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Volume 23, Number 38
Thursday, September 23, 2021
BUNGALOW ON THE AVE
Dems select probate nominee
Since the beginning of July, the married couple has been busy renovating the A new store in town will of- building, former home of fer everything one needs to the A S Labieniec feed make a house a bit more store. cozy. “I was just in awe of the Located at 945 Farmington charm and the character of Ave., Bungalow On The this space,” said Raia. “I Ave will sell rustic furnijust immediately had a viture, rugs, home decor, sta- sion of what it could be.” tionery; the eclectic list of The space has an old wood offerings goes on. interior and a 3,000Store owners Lisa Raia and square-foot showroom. Scott Jordan plan to open Most of the displayed officially on Thursday, items are unique and loSept. 30. cally made.
William Rivera is the Democratic Party’s nominee to become BerlinNew Britain's next probate judge.
Couple brings iconic building back to life By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Lisa Raia and Scott Jordan, owners of Bungalow On The Ave. Photos by Nadya Korytnikova
“There’s really nothing like this within a 50-mile radius,” said Raia, who will help shoppers select just the right item.
“I want customers to be able to come in here and be inspired to create their place,” she said. See New store, A11
Political signs have been vandalized According to Acting Chief of Police Chris Ciuci, political yard signs have been destroyed in town. “With election day drawing closer citizens have been displaying political signs to
show support for their favorite candidates. We have recently received calls for service reporting vandalism to these signs and would like to remind everyone to be respectful of each other’s property,” Ciuci stated in a press release. “Theft or damage to political signs (or any signs for that matter) will be investigated and
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Damage was done to political signs at this time last year, as well, during the contentious presidential election.
In announcing his candidacy for probate judge, Rivera said “the law is my passion. I seek this next level of my career because it allows me to continue to work with all types of issues and people who are often overlooked in our society. The job will be challenging and rewarding.”
See Political signs, A5
See Probate, A5
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The election is just weeks away, and political tensions are running high. Sometimes too high.
Rivera earned the endorsement of the Democratic Party Rivera at its nomination convention, but Robert Scalise received enough delegate votes to force a primary. The primary took place Tuesday, Sept. 14, and Rivera prevailed, taking 51.3% of the vote to Scalise’s 48.7%.