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Lamont Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for COVID-19

“As a neighboring state to New York, with thousands of residents who work in or travel to New York daily, Connecticut is within the epicenter of infection. The virus knows no state boundaries, as demonstrated by the hundreds of positive cases in Fairfield County.” – Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Continue Reading →

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Warning: Scammers Already Targeting Government COVID-19 Relief Checks

Victims are being targeted through text message, social media posts and messages, and phone calls. One scam is a Facebook post telling seniors about a special grant to help pay medical bills. The link leads to a website claiming to be a government agency called the “US Emergency Grants Federation” (phony, of course). Do not click on it. Continue Reading →

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LETTER: Pay As You Throw Is a Revenue Grab

“WasteZero claims PAYT will cut Greenwich MSW by 40%, but we already cut it 32% after instituting single stream recycling seven years ago, have a recycling rate way above Connecticut’s average, and have a 45-50% residential recycling rate already. The problem is commercial, and the solution to that needs more study before ramming PAYT down the throats of residents to solve something over which they have no control.” – Mark Fichtel Continue Reading →

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