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WOODBURY — The Board of Finance reviewed the town’s proposed fiscal year 2023-24 budget, which had been previously recommended by the Board of Selectmen, at a meeting on Wednesday, March

By causing the underfunding of property tax relief grants, the 2017-18 guardrails produced an imbalance in CT budget priorities.

The guardrails produced genuine benefits, but reenacting them without reexamining them was a missed opportunity in CT.

NewCanaaanite.com recently received the following letter(s) to the editor. Please email letters to editor@newcanaanite.com for publication here. *** Dear Editor, It is disappointing that the Board of Selectmen will be discussing a new, taller, cell tower behind West School at their 8:30 a.m. meeting on Tuesday (3/21). The proposal this past fall/winter was for a […]

Lawmakers and gun control advocates in Connecticut are criticizing Brookfield First Selectwoman Tara Carr over tweets allegedly made on her account that use language often associated with gunfire in r...

State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, Stamford, said in a statement on Twitter that Carr’s behavior merits “a visit from the secret service and is incompatible with any position in public office or public trust.”

Finally, we heard from the Chair of the Democratic Town Committee in Brookfield, Aaron Zimmer. Zimmer was a guest on the Ethan, Lou & Large Dave Show on Tuesday (2/14/23) and said the 5G tower is less of a question, and more of certainty that poses no risk to the community. We asked Zimmer his thoughts on the 5G Tower, this was his response:

Monteiro joined the I-95 Morning Show on Tuesday (2/7/23) to express his issues with the cell tower. He explained this is bigger than one installation, there could be more towers and a small group of unelected officials have control over these decisions.

East Lyme Town Hall will now have to undergo significant renovations after reaching a settlement regarding allegations of incompliance with the Americans with...

“Under federal law, public entities are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of disability. The ADA authorizes the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate complaints and undertake periodic reviews of compliance of covered entities,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.