Tag: Greenwich
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The myth of tanking public school enrollment
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 38 Weekly Newsletter Delivery A Republican fantasy floated each budget season Ah, the age-old myth of plummeting enrollment in our schools, a favorite bedtime story for those eager to slash school budgets, close schools and fire teachers. Once again it’s circulating among our town finance board. In a meeting last month, Republican Budget…
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Bipartisan support in town finance committee for clean energy
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 37 Weekly Newsletter Delivery BET votes to take advantage of fleeting savings from Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Greenwich taxpayers and the environment will be getting a break in the coming years, thanks to plans to install solar panels on the roof of the new Cohen Civic Center. The technology will save the town…
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Fear takes hold at local nonprofits as funding is in jeopardy
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 36 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Greenwich charities “are going to feel it,” warns United Way CEO Local nonprofits are putting on a brave front as they face the haphazard ravages of DOGE cutting resources for organizations that help the most vulnerable, our survey of agencies and groups has found. With 28% of…
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Connecticut’s top lawyer comes out swinging in defense of your health, privacy and family
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 35 Weekly Newsletter Delivery For William Tong, the fight to save CT research funding, protect your data privacy and preserve birthright citizenship is personal As the Trump/Musk agenda has rolled out, CT Attorney General William Tong is not taking its excesses lying down. He’s taking it to court. “This is a full…
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Governor wants to lower drug costs and help parents of preschoolers return to work
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 34 Weekly Newsletter Delivery “God, the economy, and President Trump willing,” Lamont says Under the shadow of chaotic pronouncements from Washington D.C., Governor Ned Lamont unveiled budgetary priorities last week that focus on improving the lives of working class people, as the CT general assembly began setting its two-year budget.…
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In an emergency, BET approves retirement-age fire engine
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 33 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Penny wise, pound foolish Republican ‘policy’ is to blame The Greenwich fire department has struggled for years to provide adequate fire coverage amid repeated funding rejections by Republican members on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). That job became harder after a fire engine was totaled last…
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On the rink delay, the puck stops with Fred
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 32 Weekly Newsletter Delivery After so many years and so many missteps, it comes down to a failure of leadership Last week the town legislature convincingly rejected, across political lines, the latest effort by First Selectman Fred Camillo’s Rink User Committee to get approval for their vision of a new Dorothy Hamill skating facility. To…
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Why you should tune in for budget season
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 31 Weekly Newsletter Delivery If you had a half-billion dollars, what would you do with it? A half-billion dollars. That’s how much Greenwich expects to allocate in its next town budget. Operating expenses and capital projects will be placed under the microscope starting next week. Do you care about Nathaniel Witherell,…
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To flip or not to flip-that is the question
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 30 Weekly Newsletter Delivery The fate of a new town ice rink is in the town legislature’s hands Hockey is known for its lightning speed, and figure skating for artful, deft footwork. None of that applies to the nearly eight year tussle around replacing our town’s Dorothy Hamill Ice Rink. Now,…
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Rachel Khanna leaves big shoes to fill
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 29 Weekly Newsletter Delivery “Stay informed and hold your elected representatives accountable” At our November Democratic Town Committee meeting, we honored State Representative Rachel Khanna for her dedication, both as a hard working candidate and an effective legislator. In 2022, Rachel was the very first Democrat elected to represent the 149th district…