Debates included the topics of funding capital projects, climate resilience, energy cost savings and public safety. Continue Reading →
Heated Finance Board Debate: Zingers, Accusations and Raised Voices
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Differences Emerge between Selectmen Candidates: Mill Rate, School Infrastructure, Witherell, PPPs
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The Selectmen debates on Wednesday night were nothing if not cordial. The audience – maxed out to the room’s capacity, with the overflow had been diverted to Zoom – was exceedingly polite. Gone was the heckling and disrespectful behavior that punctuated some past debates. There were no zingers surprise twists. Anyone waiting for fireworks was disappointed. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Board of Selectmen, Fred Camillo, Hanna Klingbeil, Janet Stone McGuigan, Kay Maxwell, Lauren Rabin, League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters Urges Support Grant for Registrars under Consideration by the RTM
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“Our Registrars, Republican Fred DeCaro and Democrat Mary Hegarty, run a first-class operation. Their professionalism is exemplary. They plan to use this grant, in part, to respond to as yet-unknown provisions of state law to implement Early Voting as well as other improvements in election technology and management.” – Sandy Waters Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, League of Women Voters, RTM, Sandy Waters
LWV Greenwich Partners with Coffee for Good and Pizza Post to Get Out the Vote!
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The offers will be in effect all day on Election Day only. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Coffee for Good, Get Out the Vote, League of Women Voters, Pizza Post
LWV Greenwich President: Overturning of Roe v. Wade Signals Erosion of Civil Liberties
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“Based on Justice Thomas’s concurring opinion, can we expect an erosion of rights to same sex marriage, contraceptive use, among other civil liberties resting on the same rights of privacy articulated in Roe v. Wade?” – Sandy Waters, President, LWV Greenwich Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, civil liberties, League of Women Voters, Roe v Wade, Sandy Waters, vote
Selectmen Candidates Talk Priorities for Greenwich during LWV Debate
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Topics included deteriorating public schools Infrastructure, Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, public-private partnerships, partisan rancor, affordable housing. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, affordable housing, BET, Bill Kelly, BOE, Central Middle School, Fred Camillo, Governor Ned Lamont
National Voter Registration Day is Sept 28
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As many as 1 in 4 eligible Americans are not registered to vote. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Greenwich High School, League of Women Voters, National Voter Registration Day, Registrars of Voters
CT State Senate Candidates for 36th District Spar: Glass Half Empty or Glass Half Full?
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Candidates disagreed on power, energy, TCI, unfunded pension debt, and taxes. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Alexis Gevanter, Aya DeSimone, John Blankley, Kay Maxwell, League of Women Voters, Ryan Fazio, Sandy Waters
League of Women Voters Announces “Dear Madam Vice President” Essay Contest Winners
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Students were encouraged to write a letter to Vice President Harris, sharing their stories, advice, and wishes. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Amrutha Nandakumar, Arya Devi Pelletier, Kamala Harris, League of Women Voters, Madeline Liew
Forum Announced: Fixing Greenwich Public Schools Infrastructure – The Plan and the Cost
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Panelists will include Schools Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones, Chief Operating Officer Sean O’Keefe, Facilities Director Dan Watson, School Board chair Peter Bernstein and Vice chair Kathleen Stowe. Continue Reading →