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Op-Ed: Reflections On The Purple Heart Award

|Date: December 13, 2019

Op-Ed: Reflections On The Purple Heart Award

The following remarks about the history of the Purple Heart was presented by Army Capt. Barry Josephs dur ...

The following remarks about the history of the Purple Heart was presented by Army Capt. Barry Josephs during the Woodbridge Veterans Day ceremony. Every now and then we read about someone who acquires ...

December 13, 2019
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Letter: Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society Asks for Support

|Date: November 21, 2019

Letter: Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society Asks for Support

The Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society is pleased that a discussion of the “Good to Great” grant t ...

The Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society is pleased that a discussion of the “Good to Great” grant that we have been awarded by the state Department of Economic and Community Development is on yo ...

November 21, 2019
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Letter: Let’s Step Back and Evaluate What is Best for Our Town

|Date: November 21, 2019

Letter: Let’s Step Back and Evaluate What is Best for Our Town

Several Woodbridge residents attended the Human Services Commission meeting Monday evening, 11/4. We sat ...

Several Woodbridge residents attended the Human Services Commission meeting Monday evening, 11/4. We sat through the presentation by Brian St. Pierre, a developer who is looking to transform a portio ...

November 21, 2019
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Letter: Dust-Up at the Board of Selectmen

|Date: November 21, 2019

Letter: Dust-Up at the Board of Selectmen

The November meeting of the Woodbridge Board of Selectmen (BOS) was a stark contest between “We the Peopl ...

The November meeting of the Woodbridge Board of Selectmen (BOS) was a stark contest between “We the People” and the powers that be. Town Attorney Jerry Weiner and First Selectman Beth Heller did thei ...

November 21, 2019
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Letter: Let’s Keep the Woodbridge We Know & Love

|Date: October 31, 2019

Letter: Let’s Keep the Woodbridge We Know & Love

I am dismayed that we are facing another referendum to develop the beautiful Woodbridge Country Club prop ...

I am dismayed that we are facing another referendum to develop the beautiful Woodbridge Country Club property with a senior cluster condo community that most people don’t want on that unique, lovely p ...

October 31, 2019
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Letter: Why Your Taxes Won’t Fall If Development Goes Forward

|Date: October 31, 2019

Letter: Why Your Taxes Won’t Fall If Development Goes Forward

Sometime in the near future you may be asked to vote up or down the sale of 60 acres of the old CCW for d ...

Sometime in the near future you may be asked to vote up or down the sale of 60 acres of the old CCW for development. The reason put forth is money, $5.4 million to pay off the debt and create a new r ...

October 31, 2019
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Letter: Woodbridge Soon to Face an $883,000 Question

|Date: October 31, 2019

Letter: Woodbridge Soon to Face an $883,000 Question

Our town will soon face an $883,000 question: Do we change zoning to permit a dense residential developm ...

Our town will soon face an $883,000 question: Do we change zoning to permit a dense residential development? Our First Selectman is right to press the need to pay down debt and reduce property taxes ...

October 31, 2019
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Letter: Country Club of Woodbridge – A Recurring Nightmare

|Date: October 31, 2019

Letter: Country Club of Woodbridge – A Recurring Nightmare

I have worked hard for the essential preservation of open space in Woodbridge for many years as a lifelon ...

I have worked hard for the essential preservation of open space in Woodbridge for many years as a lifelong Woodbridge resident. In the Woodbridge Town News of October 4, we were informed that the Boa ...

October 31, 2019
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Letter: Beware the Bait & Switch

|Date: October 31, 2019

Letter: Beware the Bait & Switch

The current proposal for the Country Club of Woodbridge, a sale of approximately 60 acres for cluster hou ...

The current proposal for the Country Club of Woodbridge, a sale of approximately 60 acres for cluster housing, indicates that the remaining land, nearly 100 acres, will be turned into a town park. Vot ...

October 31, 2019
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Letter: Amity Superintendents Issue “Weather Advisory”

|Date: October 31, 2019

Letter: Amity Superintendents Issue “Weather Advisory”

Once again, we are facing the time of year when New England weather can be very unpredictable and severe. ...

Once again, we are facing the time of year when New England weather can be very unpredictable and severe. Area superintendents of schools must ensure that each district meets the state mandated numbe ...

