Yesterday marketed my 9 month ActiveRain anniversary. In 9 months I have amassed 186,000 points! That's over 20,000 points per month. It has put me to the top of the ActiveRain membership who have joined this year (see picture below).

It has been a fun ride. I have met lots of great people and learned quite a bit here in the Rain.

Today I celebrate 9 months!

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Matt

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As most of you know, I worked the polls at the election here in Cromwell, CT this past Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009. The new selectman was the biggest question, along with who would be filling the positions of the Board of Selectman. There are 6 seats on the Board of Selectman here in town... and there were 11 people running for this position. When you voted you could only choose up to 4 people. This was stated on the top of the form and was overwhelming for some people. There were four on the Republican Ticket, four on the Democratic Ticket and three on the Petioning Line to choose from.

At the end of the evening, when everything was tallied, there was only a 9 vote difference for the sixth place position on the board with Allan Spotts being the foreseen winner over Frank Emanulele Jr. However when the count is that close, a recount must occur and this was a unofficial result. The recount was held today at the townhall today from 10:00am until 4:00pm. I volunteered along with other members of town to manually retabulate the results if necessary.... there were over 3,000 ballots in all to go through in all.

At the end of the day Allan Spotts still won by 6 votes over Frank Emanulele Jr. instead of 9. But here is the kicker. Six ballots could NOT be counted because they were filled in incorrectly... anywhere from 5 to 7 candidates choosen on each one. Therefore NOT knowing which 4 the voter truly intended on voting for, the ballot was not counted. Frank Emanulele was on just about each one of them.. and they were NOT tabulated. This could have made the total votes for the sixth place position a tie if the ballot was filled in correctly in the first place.

Moral of story.. it pays to read the directions, otherwise it could cost you more than you think.

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Info about the author:

Valerie Osterhoudt is a Cromwell Connecticut Residential Realtor who can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in the Middlesex County of CT, which includes Cromwell, Rocky Hill, Berlin, Middletown, Wethersfield, Newington, as well as all other surrounding areas. Please visit me at www.CTrealtorMLS.com for all your relocation and/or local needs.

For real estate... all you need to know, is VALERIEO

If you're thinking about buying a home in Cromwell CT there are plenty of great buys in today's market. There is no better time than now to take advantage of these homes while interest rates remain at an all time low. For more information on Cromwell CT real estate's homes and/or condos please visit Johnson Real Estate to access the newest listings.

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR - Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - 860.883.8889 cell- valerierealtor@sbcglobal.net.

Copyright © 2009 By Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR, All Rights Reserved...*ELECTION RECOUNT HELD TODAY IN CROMWELL CT*

Why cant blondes tell knock knock jokes? Because, they always leave to answer the door...

Two blondes were driving along a road by a wheat field when they saw a blonde in the middle of the field rowing a row boat.


The driver blonde turned to her friend and said "You know - it's blondes like that that give us a bad name!"


To this, the other blonde replies "I know it, and if I knew how to swim, I'd go out there and drown her."

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Matt

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ANN MARIE HALIBOZEK for Cromwell Board of Selectman 2009

New Ideas, New Energy, New Faces- making Cromwell better for all!

NOVEMBER 3RD, 2009

CROMWELL HIGH SCHOOL

CROMWELL CT

POLES WILL BE OPEN FROM 6:00AM TO 8:00...

Ann is a resident of Cromwell Connecticut since 1982. Ann is married and has one child. Of course she also has a dog and 2 cats. She a Registered Nurse with over 16 years of hospital experience. She has a strong understanding of the impacts of the cost of health care through her current work in the health insurance industry. Ann is sensitive to the environment and is a member of Cromwell's Wetlands Agency and the Cromwell Clean Energy Task Force. She currently serves as an alternate on the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Her other attributes are being a former Cub Scout leader and a past member of the Cromwell Junior Women's Club. Ann also is the current Vice Chairwoman of the Cromwell Democratic Town Committee.

Control spending to control taxes: •Reduce town expenses through continued use of alternative energy and reduction of wasteful and inefficient work processes. •Phase existing town vehicles out, transition to less costly alternative energy vehicles. Evaluate the need for town vehicles for department heads, explore transitioning to mileage reimbursement on employee's own vehicle. •Approach neighboring towns to identify services that can be regionalized, including purchasing supplies and services. •Across the board evaluation of all departments' budgets.

