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Peter Bernstein (opinion): Time for change in Greenwich BET
Submitted by Peter Bernstein, former Chair of the Board of Education Despite the lies and half-truths, the evidence is clear — the current and future slate of Board of Estimate and Taxation Republicans refuse to spend money on things the town needs. Whether it is funding to replace aging fire trucks, modern police communications, or…
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BURNS: Why We Lost Confidence in the Greenwich Republican Party
Submitted by Barrett Burns, Life-long Republican My wife and I have been life-long Republicans on both the national and local levels. Only when Lin Lavery and Jim Himes came on the scene did we break ranks to vote for them, otherwise we stayed loyal to the Republican party. That loyalty changed recently as we observed…
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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…
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Laura Erickson: Greenwich is ready for a First Selectperson
Submitted by Laura Erickson, candidate for 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 charter calls it…
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Republican Town Committee Should Be Ashamed – They’re Gaslighting You with Disinformation
Submitted by Steph Cowie and Jen Barro, former and current public school parents Republican Town Committee (RTC) Chair Beth MacGillivray is trying to pull one over on the residents of Greenwich. She published a piece lauding the recent Central Middle School (CMS) funding approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) titled, “Greenwich Republicans:…
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BET Democratic Candidates: How we will lower risk, costs and taxes
Submitted by the Democratic Candidates for the BET, Elliot Alchek, Matt DesChamps, Scott Kalb, Leslie Moriarity, Stephen Selbst and David Weisbrod Much attention has been given to our town’s debt policy, unnecessarily. Both parties are, by statute, required to be aligned about debt financing – because no debt can be issued without seven affirmative votes…
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BET Democrats Carry CMS Funding Over the Line
Submitted by Greenwich Democrats In a surprising, last-minute victory for school kids in Greenwich, on Tuesday, Democrats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) achieved what had seemed impossible just days earlier. Their motion to fully fund a new Central Middle School won the evening, reigniting the chance that construction could start next fall…
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The Voting Moms Endorse Bipartisan Moderate Slate of Candidates for RTM
Submitted by the Voting Moms, Jenna Lowe and Emily Goodman A slate of RTM candidates (being pushed by extremists in our community in the dark of night) are running to overtake our local municipal boards. Terrifying! We need to ensure the RTM remains a collaborative, healthy and bipartisan body made up of people who want to…