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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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Letter: Meetinghouse Café Has Opened

|Date: August 30, 2018

Letter: Meetinghouse Café Has Opened

To the Editor, Recently, Meetinghouse Café opened at the Woodbridge Center, in the lower level at 4 Meeti ...

To the Editor, Recently, Meetinghouse Café opened at the Woodbridge Center, in the lower level at 4 Meetinghouse Lane. For many years, there was discussion in regards to opening a Café so that our re ...

August 30, 2018
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Letter: On The Dog Park

|Date: August 30, 2018

Letter: On The Dog Park

To the Editor, At the July 11, 2018 meeting of the Board of Selectmen, the dog park advocates referenced ...

To the Editor, At the July 11, 2018 meeting of the Board of Selectmen, the dog park advocates referenced the 2009 Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Management Plan for the 2 most publi ...

August 30, 2018
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Letter: Family Talk About Drinking – Back To School

|Date: August 30, 2018

Letter: Family Talk About Drinking – Back To School

Helping teens make good choices is as simple as starting a conversation, and back-to-school is an ideal t ...

Helping teens make good choices is as simple as starting a conversation, and back-to-school is an ideal time for parents to talk about avoiding peer pressure to drink underage. Research shows that pa ...

August 30, 2018
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Letter: Welcome Back To School

|Date: August 30, 2018

Letter: Welcome Back To School

Dear Amity Community, It is my pleasure to welcome everyone back as we begin the 2018-19 school year in t ...

Dear Amity Community, It is my pleasure to welcome everyone back as we begin the 2018-19 school year in the Amity Regional School District. On July 1, 2018, I started as Interim Superintendent of Sch ...

August 30, 2018
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Letter: CCW Property Historically Significant

|Date: June 28, 2018

Letter: CCW Property Historically Significant

As I understand it, the Woodbridge Board of Selectmen are considering four options for the former Country ...

As I understand it, the Woodbridge Board of Selectmen are considering four options for the former Country Club of Woodbridge (CCW) property. This even with advice provided this spring on how divided ...

June 28, 2018
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Letter: Tank You & Well Done!

|Date: June 28, 2018

Letter: Tank You & Well Done!

A great thank you and well done to the folks at Woodbridge town library for their recent series about the ...

A great thank you and well done to the folks at Woodbridge town library for their recent series about the Boys of ‘36-the fellows who rowed to victory at the 1936 Olympic games. My wife and I were ab ...

June 28, 2018
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Letter: Celebrate Independence Day Responsibly

|Date: June 28, 2018

Letter: Celebrate Independence Day Responsibly

This Fourth of July, Americans everywhere will toast to our nation’s 242st birthday. Fireworks will ligh ...

This Fourth of July, Americans everywhere will toast to our nation’s 242st birthday. Fireworks will light the night sky as friends, families, and communities gather together to celebrate our independ ...

June 28, 2018
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Letter: Proposal for a Community Supported Farm

|Date: May 23, 2018

Letter: Proposal for a Community Supported Farm

To the editor, May 14 marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of Massaro Community Farm. On that date ...

To the editor, May 14 marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of Massaro Community Farm. On that date in 2008 the Selectmen approved the Conservation Commission’s “Proposal for a Community Support ...

May 23, 2018
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Letter: Land Trust Walk at Baldwin Road Farm

|Date: May 23, 2018

Letter: Land Trust Walk at Baldwin Road Farm

To the Editor: The Woodbridge Land Trust invites the public to walk Baldwin Road Farm with us on Saturday ...

To the Editor: The Woodbridge Land Trust invites the public to walk Baldwin Road Farm with us on Saturday, June 2nd at 2pm (rain or shine). In recent years, the farm has been threatened by developmen ...

May 23, 2018
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