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  • Hamstrung by a dysfunctional GOP majority, Himes reflects on other ways to make a positive impact

    Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 28 Weekly Newsletter Delivery As an Amtrak Acela whisked him back to Washington D.C. and work last Sunday, Greenwich Congressman Jim Himes couldn’t help lamenting how little actual work the Republican-led Congress had done. “The last Congress, run by Democrats, made the biggest investment ever in our infrastructure, biggest effort…

  • Town legislature to vote on quality of life and clean air improvements

    Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 27 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Clean air, quality-of-life measures heading to RTM on Monday Greenwich’s 230 member Representative Town Meeting (RTM) will vote on several proposals aimed at addressing various environmental issues: clean energy, noise, and a pathway for bikes, scooters and other non-motorized transportation. It’s a rare convergence of quality-of-life…

  • Greenwich commits to polluting technologies that waste money and harm public health

    Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 26 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Absent leadership from top, town projects get the green light without green energy Since 2021, the Board of Selectmen’s Energy Management Advisory Committee has made recommendations to reduce the town government’s energy usage by 20-40% to meet the energy goal of the Plan of Conservation and…

  • There’s much to be proud of

    Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 24 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Our work begins today Friends and neighbors, Thank you for your votes on Tuesday. Thank you for your engagement this election season. Thank you for opening this newsletter. If there’s one message you should take away from the results, it’s that, in a democracy, your participation…

  • We need a reset at Town Hall

    We need a reset at Town Hall

    Cast your vote for a better Greenwich I’ve seen a lot in my time as a business professional, an elected official, a town resident and in my 17 years as a public school parent. But nothing like this. Extreme political ideologies espoused by some on the Republican Town Committee are influencing local government and the…

  • Republican leaders back Democratic BET slate

    Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 23 Weekly Newsletter Deliver JIM LASH AND DAN QUIGLEY The BET is broken and the time has come to fix it Jim Lash is the former First Selectman and Chair of the BET Budget Committee. Dan Quigley is the former Chair of the Republican Town Committee. Published the Greenwich Free…

  • Hey Greenwich, are you ready to vote? 🙌

    Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 22 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Choose the “A” Team: Visionary leadership for a better Greenwich. Let’s focus on community, not culture wars. Democrats support Local Control We know you moved here for the low taxes, the great schools, and the quality of life. But decades of one party Republican rule have…

  • HIGH RISE HYSTERIA!!!

    Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 21 Weekly Newsletter Deliver If you’ve received mailings from the Greenwich Republicans or driven through town, you probably noticed the campaign hysteria to “stop the high rises!” You might be wondering, where are these high rises and who is in favor of them?  Democrats support Local Control The Democratic state…

  • It’s been 46 years. Greenwich is ready for a First Selectperson

    It’s been 46 years. Greenwich is ready for a First Selectperson

    It’s been 46 years. Greenwich is ready for a First Selectperson As part of my campaign preparation, I read the oral history of Ruth Sims, a Democrat, and the first woman elected first selectman in 1977. The interviewer asks Ruth Sims if she prefers to be called first selectwoman or first selectperson. Sims replies, “Well, the…

  • Why you should vote for the A Team

    Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 20 Weekly Newsletter Deliver In the November 7 election for local government, the Democratic candidates will be running on Row A of your ballot and the Republican candidates on Row B.  At last week’s Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) debate, the Democratic candidates’ financial expertise was on display—a  vision…