July 18, Hartford -- Gubernatorial candidate Barbara Kennelly is an enthusiastic supporter of the new Internet technology. She visited extensively during the convention with the Convention Web Site staff, led by Ridgefield Democrats Mike Jones and Dave Nichols, and praised their work in bringing convention highlights and news to Democrats accross Connecticut. (Photo: John Sullivan, Manchester Democratic Webmaster (left); our able photographic coproducer, from Greenwich; Ridgefield Selectman Mike Jones; Gubernatorial candidate Barbara Kennelly; Ridgefield Webmaster Dave Nichols; and CyberZone owner and Convention technical consultant Sean Barrett.)

Left: Mike Jones shows the convention website to Lieutenant Governor candidate Joe Courtney. Right: Ridgefield's Jim Diamond chats with Tom Luby outside the convention floor.
Ridgefield DTC member and webmaster Dave Nichols is a transplanted Marylander. Here, he enjoys visiting with convention keynoter and US Senator from Maryland Barbara Mikulski. Sen. Mikulski's keynote speech blasted Gov. Rowland into the next time zone!
Ridgefield Board of Finance Chairman Bernie Dzielinski at the convention. Ridgefield Democrats were an influential delegation at Hartford, far out of proportion to our small numbers.
Ridgefield delegates Selectman Barbara Manners and Susan Cocco check in at their convention hotel in Hartford.
Selectman Mike Jones (right) met with the candidates backstage. Here he chats with Sen. Chris Dodd (left) about the rest of the statewide ticket.
Our Congressman Jim Maloney was enthusiastic about the statewide ticket he'll be running with this fall.
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