New Britain’s Second World War Forgotten Hero Dies 8-13-12 At The Age Of 93

Mr. Alex Gotavaskas served his boot camp at Camp Edwards with the 231 first infantry battalion and shortly thereafter was sent into the Normandy Invasion that occurred on June 6, 1944. He personally confided to me that he lost many of his fellow infantry companions that drowned while attempting to reach the beach. Once upon his arrival on the beach he indicated that he went from fox hole to fox hole for a period of nine months, without having a bath, citing that “he was lucky to still be alive.” To get him to talk more of his service experiences reluctance was all I was able to get. You had to understand his sense of humor and every that had the opportunity to know him enjoyed his humor. He would appear at Berlin’s McDonalds twice daily and would leave his friends without telling them he was leaving with his familiar walking gate that many tagged him as “the glider.” Always his friends would ask did Alex leave? In an attempt to get him upset I would often say I am leaving and asking him to open the door for me. His reply always would be unprintable. The day Prior to his death a young boy scout open the door for me with my driving home laughing to myself on what I would say to him unfortunately, that never occurred. One could say Alex got the last laugh on me. A coal minor form Shenandoah Penn. came to New Britain’s vibrant manufacturing community seeking employment, after his infantry service, and found that work at Stanley Works. After retiring with his completing 25 years of service he was hired by New Britain’s Board of Education where he again retired. A Friend to all that we now miss. A War Hero that the City of New Britain should “Honor” forever fs

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The New Britain Residents be Damned!

A Sad Day for New Britain with the Ethical Actions Lacking By Democratic Council Members!

The ethics commission of the city of New Britain found Aldermen Catanzaro sufficiently guilty enough to recommend to the city council that a reprimand was in order.

The council meeting starts off with its public participation segment starting with the party’s head guru ‘little Mac: advising the council to disapprove the recommendation of the Ethics commission.

What is an alderman to do?

This head guru is none other the John McNamara chairman of the Democratic Party of New Britain that endorses all the democratic alderpersons he is dictating what they are to do

The result was an outstanding 13-2 vote with the chairman’s edict fully in tact so as to protect the Alderman Catanzaro from a political embarrassment since he his planning to run for Mayor this coming election.

Has the socialistic manner of the Democrats serving on the city’s council been so brazen to vote against their good conscious because the party leader told them to do so?

No wonder our former Mayor, William McNamara, subsequently resigned his post as the chair of the Ethics commission.

It has become very difficult to find people willing to serve on the many commissions of our city.

It will be difficult to find the necessary people that would be willing to run for the democratic council sense they have to be endorsed by the DTC unless they willing to primary and then they would be able to represent our citizens properly and not have to follow the dictates of the so called socialistic guru of the democratic party.

Other ethics violation occurred when Alderman Catanzaro opted to vote on his own ethics issue which dealt with his reprimand and this why the result of the vote casted was 13-2.

This ethical behavior by the democrats should investigated by the State Authorities.

The New Residents be Damed

A Sad Day for New Britain with the Ethical Actions Lacking By Democratic Council Members!


The ethics commission of the city of New Britain found Aldermen Catanzaro sufficiently guilty enough to recommend to the city council that a reprimand was in order.

The council meeting starts off with its public participation segment starting with the party’s head guru ‘little Mac: advising the council to disapprove the recommendation of the Ethics commission.

What is an alderman to do?

This head guru is none other the John McNamara chairman of the Democratic Party of New Britain that endorses all the democratic alderpersons he is dictating what they are to do

The result was an outstanding 13-2 vote with the chairman’s edict fully in tact so as to protect the Alderman Catanzaro from a political embarrassment since he his planning to run for Mayor this coming election.

Has the socialistic manner of the Democrats serving on the city’s council been so brazen to vote against their good conscious because the party leader told them to do so?

No wonder our former Mayor, William McNamara, subsequently resigned his post as the chair of the Ethics commission.

It has become very difficult to find people willing to serve on the many commissions of our city.

It will be difficult to find the necessary people that would be willing to run for the democratic council sense they have to be endorsed by the DTC unless they willing to primary and then they would be able to represent our citizens properly and not have to follow the dictates of the so called socialistic guru of the democratic party.

Other ethics violation occurred when Alderman Catanzaro opted to vote on his own ethics issue which dealt with his reprimand and this why the result of the vote casted was 13-2.

This ethical behavior by the democrats should investigated by the State Authorities.

New Britain Residents be Damed!

A Sad Day for New Britain with the Ethical Actions Lacking By Democratic Council Members!

The ethics commission of the city of New Britain found Aldermen Catanzaro sufficiently guilty enough to recommend to the city council that a reprimand was in order.

The council meeting starts off with its public participation segment starting with the party’s head guru ‘little Mac: advising the council to disapprove the recommendation of the Ethics commission.

What is an alderman to do?

This head guru is none other the John McNamara chairman of the Democratic Party of New Britain that endorses all the democratic alderpersons he is dictating what they are to do

The result was an outstanding 13-2 vote with the chairman’s edict fully in tact so as to protect the Alderman Catanzaro from a political embarrassment since he his planning to run for Mayor this coming election.

Has the socialistic manner of the Democrats serving on the city’s council been so brazen to vote against their good conscious because the party leader told them to do so?

No wonder our former Mayor, William McNamara, subsequently resigned his post as the chair of the Ethics commission.

It has become very difficult to find people willing to serve on the many commissions of our city.

It will be difficult to find the necessary people that would be willing to run for the democratic council sense they have to be endorsed by the DTC unless they willing to primary and then they would be able to represent our citizens properly and not have to follow the dictates of the so called socialistic guru of the democratic party.

Other ethics violation occurred when Alderman Catanzaro opted to vote on his own ethics issue which dealt with his reprimand and this why the result of the vote casted was 13-2. This ethical behavior by the democrats should investigated by the State Authorities.