Category: Letters to the Editor

Submitted by Beth Krumeich and Leslie Cooper, Greenwich “We’re taking over all the elections.” – Stephen K. Bannon The far-right group, Greenwich Patriots, have taken Bannon’s strategy to heart as they plot the MAGA take-over of Greenwich political institutions. Two years ago, they flooded the caucuses that elected the Greenwich Republican Town Committee (RTC) and took…

Submitted by Gina Gladstein Greenwich is at a crossroads. We have a skyrocketing $1.5 billion dollar backlog in building projects and a Republican-controlled town government that has insisted on a “pay as you go” strategy that is responsible for the situation we find ourselves in. They have blocked the use of long-term financing that every…

Submitted by Isabelle Harper, GHS 2022 For many young people like myself, the prospect of growing up in a world whose climate is rapidly changing is frightening. NASA scientists report that the last eight years were each the hottest years on record. I worry about what the next eight years will bring, and the ones…

Submitted by Miriam Kreuzer, Board of Estimate & Taxation, Member Fred Camillo has a reputation for being a nice guy.  I personally like him and we get along well. However, being nice is simply not enough when managing a Town of 64k constituents. It is definitely not enough in the current environment when our quality…

Submitted to the Greenwich Free Press by Leslie Moriarty and Weisbrod, Members of the BET and Democratic candidates for reelection The numbers prove it: How fiscally sound capital planning can get schoolkids’ safe buildings and preserve our mill rate

Submitted by Daniel Erickson I am writing today in support of my mother, Laura Erickson, who is running for First Selectperson of Greenwich. To preface, I will admit a modest amount of bias in my support; however, as her firstborn I believe I am also uniquely suited to speak to her merits in the areas…

Submitted by Debbie Appelbaum, Greenwich Laura Erickson is the first selectperson we need in Greenwich. In my 25 years of public service in multiple leadership roles both elected on the Board of Education and the Representative Town Meeting and appointed at PTAs, the Junior League and Board of Human Services, I have worked with all types…

Statement from Laura Erickson, Democratic candidate for First Selectperson Greenwich Democratic Town Committee First Selectperson candidate and current Board of Estimation and Taxation (BET) member Laura Erickson released the following statement in response to the Republican BET no vote on funding for Old Greenwich School and refusal to take up a vote on Central Middle…

Submitted by John Cooper This evening’s BET debate evidenced a few important truths about the candidate groups. The Democrats are head and shoulders more experienced and knowledgeable about finance from start to finish. The Republicans featured speakers who read their answers to the questions asked of them. This would indicate they prepared statements to get…

Letter to the editor in Greenwich Free Press by Sophie Koven Greenwich residents deserve a government that will invest in our community alongside us. Public investment is needed to support and safeguard the billions of dollars that have been invested by Greenwich residents, old and new….