This Week’s Letters to the Editor

August 31, 2026

Community is invited to hear live music at 10 Selden in September

An all-ages lineup of music and other events continues throughout the month

Amity and Beecher boards prepare for new school year as enrollment, finances and capital needs come into focus

Beecher board authorizes an additional teaching position if enrollment warrants it, while Amity weighs reserves, special-education growth and future capital projects

Beecher’s new $45–$60 million question: What needs fixing now — and what is regular lifecycle replacement?

Town says maintaining the existing school will cost $45–$60 million over 20 years, but its latest newsletter does not distinguish current needs from future lifecycle replacement of systems installed during the last renovation

Board Watch: Housing, Beecher Building Committee, Economic Development hold late-summer meetings

Housing planning turns toward public outreach and a call for input, Beecher committee maps the road to Oct. 13 referendum, and EDC advances fall priorities

Lamont outperforms statewide result in Woodbridge while the town’s Democratic registration continues its downward trend

Town turnout falls sharply from 2018 as 315 fewer voters participated despite more eligible voters than in the last contested gubernatorial primary

This Week’s Letters to the Editor

August 17, 2026

Town considers homestead exemptions for targeted tax relief after revaluation

Board of Finance subcommittee explores multiple strategies as members ask whether relief can be targeted to homeowners with the largest tax increases

Visiting the Racebrook Tract to see the impact of preservation

A conservation effort began more than a quarter-century ago when watershed lands were being sold off

Beecher Road School Building Committee reviews next project newsletter at special meeting

Online-only meeting focused on communications as committee prepares new phase of public outreach materials

New Connecticut law brings transparency requirements to police license plate reader systems

Gov. Lamont calls for additional guidance as local agencies prepare to adopt statewide ALPR policies by January 1

Survey says: Newly released records provide fuller picture of public feedback on Beecher Road School project

Freedom of Information request yields complete survey comments, supporting records and new insight into the Building Committee's work