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Letter: Town Leaders Need to Trim Government Spending

|Date: April 11, 2019

Letter: Town Leaders Need to Trim Government Spending

I read with great interest your article entitled “Sans Intervention, Taxes Will Spike Further, Report Fin ...

I read with great interest your article entitled “Sans Intervention, Taxes Will Spike Further, Report Finds” in your most recent edition. While we know Woodbridge to be an intentionally “bedroom” com ...

April 11, 2019
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Letter: Heller Effective Steward of Town’s Finances

|Date: April 11, 2019

Letter: Heller Effective Steward of Town’s Finances

On the town’s Election Day, Monday, May 6, I plan to vote for First Selectman Beth Heller and her team pr ...

On the town’s Election Day, Monday, May 6, I plan to vote for First Selectman Beth Heller and her team primarily because of her stewardship of the town’s finances. Beth has achieved savings, secured g ...

April 11, 2019
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Letter: Residents Need Most Detailed Information Possible

|Date: April 11, 2019

Letter: Residents Need Most Detailed Information Possible

In its rush to approve development of the former Country Club of Woodbridge (CCW) property, the Town Admi ...

In its rush to approve development of the former Country Club of Woodbridge (CCW) property, the Town Administration has to date failed to provide for meaningful public review and comment on a specific ...

April 11, 2019
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Letter: Why Aren’t They Listening?

|Date: April 11, 2019

Letter: Why Aren’t They Listening?

The town of Woodbridge administration is once again trying to push for development of what was the Countr ...

The town of Woodbridge administration is once again trying to push for development of what was the Country Club of Woodbridge. A magnificent parcel of land that the town purchased in 2009 as a way of ...

April 11, 2019
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Letter: Vote No on Taxing Accounting Services

|Date: April 11, 2019

Letter: Vote No on Taxing Accounting Services

I am a local CPA. I am writing to make certain your readers are aware of a proposed bill in the state Se ...

I am a local CPA. I am writing to make certain your readers are aware of a proposed bill in the state Senate that would, in effect, require many taxpayers to “pay a tax on paying their taxes.” I ref ...

April 11, 2019
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Letter: The Country Club of Woodbridge Property is our USS MASSACHUSETTS

|Date: April 11, 2019

Letter: The Country Club of Woodbridge Property is our USS MASSACHUSETTS

This year I had one of the most memorable weekends with my son. Through Woodbridge Cub Scout Pack 902, w ...

This year I had one of the most memorable weekends with my son. Through Woodbridge Cub Scout Pack 902, we had the opportunity to explore and stay over on the United States Naval Battleship, The USS M ...

April 11, 2019
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Letter: Gartland Was A Steadfast Advocate for Open Space

|Date: March 07, 2019

Letter: Gartland Was A Steadfast Advocate for Open Space

It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you of the death of Kathy Gartland on February 22, 2019. K ...

It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you of the death of Kathy Gartland on February 22, 2019. Kathy was a steadfast advocate for the protection and conservation of Open Space. Without Kathy ...

March 07, 2019
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Letter: Country Club of Woodbridge – Constructability Review

|Date: March 07, 2019

Letter: Country Club of Woodbridge – Constructability Review

At the February 13 Woodbridge Board of Selectmen (BoS) meeting, copies of the Country Club of Woodbridge ...

At the February 13 Woodbridge Board of Selectmen (BoS) meeting, copies of the Country Club of Woodbridge (CCW) Constructability Review were made public. Evidently, this had just been received by the ...

March 07, 2019
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Letter: CCW Proposals “Half-Baked” at Best

|Date: March 07, 2019

Letter: CCW Proposals “Half-Baked” at Best

Having studied the two proposals for development of the former Country Club of Woodbridge property, I wou ...

Having studied the two proposals for development of the former Country Club of Woodbridge property, I would deem them “half baked,” at best. Neither one of the proposals provide a complete solution f ...

March 07, 2019
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Letter: Former Amity Board Member Opposes Proposed Redistricting Bills

|Date: February 07, 2019

Letter: Former Amity Board Member Opposes Proposed Redistricting Bills

I am in opposition to both proposed Senate Bills 457 and 454 regarding forced consolidation of smaller sc ...

