In a stunning victory the Marlborough Republicans celebrated at the Marlborough Traven a complete sweep of all races. Voter turn out was high at 1157 votes cast. Compared with the town meeting votes this past summer on the budget of around 600 voters. In the highly contested election for Board of Finance, Cliff Denniss...
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Board of Selectmen meeting tonight. Topic: Town Charter Revision! BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING – AGENDA – Town Hall – October 6, 2009 7:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS …. b. Charter Revision – Objectives & Staffing ….. 9. ADJOURNMENT
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Letter to the editor: (BOS meeting Sept 1st at 7:00PM at the Senior Center) September 1, 2009 To Marlborough Board of Selectmen: I had not intended to send this letter to the Board until I saw the agenda posted for this meeting and realized that you have decided to move public comment from its...
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Via email to the editor There is a meeting tonight to discuss the budget at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall. The Board of Selectmen, Boards of Education, and Board of Finance have been invited. But you are not invited, unless you are on the BOF, BOS, and BOE. Rather odd to have an...
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More Rattlesnakes on West Road, Marlborough. Freshly killed Rattlesnake (death by car) just opposite Blish Road. About 4 feet long and about 4 inches thick. 6 rattles on it’s tail. It looked healthy, except for the fact it was flat in one section. What stuck me is how difficult it would be to see...
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Thanks to Ken for providing this copy. Pre Referendum Public Hearing Handout 2002
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A comment I raised to an article. The author is referring to a previous letter to the editor. Letters to the editor are always welcome, all viewpoints. I am the gentleman who first testified at the recent WPCA Public Hearing, and I’d like to address your discussion points in a respectful and candid manner:...
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From: The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations Contact: Susan Kniep, President Website: http://ctact.org/ Email: fctopresident@aol.com Telephone: 860-841-8032 The healthcare debate has been fueled with passion by both those who support a reformed national healthcare policy and those who are opposed. Relevant to the debate should be what taxpayers on a local, state and national...
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From KENNETH HJULSTROM to editor via email. I was only at the WPCA Public Hearing for a short while but I started to detect a common theme. It was “spread the pain”. A lot of the speakers wanted to spread the cost equally over ALL of the residents. I assume that the costs associated...
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Here’s your chance to actually get your voice heard. From the CT GOP website. HEALTH CARE ALERT!!! HIMES, COURTNEY TO HOLD HEARINGS THURS.; Murphy To Hit Stop N Shop Wedsnesday Citizens can have a change to voice their displeasure with the proposed health care reforms efforts, (HB 3200) and other proposals offered by the...
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What do you think our Grandparents would say about this? The Cash For Clunkers requires complete destruction of the traded in cars. Complete, no recycled bumpers, no recycled windshields, nothing can be used. This is sheer waste. This is Government in action.
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by Scott A. Hodge, The Tax Foundation Newly released data from the IRS clearly debunks the conventional Beltway rhetoric that the “rich” are not paying their fair share of taxes. Indeed, the IRS data shows that in 2007—the most recent data available—the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid 40.4 percent of the total income...
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Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd is down in the polls in the wake of reports about his sweetheart mortgage deal from Countrywide Financial and his undervalued Irish “cottage.” So Senator Hedge Fund has been recasting himself as a populist critic of Wall Street, drug companies and other business targets. Indeed a link to the official...
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From MSNBC. We are not alone! ELKHART, Ind.— After a long winter, this is high season for road repair, and the Elkhart County Highway Department has a busy schedule. But deep budget cuts have forced changes in that schedule to try to get the same work done with less money. Instead of working a...
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KENNETH HJULSTROM to editor The Town plans to relocate the War Memorial Monument which currently sits by the side entrance to Town Hall, but can it be moved in one piece? The plaques have been removed and some excavation has begun around the monument, but its construction raises concerns about the ability of movement...
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