On Wednesday night the nominating committee for Greenwich Democrats recommended a slate of candidates for the November 2023 municipal elections. Continue Reading →
Joe Angland
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DTC Chair: Local Republicans Support Our Public Schools? The Facts Prove Otherwise.
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“We hope you will vote for all six Democratic candidates for the BET this coming November so that our students can thrive in the learning environment they deserve.” – Joe Anglane, DTC chair Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Greenwich Democrats, GTC, Joe Angland
ANGLAND: What’s behind the attacks on our public schools?
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“Conservative commentator Christopher Rufo outlined the plan: ‘To get to universal school choice, you really need to operate from a premise of universal public school distrust.’ And what better way to subvert trust in a system that benefits all than by defunding public schools, and then attacking them as ‘failing’?” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Greenwich Public Schools, Joe Angland, Kimberly Fiorello
DTC Chair: Republican Candidates’ Rush to Judgement Reeks of Political Opportunism
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“Kim Fiorello, Ed Lopez and Peter Sherr have thrown caution, fairness and concern for the town’s finances to the wind.” – Joe Angland, DTC chair
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Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Ed Lopez, Greenwich DTC, Joe Angland, Kim Fiorello, Peter Sherr
DTC Chair Pushes Back on RTC Debate Lineup
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“Our candidates have not been invited to any debate sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. I checked with the Chamber today (Wednesday), and they said they had never planned to host a debate and had no idea what the Republican Town Committee was talking about.” – Joe Angland, Greenwich DTC chair Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, debates, DTC, Joe Angland
UPDATED: Greenwich Republicans Decline to Participate in 2022 LWV Debates
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“Greenwich Republicans declined a fourth debate invitation from the Greenwich League of Women voters because of the organization’s diminishing neutrality and objectivity in recent years.” – RTC chair Beth MacGillivray Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Beth MacGillivray, Greenwich DTC, Greenwich RTC, Joe Angland, Kay Maxwell, League of Women Voters Greenwich, Sandy Waters
Greenwich Democratic Candidates Prepared to Fight against Rollback of Rights
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The gathering was on the heels of the US Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, DTC, Hector Arzeno, Joe Angland, Rachel Khanna, reproductive rights, Roe v Wade, Steve Meskers
PHOTOS: Joyful and Bipartisan Crowd Celebrates Pride in Greenwich
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“I really want to salute Fred and Lauren for being here. This is courage. This is principle. I’m proud to call you both my friends.” – Jim Himes Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Allison Kahn, Colin Hosten, Fred Camillo, Gabriela Marcus, Hector Arzeno, Janet Stone McGuigan, Jim Himes
Greenwich DTC: BET Republicans rejected school capital projects, including structural study for CMS
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“Over the objections of the BET Democrats, the BET Republicans have rejected school capital projects, including the structural study for CMS that led to its closure this week.” Greenwich DTC Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Andy Duus, BET, BET Democrats, BET Republicans, Beth Krumeich, Bill Drake, David Weisbrod
DTC Chair: RTC Statement on Capitol Insurrection Does Not Go Far Enough
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“There is no mention of the words and actions of President Trump and his minions that directly inspired the mob, as though the outrageous behavior arose spontaneously as opposed to having been courted for months by a disgruntled president unable to accept the reality of his election loss.” – Joe Angland, DTC Chair Continue Reading →