Letter to the Editor

MI Opponents: Plan is Driven by Hamill Rink User Committee Priority of No Loss of Ice Time

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“The result is a $24 million redesign of almost the entirety of Morlot Park which includes a new 40,000 square foot rink facility, more than 30% larger than the current rink, ‘flips’ the rink location with the existing baseball field and constructs a new baseball field on the location of the current rink. The Byram Veterans Memorial Tree Grove, now surrounded on all sides by open vistas, will be ‘honored’ with a 40 foot tall windowless wall almost immediately adjacent to one end of the grove.” – Liz Eckert, Joseph Kantorski, Al Shehadi, Lucy Von Brachel Continue Reading →

Government

US Attorney U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery Announces Resignation

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“I regret, but fully understand, Vanessa Avery’s departure, and I am grateful for her dedicated, highly successful service as U.S. Attorney. Her leadership has been insightful and incisive – inspiring to her excellent team working to protect public safety and the rule of law. I hope to make recommendations, along with my colleague Senator Murphy, to President-elect Trump, based on merit and guided by our bipartisan selection committee.” – US Senator Richard Blumenthal Continue Reading →

Government

RTM Rink MI Appeal: Explanatory Comments Urge Town to Go Back to the Drawing Board

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The recommendation of the four Byram residents appealing the Municipal Improvement is for the RTM to reject the MI application by the Town and instruct the Town to come back with an application which is consistent with the POCD, which reflects the involvement of the neighboring community and neighborhood association, and which responds to consistent feedback from local organizations such as the BNA, Town commissions and the general public. Continue Reading →