Tag: Greenwich
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Greenwich is bluer than you think
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 26 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Election results confirm strong, consistent support for Dems in federal, state races The red shift that gave Republicans a narrow win nationally on Election Day may feel like a wave, but in Greenwich the bigger election story is that we aren’t like the Greenwich of yore, or even…
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It’s the time of year to give thanks
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 25 Weekly Newsletter Delivery We’re grateful for our elected representatives who’ve offered a personal touch as part of all they do Serving as a legislator goes beyond shaping policy, attending late night floor debates and bringing tax dollars back home. A core part of the job is looking out for…
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Look to veterans for the values we share
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 24 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Democratic presidents offer wise words after another hard-fought political campaign Veterans Day has long held special meaning beyond commemorating the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918, when an armistice ended the First World War. It honors all military veterans. Moreover, because…
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Vote confirms we are a purple town
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 23 Weekly Newsletter Delivery All our elected officials should represent us accordingly The results are in. We are proud that Congressman Jim Himes, Senator Chris Murphy, and state representatives Steve Meskers and Hector Arzeno will be returning to elective office. We applaud all of our candidates for their honest, fact-based…
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Halloween treat? Or trick?
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 22 Weekly Newsletter Delivery At a moment of grave danger (no pun intended) we can do better Will we be tricked into voting for a con man openly stating he’ll use the highest office to wage war on “enemies from within”? Or will we be treated to a president with vision and plans…
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Vote! …for compassion and proven results
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 21 Weekly Newsletter Delivery It matters now more than ever. Every race in this election will be close. As you head out to elect joyful warriors Harris and Walz,don’t forget to vote for our unified state House delegation of Hector Arzeno (151st District), Steve Meskers (150th District), and Rachel Khanna (149th District). They promised fiscal responsibility…
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Parents: The school board fight is a First Selectman power grab
Special Bulletin Majority Dems graciously agreed to delay a vote appointing a new Republican member. Then Fred Camillo staged a coup. The verbal vitriol flying around Town Hall and across Havemeyer Fields to the school board building has drowned out the facts, in the latest battle over the heart and soul of our Board of…
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Simmons: The debate was “a night of accountability” for Fazio
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 20 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Why won’t Fazio just defend his ideology, instead of misrepresenting it? It’s not how Ryan Fazio’s stances align with MAGA that irks Nick Simmons the most. What really annoys Simmons is that Fazio misrepresents his own positions. Simmons called out Fazio for this during the Round Hill…
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On education, Democratic candidates are at the head of the class
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 19 Weekly Newsletter Delivery The difference between how our town’s elected officials approach education couldn’t be more obvious. Starving our public schools has become a specialty of Greenwich Republicans in recent years, while Democrats delivered. The Democratic delegation to Hartford, Reps. Hector Arzeno, Rachel Khanna, and Steve Meskers approved the largest investment in a decade…
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Democrats rescue much-needed sidewalk safety project from needless delay (again)
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 18 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Most Republicans AWOL in vote to fund access improvements to The Avenue After repeated efforts to derail funding that would bring Greenwich Avenue into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Republicans on the town finance board caved to public pressure last week—sort of. Chair Harry Fisher…