Add new amenities to improve quality of life, encourage physical activity: •Encourage development of an interactive Splash Pad at a town park. •Support the development of a new Senior Center. •Explore the possibility of incorporating an evening Youth Center at a new Senior Center. •Support transportation needs for seniors and disabled persons. •Support adding more sidewalks or bike and walking paths. •Explore "Rails to Trails" as a way to bring new walking/bike trails. •Explore the creation of an ice skating pond on existing town land.

Town Government: •Explore whether to hire a Town Manager •Identify services that can be transitioned to self service transactions •Provide residential trash pickup through a contracted service •Continue the existing blight program •Support an ethics ordinance. •Support health interventions and help interpret health directives in the case of an H1N1 outbreak

Land Use/Conservation: •Encourage and support the development of a Cromwell Land Bank to preserve open space. •Ensure that the next POCD will maintain property values while allowing for future responsible development.

Education: •Support the integration of new technology in the delivery of education •Support the Board of Education to improve higher test scores •Support our school sport teams, they've helped promote Cromwell. •Encourage the development of programs to allow students to learn from the new solar roof panels.

SO COME OUT AND VOTE FOR ANN HALIBOZEK ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2009

FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION ON REAL ESTATE.. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL AGENT

Info about the author:

Valerie Osterhoudt is a Cromwell Connecticut Residential Realtor who can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in the Middlesex County of CT, which includes Cromwell, Rocky Hill, Berlin, Middletown, Wethersfield, Newington, as well as all other surrounding areas. Please visit me at www.CTrealtorMLS.com for all your relocation and/or local needs.

For real estate... all you need to know, is VALERIEO

If you're thinking about buying a home in Cromwell CT there are plenty of great buys in today's market. There is no better time than now to take advantage of these homes while interest rates remain at an all time low. For more information on Cromwell CT real estate's homes and/or condos please visit Johnson Real Estate to access the newest listings.

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR - Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - 860.883.8889 cell- valerierealtor@sbcglobal.net.

Copyright © 2009 By Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR, All Rights Reserved...*NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION.. ANN HALIBOZEK FOR BOARD OF SELECTMAN*

Steve Bayley for Cromwell Board of Selectmen '09

New Face, New Ideas and New Energy

NOVEMBER 3RD, 2009

CROMWELL HIGH SCHOOL

CROMWELL CT

POLES WILL BE OPEN FROM 6:00AM TO 8:00...

Once again I would like to say *Thank You* to all the Democrats that came out on Tuesday October 6th for the Runoff between Steve Bayley and Tony Varricchio.

As you are aware of Tony won the spot on the Democratic Ticket for Board of Selectman, but only by 8 votes. However Steve at the very beginning planned his stragety correctly and thought ahead. Realizing this might occurred he did NOT want to be off the ballot for November. He is on the PETITIONING CANDIDATES TICKET.... 2C.

The Board needs new energy, new ideas and new faces to keep progress moving forward and not a return to stagnation, petty politics and increasing taxes.

Steve Bayley has a website where you can check out his campaign and learn more about his platform and experience.

Steve has a website!!! How many other candidates have this? This itself shows that he is thinking in the times and technology of today.. not yesterday. Imagine what he can achieve once in office.

SO COME OUT AND VOTE FOR STEVE BAYLEY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2009

FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION ON REAL ESTATE.. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL AGENT

Info about the author:

Valerie Osterhoudt is a Cromwell Connecticut Residential Realtor who can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in the Middlesex County of CT, which includes Cromwell, Rocky Hill, Berlin, Middletown, Wethersfield, Newington, as well as all other surrounding areas. Please visit me at www.CTrealtorMLS.com for all your relocation and/or local needs.

For real estate... all you need to know, is VALERIEO

If you're thinking about buying a home in Cromwell CT there are plenty of great buys in today's market. There is no better time than now to take advantage of these homes while interest rates remain at an all time low. For more information on Cromwell CT real estate's homes and/or condos please visit Johnson Real Estate to access the newest listings.

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR - Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - 860.883.8889 cell- valerierealtor@sbcglobal.net.

Copyright © 2009 By Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR, All Rights Reserved...*NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION.. STEVE BAYLEY FOR BOARD OF SELECTMEN **