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The Dems are Clear - Reject Balance - Continue LEFT

The direction the Democratic leadership heading is clear…..

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Election 2021Michael O'ConnorOctober 24, 2021Comment
Don't Vote for Kelly and Dowd

Reasons for voting against Aldermen Kelly & Dowd ..

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Election 2021Laurie OrtolanoOctober 24, 2021Comment
Vote NO on ballot Question 2

You are respectfully requested to consider the following before voting on ballot Question 2.

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Election 2021Citizens for Careful Consideration of Referendum Question 2October 23, 2021Comment
Restore Balance in the Board of Aldermen

Nashua voters have a chance to Board of Aldermen balance ….

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Election 2021Michael O'ConnorOctober 22, 2021Comment
Take Back Your City - Laura Colquhoun for Alderman at Large
Take Back Your City - Laura Colquhoun for Alderman at Large

This election gives the Nashua residents a chance to take back their city. Vote for candidates that will hear your input and act on it.

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Laura ColquhounOctober 19, 2021Comment
Nashua Politics Needs More Balance

Abraham Lincoln (or some other smart person) once said ..

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Election 2021Mike OrtolanoOctober 19, 2021Comment
Conflict of Interests - Reject Board of Public Works Candidate Paul Shea

On November 2nd Nashua will elect TWO Board of Public Works Commissioners. THREE of the FOUR candidate have no conflict of interest. Candidate Paul Shea has several apparent conflicts of interest.

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Election 2021Michael O'ConnorOctober 16, 2021Comment
Let's Get our Main Street Back
Let's Get our Main Street Back

I am hearing loud and clear the concerns of citizens and that opening the lanes on Main Street will bring more people back to downtown.

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Election 2021Laurie OrtolanoOctober 14, 2021Comment
The Three reasons I am voting against the Police Commission Charter Change

The Mayor has only provided broad brush reasons for bringing forth this petition and has been unwilling to provide specific information as to why he should control the nomination of the Police Commissioners

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Election 2021Laurie OrtolanoOctober 11, 2021Comment
The Mayor's Partisan Politics

The partisan politics starts in the Mayor's office. He demands fierce loyalty from his elected Democrats. This has negatively impacted the management of our City and has stifled citizen participation.

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Laurie OrtolanoOctober 8, 2021Comment
Please support Tracy Pappas and Laurie Ortolano as DPW Commissioners

A discussion commenced about how to handle the concern about what was a $10M project now becoming a $15M project. Mr. Cummings said that with ancillary costs it never really was a $10M project.

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Election 2021Laurie OrtolanoOctober 1, 2021Comment
City Refuses to Pay on Court Ordered Sanctions

Turns out, the City negotiated with the vendor and taxpayers paid an additional $22,000 to the actual contractor to compensate for the hacking of our computer payment system. Attorney Bolton stated, “With a fund balance of $36 million, he said an extra payment of $22,500 can be absorbed.”

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Laurie OrtolanoSeptember 21, 2021Comment
Elect Laurie Ortolano for the Board of Public Works
Election 2021Laurie OrtolanoSeptember 16, 2021Comment
Vote NO on the Nashua Police Commission Charter Change by Mike Ortolano

If the Mayor were a republican, and the Board of Alderman were a republican majority, would you still feel as comfortable putting all your faith in a proposal created by them, and giving control of Police Commission appointments to them?

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Election 2021Laurie OrtolanoSeptember 14, 2021Comment
Mayor Donchess' Sanctioned Abuses of the Nashua Legal Office

In 2016, City Hall had 2 Corporation attorneys who focused on municipal law and performed the citizens business. Now in 2021, this top heavy legal office seems to have forgotten their duties to the citizens and are focused on those of the Mayor. Bolton is the Mayor’s “Roy Cohn.” Let’s bring back fiscal control to the City.

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Laurie OrtolanoAugust 31, 2021Comment
Keep a 3 Member Police Commission - NO to Charter Change

Police Commissioners have a serious duty to information confidentiality, a smaller board with strong mutual respect will aid in upholding the information confidentiality required of the job.

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Laurie OrtolanoAugust 27, 2021Comment
The Nashua Legal Office - Case Study for the Abuse of the Attorney Client Privilege Exemption.

It is absolutely ridiculous that the City would deny this material as attorney client information. This exemption is being abused by legal offices around the state and Nashua is the biggest offender….Commissioner Pappas and Alderwoman Lu are two exceptional elected officials who were willing to represent the citizens who elected them.

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Laurie OrtolanoAugust 23, 2021Comment
Sonia Prince and the Dirty Tricks Committee

The urban dictionary describes an information whore as someone who has to find out information as soon as possible and someone who has to know everything about everything.

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Laurie OrtolanoAugust 20, 2021 Comments
More Attacks on Alderwoman Lu – Mayor Donchess fires down

This is reminiscent of Attorney Bolton vile interruption of Ms. Lu in the June 22, 2021 Board of Aldermen meeting. Apparently, the Mayor is taking a page out of Bolton’s book.

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Laurie OrtolanoAugust 17, 2021Comment
Sonia Prince's Damaging Spin on City Politics

I might mention that for all her whining about voter suppression, she is the real voter suppression, dog whistled by her City Hall leaders for what they consider “decenters” to their collective narrative.

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Laurie OrtolanoAugust 14, 2021 Comments
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