A BOE forum has been cancelled because three candidates of five have withdawn. The Democratic candidates for First Selectman, BET and Tax Collector are holding their own Democrats-only forum on November 1. Continue Reading →
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Don’t Miss the One, and ONLY Debate with Candidates for First Selectman
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The forum will be held at Round Hill Community House at 397 Round Hill Rd. The schedule is: 6:30pm refreshments followed by the forum from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Drew Marzullo, First Selectman, John Toner, League of Women Voters of Greenwich, Peter Tesei, Round Hill Community House, Round Hill Road
Tesei: Why I’m Running for Another Term as Greenwich First Selectman
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“We have the highest quality educational opportunities; a balanced approach to investment in our public infrastructure using prudent, responsible and effective methods of financing; excellent services for the most vulnerable of our residents and our increasing and active senior residents.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, First Selectman, Peter Tesei, Sandy Litvack, Townof Greenwich
Tesei on Charlottesville: Greenwich Republican Officials Abhor and Detest Behavior of White Supremacists and Nazis
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During his weekly WGCH 1490 radio show First Selectman Peter Tesei talked to a caller asking why she hadn’t heard him speak to the events at Charlottesville last Saturday. Tesei said Greenwich Republicans abhor and detest the behavior of Nazis and white supremacists, but that the vigil organized by Indivisible Greenwich was partisan. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, First Selectman, Indivisible Greenwich, Joanna Swomley, KKK, Neo-Nazis, Peter Tesei, white supremacists
A Lesson in Humanity: Diversity Training at Town Hall Packs the House with “Agents of Change”
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During a 3-hour diversity training workshop akin to Names Day at Greenwich High School, 66 town leaders talked about stereotypes, hate, bigotry and the power of allies. All agreed that silence is deadly. Personal anecdotes were powerful. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Volunteering, Anti-Defamation League, BET, Board of Education, Bobby Walker, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, bully
Farricker: Letter to Greenwich Republicans
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“Greenwich is responsible for 10% of ALL the money that the State has to spend. However, all we get back is about 0.25% and that is wrong. The fact is that our local administration has decided that fighting Hartford is more important than getting what we deserve which may be satisfying but it gets us nothing at all…. My priority is getting our fiscal house in order in a way that benefits all of the residents of Greenwich and if those ideas are considered “Republican” ideas, so be it.” – Frank Farricker, candidate for First Selectman Continue Reading →