Saturday, January 16, 2021
Essex Letters
Letters • Published Jan. 08, 2020 08 a.m.
A Long History
I encourage you strongly not pay too much attention to writers howling about firearms advertising. For a newspaper to give into that sort of thing really is an example of the potential of tyranny...
Letters • Published Jan. 08, 2020 08 a.m.
The Courier’s Predicament
I applaud the Courier’s position concerning advertisers in its newspaper (re: Jan. 2 letter “Gun Ads Unfit for Community Newspaper” by Debra Paulson). Sensitivity...
Letters • Published Nov. 20, 2019 08 a.m.
A Collaborative Endeavor
On behalf of the Essex Elementary School Foundation, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the staff and students at Essex Elementary School for their enthusiastic participation in the...
Letters • Published Nov. 13, 2019 08 a.m.
To Continue the Work
We are honored that Essex voters have given us another opportunity to serve the town we all love. It is gratifying that so many of our fellow citizens exercised their right to choose the officials ...
Letters • Published Nov. 13, 2019 08 a.m.
Make the Necessary Changes
I am a shoreline resident and alumnus of the local Valley Regional High School. For several years now, Valley Regional High School has used a racially and culturally offensive depiction of an...
Letters • Published Nov. 13, 2019 08 a.m.
Preserve, Grow, and Improve
It was early morning on Nov. 5, when I pulled my truck into the parking lot at the Essex Town Hall. I stood there all day with my wife Yvette and my campaign manager, Samantha Barlow from Whatever ...
Letters • Published Oct. 30, 2019 08 a.m.
No Doom and Gloom
When you have lived in Essex for as long as I have (18 years), you have the experience to compare what’s happening now to the way it was in the old days. We’re still a small town...
Letters • Published Oct. 30, 2019 08 a.m.
The Most Effective Way
Your readers’ votes on Nov. 5 are vitally important. Amid the divisiveness and uncertainty that now grips our country, casting a ballot in our local election is by far the most effective...
Letters • Published Oct. 30, 2019 08 a.m.
Incredible Outpouring of Support
Two weeks ago, more than a hundred members of our local community attended 90 Years in Ivoryton, a benefit to raise funds for local afterschool and day camp programs at Incarnation Center. The...
Letters • Published Aug. 28, 2019 08 a.m.
Amazing and Thorough Job
I want to thank you, on behalf of the all animal lovers that your paper serves, for the amazingly comprehensive article on taking care of one’s dogs during the fireworks and storms [June 26,...
Letters • Published Aug. 07, 2019 08 a.m.
For All They Do
I would like to thank Jim and Nan Crowell from the Ivoryton Tavern. They organized a fundraiser for Special Olympics on July 29. The night was a huge success. More than 80 people were there as...
Letters • Published July 31, 2019 08 a.m.
A Tremendous Success
The eighth annual Run for Chris 5K with the Y was held on June 22, in Essex, attracting many runners from both in and out of state. The Valley Shore YMCA has been a wonderful partner for promoting ...
Letters • Published June 26, 2019 08 a.m.
Still a Tax
In State Representative Christine Palm (D-36)’s review of the recent legislative session [June 13 article “State Rep. Palm Reviews Legislative Freshman Year”], she asserts...
Letters • Published June 26, 2019 08 a.m.
Managing Their Money Responsibly
As a selectman in Essex, I’m often asked how our town’s budget development process can happen every year without the divisiveness and discord that characterize the process in many...
Letters • Published June 19, 2019 08 a.m.
A Devastating Decline
Bees are on the decline. Bee pollination is responsible for much of the food we eat. Their decline will seriously impact our food supply.According to the National Pesticide Information...
Letters • Published June 12, 2019 08 a.m.
Merchants, Friends, and Artists
On May 10 and 11 in the Town Park, the Essex Garden Club held its 67th May Market. The Silent Auction Committee of May Market would like to thank our area merchants, friends, and artists for the...
Letters • Published May 15, 2019 08 a.m.
Commitment to Helping
While attending the recent Essex Fire Department Pancake Breakfast and seeing the level of teamwork involved in preparing it for so many, I began to reflect on the extent of the commitment the...
Letters • Published May 15, 2019 08 a.m.
If I May Suggest
I just read through the police blotter in the latest edition of the Valley Courier. It seems that there are an awful lot of minor vehicle accidents going on. Most of them seem preventable ...
Letters • Published April 10, 2019 08 a.m.
Historic Piece of Art
On behalf of the Essex Elementary School Foundation, I would like to extend a big thank you to our community and the students at Essex Elementary School (EES) for their submissions to the Essex...
Letters • Published Feb. 13, 2019 08 a.m.
An Extraordinary Success
On Jan. 25 and 26, Putt Fore the Essex Library transformed our library into an 18-hole mini-golf course. It was a very special event. The Friday evening adults-only round of mini-golf saw the...
Letters • Published Jan. 09, 2019 08 a.m.
All About the Kids
Again it was an exceptional outpouring of generosity and care from our area residents in support of the 2018 Toys for Tots campaign. Toys were overflowing in our offices both Essex and Old Lyme....
Letters • Published Dec. 26, 2018 08 a.m.
The Coming Year
The holiday season is a time when we enjoy good cheer and look forward to the promise of a bright new year. It is a time when we resolve to do the things that didn’t get done in the old...
Letters • Published Dec. 12, 2018 08 a.m.
The Wrong Pick Up Address
On behalf of Ivoryton Illuminations, I am writing to apologize to all of the people who waited at the Essex Congregational Church on Dec. 1 for the Illuminations shuttle that never arrived....
Letters • Published Dec. 05, 2018 08 a.m.
An Apology
I am offering an apology to our neighbors and friends in the Essex Village community. The First Congregational Church in Essex, UCC, at the top of the hill in downtown Essex has been draped in a...
Letters • Published Dec. 05, 2018 08 a.m.
Courier is Remiss
We were shocked and dismayed that you accepted an ad from CT Reloading of Branford in our local community paper, the Valley Courier, on Nov. 22. With the almost weekly gun violence in...
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