“…a grossly watered-down version of the House bill has been approved by the Senate. I’m proud of the legislators on both sides of the aisle who were able to move us baby-steps closer to something meaningful, but this compromise bill is a pathetic ghost of the changes needed.” – Stephanie Paulmeno Continue Reading →
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March for Our Lives Rally Planned for Saturday to Demand an End of Gun Violence
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On Saturday, June 11 there will be a March For Our Lives rally at 11:00am at Mill River Park, Broad St. & Washington Blvd in Stamford to demand an end to gun violence. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Buffalo, gun control, gun safety, gun violence, March for Our Lives, Texas, Uvalde
Quigley: Gun Violence In America And The Intolerable Cost Of Inaction 
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“As a lifelong Republican I understand, appreciate and respect my party’s concern for the rights embodied in the second amendment. Yet, it is clear to all that gun violence in American needs to be addressed with urgency.” – Dan Quigley, Greenwich Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Dan Quigley, gun violence
GROUP LETTER: Fazio makes false claims about police accountability bill
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“At a candidate debate last week, Fazio recalled his prediction last year that the bill would lead to a ‘massive precipitation of crime and violence’ and then pointed to the sharp increase in gun homicide in Connecticut during the pandemic as proof of his assertion. There’s just one inconvenient truth for Fazio: the accountability provisions he calls “awful” don’t go into effect until 2022.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Alexis Gevanter, CT Against Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, gun violence, Moms Demand Action, Ryan Fazio, Special Election
State Senate Candidates Asked about Police Accountability, CRT, Tolls, Zoning, and Taxes during Debate Intended for Millennials
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The event was organized by My Voting Power Greenwich and sponsored by Greenwich Sentinel, WGCH 1490 AM and Moore Associates. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Alexis Gevanter, Greenwich High School, gun safety, gun violence, John Blankley, LGBTQ rights, reproductie rights
League of Women Voters to Host Talk with Nicole Hockley on Preventing Gun Violence
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Join the League of Women Voters for an informative conversation with Nicole Hockley, a national leader on gun violence prevention, and Lucy Arecco, Greenwich High School Bella House Administrator. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Greenwich High School, gun violence, Kay Maxwell, League of Women Voters CT, League of Women Voters US, Lucy Arecco, Nicole Hockley
PHOTOS: Hundreds of GHS Students Take Part in Walk-Out to Protest Gun Violence
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Hundreds of Greenwich High School students participated in a national walk out to protest gun violence on Thursday. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, GHS, Gigi Imperatore, Greenwich High School, gun control, gun safety, gun violence
Letter: Few things make me angrier than adults who underestimate teens
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“Snyder asks if GHS students pay taxes, as if being a taxpayer is a prerequisite to exercising one’s right to free expression under the First Amendment.” – Sarah E. Littman Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Berrin Snyder, First Amendment, freedom of speech, Greenwich High School, gun violence, Parkland, Sarah Darer
PHOTOS: Students Lead Powerful ‘March for Our Lives’ Event in Stamford
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Hundreds gathered in Stamford’s Mill River Park for the March for Our Lives demonstration. About a dozen high school students spoke. Paul Simon sang The Sound of Silence. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Connecticut Against Gun Violence, ENOUGH Campaign, Everytown Survivor Network, gun safety, gun violence, March for Our Lives, Mayor David Martin
Media Banned from “Unity Rally” at GHS. No “Walk Out” Allowed
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Rather than a walk out, a highly structured indoor event that was billed as a Unity Rally.The first speaker was Headmaster Winters. Continue Reading →