantly amazed by your dedication, enthusiasm and hard work and we're proud to have been able to work alongside all of you. We want to congratulate Ben Blake, Linda Stock and all of the Republican and Democratic candidates who won this year.

Typically after an election, the party that lost begins attacking and looking to score political points. The party taking power responds in kind. This goes on until the people of Milford become so disgusted that the parties are force to stop temporarily. Republicans have said repeatedly that people of both parties need to come together and work for the good of our city. We believe this when a Republican is mayor and we believe this when a Democrat is going to be mayor. We promise that we will not engage in petty partisan politics. We're going to focus our efforts on doing what's best for our city.

For complete election results, click here

City Clerk Linda Stock - A Record of Accomplishment

2009 – Present

All Resolutions back to 1965 including one additional year, 1948, have been indexed into our computers for easy access
Secured a State of Connecticut grant to have our Code of Ordinances placed on line
City Charter put on line
Installed a new scanning system which saves time (documents are scanned into the system)
City Clerk Operations Manual being updated (last revision was in 1989)
Updated job descriptions for Clerks and Assistant City Clerks
Celebrate “Municipal Clerks Week” by sharing our office duties with the public as well as students
Developed a coloring book for children, enabling them to understand what duties the City Clerk’s office performs, i.e., dog licenses, marriage licenses, hunting and fishing licenses, etc.
Held mini-safety seminar with Milford Police to make the office more secure for staff
Office has been remodeled and reconfigured by our Public Works Department
We now have a separate area for our visitors, complete with a new copier whose lease is approximately ½ as much as the old copier
Claims, maps, trade names and veterans listings have been placed on our in-house computers
We are collecting e-mail addresses to remind citizens to license their dogs
We kick off dog licensing month by inviting our Police Canines to our office to receive their licenses (along with some treats of course)
Recreated, microfilmed and bound 3 volumes of our veterans discharge papers (this will be done in our office from now on)
We are in the process of having our land records scanned back to 1997 in order to have them available to all on line
Ten years of our vital statistics have been codified and bound
Developed and implemented recapitulation calculation spreadsheet for elections to back up hand counts
Last but by no means least, we have begun single stream recycling in our office

Republican Women of Milford Raise $2,750 for Library

City Clerk Linda Stock and the Republican Women of Milford sponsored the first annual RWM Charity and raised $2,750 for the Friends of the Milford Library.

Participants played 9 holes of golf, and had a family style dinner and a chance to win incredible prizes including a car form Courtney Honda.

The event was chaired by Gina Badalamenti.

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Republican Women of Milford Charity Open

Help the Library

The Republican Women of Milford sponsored the first annual RWM Charity Open on Tuesday, August 23rd at the Orchards Golf Course. The group is raising money for the Friends of the Milford Library.

Participants played 9 holes of golf, and had a family style dinner and a chance to win incredible prizes including a car form Courtney Honda.

The event was chaired by Gina Badalamenti.

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Thank You Oyster Festival

A Fantastic Day. A Fantastic Event

Milford Republicans are proud that we were able to participate in this year's Oyster Festival. Tens of thousands of people turned out to visit our city and many will return to shop, dine and maybe even move here or start a business.

We really appreciate the efforts of all the unpaid volunteers who work so hard to make this event successful. It gives us an chance to raise a little money on our food booth and we're able to talk to people and find out what their concerns and issues are and how we might be able to help. We try to do our small part to help make the event a success.

Pictured is City Clerk Linda Stock who is in charge of volunteer area at the Oyster Festival.

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2011 Hall of Fame Dinner

Honorees: Joe Della Monica and Sam Bergami

On Monday, February 28, 2011, the Milford Republican Town Committee held its fifth annual Hall of Fame Dinner. The annual event recognizes individuals who - regardless of political affiliation - have made outstanding contributions to the local community. This year Sam Bergami, Jr. and Joseph Della Monica, Sr. were honored. Mayor James Richetelli said, “We believe that there are some people who consistently go above and beyond in contributing to our community and tonight we are pleased to honor two such men”.

Joe Della Monica has served on the Board of Aldermen, the Inland Wetlands Agency and the Permanent Schools Facilities Building Committee. As vice chairman of the Committee of Concerned Citizens for People with Disabilities, he works to make Milford accessible and enjoyable for all citizens. He has advocated vigorously for Bodie’s Playground, an all-inclusive playground being developed in Eisenhower Park. He is also actively involved with the Republican Town Committee. Tom Jagodzinski, Republican Town Committee Chairman, said: “Joe brings a passion and commitment to everything he does that’s infectious. He makes everyone around him want to get involved and work harder. We’re incredibly lucky to have him as part of our team”.

Police Commissioner Sam Bergami is a successful local business owner. He has received many awards for his involvement in community organizations and activities, his contributions to the business community and his business acumen. He is President and CEO of Alinabal Holdings Corp., which has been identified as one of the 100 Top Entrepreneurial Organizations in America. He has received an honorary Doctorate in Business from the University of New Haven, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Milford Chamber of Commerce, a Small Business Person of the Year Award from the Connecticut Small Business Administration and a Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. In 2007, he was inducted into the Southwest New England Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame.

Paula Smith, majority leader of the Board of Aldermen, chaired the Hall of Fame Committee. A couple hundred people attended the event. Tom Jagodzinski said, “The great thing about this event is that people from across the political spectrum come out to enjoy themselves and say thank you to our honorees. It doesn’t matter if you’re Republican, Democrat or independent, you’re always among friends here.”

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Unity the Key to Victory

Don't just Vote, Recruit

With the primary over, the Republican team lead by Foley, McMahon and Labriola is in a great position for the fall election.

But we're not going to win unless we all come together. Ct GOP Chairman Healy said it best : " There were some pretty tough words exchanged in some races. Let us all work to make sure whoever wins has everyone on the same team in the coming days and weeks ahead. This is where members of the State Central Committee, local town committees and other long time activists will play a crucial role.

Republicans must stand together and work together to save our state and restore our country. We can't do that by holding old or new grudges, being petty or refusing to deal with the reality of defeat. Any effort on your part to smooth out some rough spots in your town or district will help ensure a united, excited Republican team on the ground for the fall."

Welcome Democrats - Thanks for Endorsing Our Site

Republicans Are a Notoriously Fun Bunch

The Milford Democratic Party endorsed our web site saying: "their whole website is a hoot". We try to mix serious issues with a little humor and satire and we're glad to see our efforts are appreciated. We try to be funny without being mean.

It doesn't matter if you're a Republican, Democrat, Independent or unaffiliated, after this election we want to join with you as friends and neighbors and work together to make our city, our state and our country even better.

Please join our e-mail list and we do accept converts.

Hall of Fame Honorees Named

Doris Knight and Walter Farley will be honorees at this year's Republican Hall of Fame Dinner. The event will take place on Monday, March 29th at 6:30 at the Costa Azzurra Restaurant, 72 Broadway, Milford. There will be a silent and live auction. Tickets are $30.00 and can be obtained by e-mailing mrtcchair@aol.com..

Campaign 2011

Republicans on the March