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Nov 7, 2007 - Tesei rides landslide into office

Nov 7, 2007 - Tesei is town's new first selectman

Nov 7, 2007 - Lavery's win a bright spot amid Farricker's defeat

Nov 2, 2007 - Greenwich Citizen is the Second Town Paper to Endorse Peter Tesei
Greenwich Citizen became the second town paper to endorse Peter Tesei for First Selectman. Citing Tesei's years of service in the Representative Town Meeting (RTM), the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), and in the financial arena, the paper stated that his skills will "help to keep Greenwich on an even fiscal keel." It pointed out that "under his leadership as BET chairman, the Town has the lowest property tax rate in Connecticut, with modest annual increases in the 3.4 percent range." The paper also took notice of Tesei's "cool head" and "ability to build consensus" - attributes that it believes are of "inestimable value leading a municipal government." In contrast, Tesei's opponent, Frank Farricker, was described as "strident on occasion" and "a bit too argumentative". The paper said it believes Farricker has "overstated some of the problems facing the Town."

Oct 30, 2007 - Tesei: Taking a deliberate approach to policymaking

Oct 28, 2007 - Land use priorities vary among candidates

Oct 26, 2007 - Greenwich Time Endorses Tesei and Crumbine
Greenwich Time placed its support behind Peter Tesei and Peter Crumbine declaring that “a Tesei administration would hit the ground running at Greenwich Town Hall.” The editorial cited Tesei’s “years of experience in town hall government” and his reputation for a “cool head and compromise, both of which are useful in running a municipal government.” Greenwich Time agreed with Tesei’s view that overdevelopment is his top priority. They stated their expectation that Peter Tesei will use “his background and abilities over the next two years to develop a multi-tiered approach to fighting commercial as well as residential overdevelopment in Greenwich, which threatens not only the character of town neighborhoods but the environment, and adds to already serious flooding problems.” The paper also emphasized that they ultimately “disagreed with Mr. Farricker’s assessment of the overall state of Greenwich”, and did not see the type of trouble that he sees.

Oct 10, 2007 - Candidates cover the waterfront

Sept 21, 2007 - Tesei campaign opens headquarters

Sept 6, 2007 - Supporters of auditorium renovation focus on town’s ranking

August 15, 2007 - Candidates differ on plans for Cos Cob site

August 1, 2007 - Tesei opposes housing plan; town presses on

July 19, 2007 - Tesei, Crumbine get Republican nods; Campbell joins BET slate