May 7, 2020
If you have been hearing the sound of fire trucks rolling through your neighborhood lately, don’t worry. It is not an emergency they are responding to; […]
May 7, 2020
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and, in honor of the special occasion, teachers and students in New Fairfield will be able see each other in person–properly physically […]
May 4, 2020
April 29, 2020
April 23, 2020
At an April 20 special virtual joint meeting, the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance each voted to approve the Town’s purchase of 78 Gillotti […]
April 23, 2020
I hope this finds you well. As I write this column, we have 74 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Fairfield, and have suffered one […]
April 22, 2020
At a special virtual Board of Selectmen meeting on April 13, the Board discussed adoption of tax relief options as outlined by Governor Lamont’s executive order, […]
April 19, 2020
As normal life has paused in the last month and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future, much of our existence has been […]
April 19, 2020
April 16, 2020
I am in favor of moving forward with the schools proje ct approved by voters last October – and here’s why. The problems at Consolidated Elementary […]
April 10, 2020
Governor Lamont’s recent Executive Order 7i (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamont-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-7I.pdf – See specifically #13.) alters the usual budget process for towns such as New Fairfield this year. The Governor’s […]
April 10, 2020
There is a lot of misinformation circulating on social media regarding the school construction project and the potential impact on this year’s budget. The Town budget […]