Breaking News Shocker
District Two Town Committee Votes Down
Former Mayor Tallarita And His Real Estate Developer Wife
By ANDY THIBAULT
The Cool Justice Report
www.cooljustice.blogspot.com
Jan. 10, 2008
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is available for reprint courtesy of The Cool Justice Report, http://cooljustice.blogspot.com
The Cocoa Puffs volcano no longer spews mounds of chocolate or much of anything else.
Cocoa Puffs, aka former Enfield Mayor Patrick Tallarita, suffered a crushing blow Wednesday night as local Democrats eliminated him and his wife Jeannette from the town committee, party sources said.
Lists of the vote totals provided by town committee members show Cocoa Puffs received a measly 31 votes compared with nearly 60 votes received by some members of a challenge slate. Jeannette Tallarita received 32 votes. A Tallarita daughter was ruled ineligible, town committee members said.
"It was a message for him [Cocoa Puffs] just like the election," a town committee member said. "We'll take it from here and try to do the right thing. I think this should bring the Democratic Party together for the right reasons."
Last fall's elections removed Democrats from majorities on the town council and board of education as a number of Cocoa Puffs' allies were defeated. Cocoa Puffs himself did not run for re-election, saying he yearned for higher office. Allies had lobbied on his behalf for the position of town committee chairman, but now he's not even on the town committee.
Cocoa Puffs earned his moniker after a Memorial Day 2007 grocery store tirade against fellow Democrat Jack Mancuso, a witness against Tallarita in corruption investigations.
Among the top vote-getters in Enfield's District Two Wednesday, according to tally sheets provided by town committee members: Red Edgar, 58, Albert Harrison, 57, Laurie Longhi, 56, Karen Camidge, 56, Mary McGuire, 56, John McGuire 54 and former Mayor Adam Pierz, 38. Pierz and Michael Blaney, 39 votes, were among those on the successful challenge slate.
Barely making it on the town committee were Sister Cocoa Puffs, aka State Rep. Kathy Tallarita, 36 votes; and Jeannette Tallarita's business partner Dave Fredrick, aka Dave Frederick, 35 votes.
9 comments:
> Sister Cocoa Puffs, aka State Rep. Kathy Tallarita, 36 votes; and Jeannette Tallarita's business partner Dave Fredrick, aka Dave Frederick, 35 votes.
Alas, but if his sis and his "building buddy" are on the committee, Cocoa will still have his "mouthpieces". Its too bad these two made it cuz this foolish won't end just cuz Cocoa
and wife weren't elected to committee.
>> The Cocoa Puffs volcano no longer spews mounds of chocolate or much of anything else.
Oh, but wanna bet he's still spewing? Maybe reality has finally set in and he realizes that he's old news. Perhaps his mother will circle the wagons cuz the supporters have clearly dwindled.
What exactly is behind your obsession with Tallarita? Have you considered counseling? You should. The guy is old news. Find a new bogeyman.
And for all of your bluster, you never produced any solid evidence that he'd done anything wrong. The investigation you referenced in your column actually cleared the guy.
Frederick's day will come just as Pat's did. Remember what goes around, comes around when you least expect it. That's the part none of them understood!
Oh ye of little faith
They cut off the head of the snake. Nice going!
Look at the numbers shows the tallarita's own friends didn't vote for him or his wife. If sister got more and business bud Dave they had people vote for them and not brother dear. He should primary then he will have a shot to knock her off and won't that make for fun family times. District 2 you came through.
> And for all of your bluster, you never produced any solid evidence that he'd done anything wrong. The investigation you referenced in your column actually cleared the guy.
If this guy was so lily white, & pure, wouldn't he have been welcomed back w/open arms to his party's Town committee? Even his wife wasn't elected. And his daughter was ruled ineligible.
Hummmmmmmmmmmmmm
'member there are a plenty of "quilty" folks, roaming around free - the system that "cleared" has a lot of holes in it.
Obviously he & his family don't have much of a fan base in Enfield.
>> What exactly is behind your obsession with Tallarita? Have you considered counseling? You should. The guy is old news. Find a new bogeyman.
The day Andy stops writing about Tallarita should be the day that the nuns cut the ribbon on their parking lot.
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