October 31, 2019
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Letter: Ask Questions, Attend Meetings on WCC Proposal

|Date: October 03, 2019

Letter: Ask Questions, Attend Meetings on WCC Proposal

As I read the article “From the First Selectman” in the August 30th edition of the Woodbridge Town News, ...

As I read the article “From the First Selectman” in the August 30th edition of the Woodbridge Town News, I am shaking my head as I both laugh and get angry. This administration is determined to devel ...

October 03, 2019
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Letter: Woodbridge Voters Will Have Their Opportunity to Weigh In

|Date: October 03, 2019

Letter: Woodbridge Voters Will Have Their Opportunity to Weigh In

Woodbridge voters have not approved any sale of the former country club property to a developer. Yet, re ...

Woodbridge voters have not approved any sale of the former country club property to a developer. Yet, recent communications from our First Selectman suggest that she thinks the sale is going to happe ...

October 03, 2019
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Letter: Commending Amity High School Student for Outstanding Help

|Date: October 03, 2019

Letter: Commending Amity High School Student for Outstanding Help

My family is relocating to North Carolina after 9 years in Woodbridge. We are fortunate to have enjoyed t ...

My family is relocating to North Carolina after 9 years in Woodbridge. We are fortunate to have enjoyed the friendship of many in this town and through the school system. We would like to especially t ...

October 03, 2019
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To the Woodbridge Community

|Date: August 29, 2019

To the Woodbridge Community

Below is a letter that we want to share with all of you. This is an updated version of a letter that was ...

Below is a letter that we want to share with all of you. This is an updated version of a letter that was originally sent to the members of the Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society (AWHS) in July. ...

August 29, 2019
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No Bi-Partisanship in Town Appointments

|Date: August 29, 2019

No Bi-Partisanship in Town Appointments

Can we face some facts here? First Selectman Beth Heller promoted her bipartisanship during the recent c ...

Can we face some facts here? First Selectman Beth Heller promoted her bipartisanship during the recent campaign. Sen. Blumenthal was quoted in your paper, when describing Woodbridge, saying “you com ...

August 29, 2019
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Letter: The Friends of Woodbridge Library Say Thank You

|Date: August 29, 2019

Letter: The Friends of Woodbridge Library Say Thank You

The Friends of Woodbridge Library would like to thank everyone in our town, those that visited from neigh ...

The Friends of Woodbridge Library would like to thank everyone in our town, those that visited from neighboring towns, our volunteers and the dedicated library staff for making the Friends Annual Book ...

August 29, 2019
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Letter: Cluster Development Wrong Solution for CCW

|Date: May 30, 2019

Letter: Cluster Development Wrong Solution for CCW

I was unable to attend the May 8 Board of Selectmen’s (BOS) meeting, and only recently watched it on WGAT ...

I was unable to attend the May 8 Board of Selectmen’s (BOS) meeting, and only recently watched it on WGATV 79 on YouTube. I was particularly interested in hearing the presentations by the proposed de ...

May 30, 2019
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Letter: Heller Grateful for Support, Will Work for all Residents

|Date: May 30, 2019

Letter: Heller Grateful for Support, Will Work for all Residents

The recent election in the Town of Woodbridge is another fine example of American democracy in action. I ...

The recent election in the Town of Woodbridge is another fine example of American democracy in action. I was proud to be on the ballot with so many outstanding candidates, and I am honored to have be ...

May 30, 2019
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Letter: This is Prime-Time for Residents to Get Involved in Town Government

|Date: May 30, 2019

Letter: This is Prime-Time for Residents to Get Involved in Town Government

With May 6 election results in hand and a new annual budget in place, the town’s management cycle will re ...

With May 6 election results in hand and a new annual budget in place, the town’s management cycle will renew itself July 1, with new opportunities for residents to participate and contribute in the pr ...

May 30, 2019
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Letter: Woodbridge Seniors Well Served by Heller

|Date: May 02, 2019

Letter: Woodbridge Seniors Well Served by Heller

I write in support of First Selectman Beth Heller who is running for re-election on May 6th. As a long-s ...

I write in support of First Selectman Beth Heller who is running for re-election on May 6th. As a long-standing member of the Human Services Commission and as a Senior who has lived in Woodbridge for ...

May 02, 2019
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