Memorial Day 2020 and the coronavirus
This year I won’t be attending the annual Memorial Day ceremony in Richard Kemper Memorial Park as I have... (Read more)
5 / 25 / 2020
Letters archive
Showing 5/25/2020 to 1/9/2020
Commemorating those who made our history
Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the contributions of those who served in the military in times... (Read more)
5 / 24 / 2020
Wood announces 2020 campaign
I’m pleased to announce that I will be running again for state representative in the 141st district — Darien,... (Read more)
5 / 20 / 2020
Pedaling on
So what’s ya pedaling? Usually a bike. But today, a walk. Stay close. But keep a distance. The sun... (Read more)
5 / 17 / 2020
no imageNorwalk: Are we really all in this together?
A host of medical and science experts have suggested we’ll be operating in a COVID-19 world for the next... (Read more)
5 / 10 / 2020
no imageWhere I Stand
Mitigating thoughts about the pandemic: Currently, pending a vaccine, physical separation with lock-down have proven to be the only... (Read more)
5 / 10 / 2020
Five trends to watch that will affect Connecticut’s budget
To say the coronavirus pandemic has turned our state, our nation, and our world upside down would not be... (Read more)
5 / 10 / 2020
Small businesses need to unite
My name is Matthew Petrini and I am one of the owners at My 3 Sons in Norwalk. My... (Read more)
5 / 1 / 2020
no imageChurch during a pandemic
I serve as pastor of the Rowayton United Methodist Church, and we have been adapting as well as we can to... (Read more)
4 / 5 / 2020
no imageShout out to NPS
I want to give a shout out to the Norwalk Public School System especially to the teachers at Nathan... (Read more)
4 / 2 / 2020
no imageCoronavirus update: Recovery bridge loans for Connecticut businesses
The state’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has created a $25 million short-term loan program for Connecticut... (Read more)
3 / 26 / 2020
no imageWashington’s latest virus
Just when you think politicians care about you and I, Senate Democrats in Washington want to pull up their... (Read more)
3 / 24 / 2020
no imageTell us your story
Dear NoN Readers: First, a heartfelt thanks to our supporters and our best wishes that everyone is staying healthy... (Read more)
3 / 24 / 2020
no imageBest friends during our worst times: Consider fostering a shelter pet
For thousands of years, our companion animals have been our best friends in good times and bad. Now, as... (Read more)
3 / 21 / 2020
no imageStop the carbon adding menace
Updated, 2:30 p.m.: Text added; it had been omitted in error With all the recent talk about the need... (Read more)
3 / 7 / 2020
no imageThe pall hanging over us
The stock market plunge shows how financial giants and stock analysts view the economic impact of a corona virus... (Read more)
3 / 3 / 2020
no imageWake up America. Insurance companies prescribe your medications
Prior authorization (PA) is a term most of us have heard before ―medical professionals and patients alike. We associate... (Read more)
2 / 29 / 2020
no imageAdam Schiff is Atticus Finch
Having seen “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Broadway and now the impeachment trial at the Senate, I find both... (Read more)
2 / 29 / 2020
no imageReligious exemption for vaccinations must end
Medical quacks like chiropractor Jason Jenkins should not be guiding public health policies in my State. Period. Real experts... (Read more)
2 / 22 / 2020
no imageWhy I oppose HB-5044
H.B. No. 5044 (Raised), An Act Concerning Immunizations (the “Bill”), proposes to eliminate the religious exemption to vaccination. This... (Read more)
2 / 22 / 2020
no imageSign our petition to support education funding
Norwalk is a diverse city on many levels, and faces the challenges any city faces when dealing with fluid... (Read more)
2 / 22 / 2020
no imageWanted: Honest conversations about Norwalk’s finances
This is an open letter to the Norwalk Board of Education. I am unable to make the BOE meeting... (Read more)
2 / 18 / 2020
no imageFirst ‘Discuss Norwalk’ session showed challenges and progress
Discuss Norwalk, a gathering of citizens for a civil, non-political conversations about key city issues, launched Wednesday with the... (Read more)
2 / 17 / 2020
no imageToll money will go up in smoke
I noted in the Jan. 15th podcast with Heather from Good Morning Wilton that State Sen. Will Haskell wants... (Read more)
2 / 16 / 2020
no imageIn support of Bill 5044
As I have discussed publicly in the past as a disabled, chronically ill constituent residing in State Sen. Will... (Read more)
2 / 15 / 2020
no imageYes to tolling trucks and getting the roads and rails fixed
I support the draft tolling legislation, LCO No. 373, because it makes the big (Class 8 and above) trucks... (Read more)
2 / 8 / 2020
no imageAny hate crime is hate crime
Late last month, our Senator Bob Duff and Senate President Pro Tempore Looney announced “A Just Connecticut,” one of... (Read more)
2 / 7 / 2020
no imageCan new tax assessor help Norwalk keep pace with spending?
Last week, I attended the Common Council meeting when Norwalk’s newest employee, Tax Assessor William Ford, was confirmed. After... (Read more)
2 / 4 / 2020
no imageAs a vision, perhaps we should call it CT 20/200
On an unseasonably warm Sunday, on Jan. 12, I managed to find a room even more full of hot... (Read more)
1 / 19 / 2020
no imageSupport Dathan over Wilms in District 142 State Rep. race
The voters of the 142nd rejected Fred Wilms two years ago for his failure to take on critical issues... (Read more)
1 / 9 / 2020