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Humor and heart: Greenwich natives seek constable re-election
Newsletter Volume 4 • Number 3 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Serving papers—and their neighbors—with compassion and courage. If there ever was a time that Donnie Romeo regretted being a constable in Greenwich, he’s not saying. Not even when a woman sicced her wild pig on him after he served her papers. “It chased me all the way back to…
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Meghan McCreary sees the possibilities
Newsletter Volume 4 • Number 2 Weekly Newsletter Delivery A software engineer aims to bring the Town Clerk’s office into the 21st century Meghan McCreary has spent her career giving people access to the information they need to make better decisions. A software engineer by trade, she’s now running for Town Clerk. “We all just want our local…
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Leadership and teamwork drive progress toward a new Hamill Rink
Newsletter Volume 4 • Number 1 Weekly Newsletter Delivery An open process kick-starts stalled ice rink After years of stalemate, the Hamill Rink task force is turning things around, bringing transparency, collaboration, and long-overdue momentum to the effort to rebuild Greenwich’s municipal skating rink. Opened in 1971, the Dorothy Hamill Rink has been plagued by structural deficiencies, outdated…
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A sweet start for the class of 2025
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 52 Weekly Newsletter Delivery At GHS graduation, wisdom, humor, and a scoop of inspiration It wasn’t exactly ice cream weather at Greenwich High School’s (GHS) graduation this year, but it didn’t rain, and the skies held long enough for roughly 675 students to cross the stage, throw their caps in the…
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Democrats pass a responsible state budget, again
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 51 Weekly Newsletter Delivery CT Republicans vote against funding for working families and kids Connecticut Democrats closed out this legislative session by delivering a state budget that provides relief for working families and invests in children. Passing largely along party lines, the two-year budget takes effect on July 1st. This session our lawmakers…
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Dems promise unity and leadership to make Greenwich ‘even better’
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 50 Weekly Newsletter Delivery At campaign kickoff, candidates note concerns after 100 years of one party rule Offering a vision that includes the historically low property taxes that keep many of us here, first selectman candidate Anthony Moor and selectwoman candidate Rachel Khannahave launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination, teaming up with a slate…
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The big, bad budget bill
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 49 Weekly Newsletter Delivery GOP’s midnight maneuver targets the most vulnerable and enriches the billionaire class As Democrats, we share a simple principle: Government should work for everyone. That means standing up for working families, not stacking the deck for billionaires. The Republican budget bill passed last week is a betrayal of…
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A century is long enough. It’s time for a change.
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 48 Weekly Newsletter Delivery The recent budget craziness shows Greenwich deserves better, and Democrats can get it done. For a century, Greenwich has been governed by a nearly unbroken Republican grip on power. That kind of political monopoly breeds something dangerous: complacency. In Greenwich, coasting has replaced innovation. Cronyism has…
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RTM rebukes BET Republicans for rejecting facts and expertise
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 47 Weekly Newsletter Delivery A united town legislature sends a clear message in favor of responsible governance Greenwich Democrats believe in fact-based solutions,respect for professional expertise, and smart, efficient use of taxpayer dollars. We believe in listening to town agencies, relying on evidence, and putting community needs ahead of ideology.…
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Greenwich Republicans defy public outcry, slash school budget
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 46 Weekly Newsletter Delivery An act ‘totally contrary to the voices of this community’ Despite an unprecedented show of support for our public schools from across the political spectrum, Republican members of the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) have refused to reconsider slashing $4 million from the schools budget, overriding…