The Democratic Town Committee lost one of our longest-serving and most loyal members at the end of April with the death of Jane Ross. Jane, who served in leadership positions in many groups in Town—most notably the Redding Land Trust and League of Women Voters—still found time to be a regular attendee and scribe for the Redding Democrats for over 20 years. She was fearless in her support for candidates who represented the best Redding,…
REDDING — The Redding Board of Education unanimously adopted a $22.1 million budget Tuesday — a 4.69 percent increase over the current year. The Board of Finance will now review the school board’s spending plan. Read more here in the News-Times.
The Oscar-nominated documentary film “RBG” will be shown at the Mark Twain Library on Wednesday, March 20, at 6:30pm. Sponsored by the Redding League of Women Voters and the Mark Twain Library. Register here
Dear Neighbor, Please join me on Saturday, February 2nd, at the Sycamore, 282 Greenwood Avenue in Bethel at 10:00AM for an opportunity to sit down and talk about issues that are important to the 2nd District and the State of Connecticut. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss issues you want addressed during this legislative session and any questions or concerns you may have. See you there! Sincerely,
“Edward Miner Lamont Jr., an unlikely Democratic standard bearer as a wealthy Greenwich businessman whose family tree includes titans of Wall Street and a left-wing philosopher, took office Wednesday as the 89th governor of Connecticut, a state buoyed by great wealth and burdened by decades of fiscal mismanagement. Lamont, 65, who once said he looks like a Republican and thinks like a Democrat, faces the challenge of delivering on a campaign that promised a blend…
CT Post — “Under the gold dome of the state Capitol, 149 state representatives and 33 senators took the oath of office Wednesday morning, promising to represent their constituents and the state of Connecticut in the now Democrat-dominated General Assembly.” Read more from the CT Post…
July 29, 2015, Redding CT — Democrats in Redding voted on their candidates for the fall municipal election at their Caucus Thursday, July 23rd. Julia Pemberton, who is currently serving her second year as Redding’s First Selectman, is at the top of the ticket again. She received a rousing endorsement from Selectman Leon Karvelis. “I have had the good fortune to work with Julia for 2 years, and seen up close her accomplishments for the…
