Selectmen confront a growing list of Town infrastructure needs
Beecher referendum questions, Police Station renovation planning, failing plow-truck hydraulics, Town-wide roofs, and closed bridge among needs discussed
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This Week’s Letters to the Editor
September 14, 2026
Board Watch: Beecher makes the rounds as TPZ, EDC also tackle their own Town priorities
The $118.5 million school proposal took significant time at both meetings, while TPZ addressed housing and land-use matters and EDC members differed over Town growth versus a focus on the business district
Woodbridge remembers: Looking back as September 11 marks 25 years
A photo essay and recollection of Woodbridge’s 10th-anniversary ceremony to dedicate its 9/11 memorial
This Week’s Letters to the Editor
September 7, 2026
Board Watch: Charter Commission splits 4–3 on key votes, Building Committee plans final referendum outreach
Charter votes track Commission appointment divide; Beecher committee considers final voter mailing, cost messaging and remaining community outreach
Selectmen review lawsuits, long-term debt and Beecher project during five-hour special meeting
Board also approves additional Community & Cultural Center costs, reviews Town campus infrastructure needs, and advances several other initiatives
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
Elections
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
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This Week’s Letters to the Editor
August 17, 2026
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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
Community Voice
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
Our Schools
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
Government
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
Government
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
Community Voice
Amity Chamber invites the community to its inaugural regional fair
Hosted in Woodbridge, the free event will showcase the Chamber’s expanded regional focus, connecting residents with local businesses and organizations
Government
Woodbridge advances $8 million business district project, but questions remain about return on investment
Thirteen months after an initial public presentation, plans are more detailed — but the Town has yet to estimate how its infrastructure investments could expand Woodbridge's commercial tax base
Government
Revisiting the record of the 2014 Beecher Road School referendum
As Woodbridge prepares for another school referendum, the Chronicle reviewed contemporaneous public records to reconstruct the public planning, legal review and voter outreach that guided the Town's last school construction project
Community Voice
Music and community events at 10 Selden this August
An all-ages lineup of live music, community gatherings and an open jam session continues throughout the month
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Board Watch: Housing Commission discusses long-term planning while Board of Selectmen makes staffing appointments
Commissioners discuss housing strategy, public outreach and collaboration with planners, as Selectmen approve personnel appointments and organizational changes