I am in opposition to both proposed Senate Bills 457 and 454 regarding forced consolidation of smaller school districts. These proposals would tear apart the Amity Regional School District #5 and eli ...

February 07, 2019
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Letter: Staff of the Human Services Department Offers Sincerely Thank You

|Date: January 11, 2019

Letter: Staff of the Human Services Department Offers Sincerely Thank You

Thanks to the generosity and support from the community, the holidays were made brighter for Woodbridge s ...

Thanks to the generosity and support from the community, the holidays were made brighter for Woodbridge seniors and families. The staff of the Human Services Department sincerely thanks the Woodbridg ...

January 11, 2019
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Letter: Civil Discourse is the Goal

|Date: December 14, 2018

Letter: Civil Discourse is the Goal

To the editor, As I read Larry Grotheer’s letter dated October 5, I was disappointed in the lack of facts ...

To the editor, As I read Larry Grotheer’s letter dated October 5, I was disappointed in the lack of facts and information my political counterpart presented. Equally alarming was the level of divisiv ...

December 14, 2018
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Letter: To The Amity Community

|Date: December 13, 2018

Letter: To The Amity Community

Dear Amity Community, The Amity Board of Education and the Amity School District were shocked and saddene ...

Dear Amity Community, The Amity Board of Education and the Amity School District were shocked and saddened by the fears and concerns reported by the students and community members about the anti-Semit ...

December 13, 2018
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Letter: Country Club of Woodbridge – What Are Our Selectmen Doing?

|Date: November 16, 2018

Letter: Country Club of Woodbridge – What Are Our Selectmen Doing?

In the “Woodbridge News and Events” for November 2018 under November Planning and Updates, First Selectma ...

In the “Woodbridge News and Events” for November 2018 under November Planning and Updates, First Selectman Beth Heller writes about the Former Country Club Property. She advises that the Selectmen ha ...

November 16, 2018
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Letter: Woodbridge Values Betrayed by Logan & Staneski

|Date: November 05, 2018

Letter: Woodbridge Values Betrayed by Logan & Staneski

Elections are about assessing and prioritizing shared values, and they allow for periodic changes in gove ...

Elections are about assessing and prioritizing shared values, and they allow for periodic changes in government when the values of a community are ignored or betrayed by elected officials. In this we ...

November 05, 2018
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Letter: Klarides Has Never Let Woodbridge Down

|Date: November 05, 2018

Letter: Klarides Has Never Let Woodbridge Down

Since the first day that I met Themis Klarides, I knew she was going to be a fantastic State Representati ...

Since the first day that I met Themis Klarides, I knew she was going to be a fantastic State Representative. And, I can tell you now, since being elected she hasn’t let me or the Town of Woodbridge d ...

November 05, 2018
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Letter: Vote “YES” to Protect Our Public

|Date: November 05, 2018

Letter: Vote “YES” to Protect Our Public

Finally, we have a major legislative measure to protect our public lands! On Election Day, November 6, 2 ...

Finally, we have a major legislative measure to protect our public lands! On Election Day, November 6, 2018, we have Question 2 which, if approved, will amend the state’s constitution to protect stat ...

November 05, 2018
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Letter: Progress on Baldwin Farm Easement

|Date: November 05, 2018

Letter: Progress on Baldwin Farm Easement

Over the past year, the Woodbridge Land Trust has been working with the State of Connecticut Department o ...

Over the past year, the Woodbridge Land Trust has been working with the State of Connecticut Department of Agriculture to purchase an agricultural conservation easement on Baldwin Farm, and we are gra ...

November 05, 2018
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Letter: On November Elections

|Date: October 04, 2018

Letter: On November Elections

To the Editor: Conscientious Woodbridge voters have an opportunity – and in my opinion, an obligation – o ...

To the Editor: Conscientious Woodbridge voters have an opportunity – and in my opinion, an obligation – on November 6 to help build a Connecticut firewall and repel what has assuredly become a militan ...

October 04, 2018
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Letter: Every Vote Counts

|Date: October 04, 2018

Letter: Every Vote Counts

To the Editor: As the 2016 presidential results brought home to us in stark detail, elections do matter a ...

To the Editor: As the 2016 presidential results brought home to us in stark detail, elections do matter and every vote counts! On November 6th, voters in the 114th State House District have the opport ...

October 04, 2018
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