August 28, 2009

Democratic chair retires as city firefighter

After 27 years on the job, city firefighter Elliott Nelson retired last Saturday.
Nelson, the city's Democratic Party chairman, went out "in a blaze of glory," according to Mayor Art Ward.
Fire Chief Jon Pose and others said that Nelson was among the firefighters who tackled a wild fire that consumed a Burlington Avenue barn last Friday night -- a sweltering, sticky, awful one.
"I earned my money that night," Nelson said.
Nelson retired the next day.

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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 12:15 PM

    Now Nelson will use his "experiences" (putting out barn fires) as ammo to make war on tax-payers.

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  2. Tim GamacheAugust 28, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    Congratulations Nelson and thank you for all your years of service.MOST of us APPRECIATE your efforts to serve the city of Bristol(even the "citizens" who will come on this site and take their shots at you while hiding behind that curtain of anonymity).

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  3. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Elliot

    Good luck, good health.

    Enjoy

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  4. BillAugust 28, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    Now he can devote 100% of himself to Ward and the Union boys.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    Bill sounds like someone with a big chip on his shoulder. Anyway...

    Congratulations Elliott! Best of luck to you.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    When can we expect the heart and hypertension claim?

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  7. jackAugust 28, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    1:43 - sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder. You have a problem with work related illnesses?

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  8. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    1:43 PM, I don't know, when are you filing it?

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  9. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    Sad that the brotherhood has to attack one another! 1:43pm Try crawling under that union rock of yours.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    If he never joined politics and instead devoted his spare time to watching TV and playing with the kids and the dog, everyone would love him and hail him as an untarnished hero of the brotherhood. Which is why it amazes me people still choose to bother with serving the public in the political sphere. There's zero respect to be earned in providing that service, on either side of the aisle.

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  11. AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    3:50 You nailed it and that is the problem with getting new people involved!!!

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  12. AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    LOOK AT COUTURES CLAIM HES WORKING FOR CARPENTER AND THE CITY IS PAYING HIM DISABILTY PAYMENTS HOW SWEET IS THAT BUT I GUESS HE HASNT BEEN NOTICED. THIS CITY IS FINISHED.

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  13. AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    WARD IS NOT WITH THE UNION BOYS IF HE GETS IN IT`S ALL THE TOWN FOLK SUPPORTING HIM NOT THE UNIONS YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    "If he never joined politics and instead devoted his spare time to watching TV and playing with the kids and the dog"

    --If that was true, I'd like him better. But instead he's a tax-payer extorting Democrat political hack now. Too bad.

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