Letters • Published Aug 10, 2022 08 am
This November I am encouraging voters to support our State Representative, Devin Carney, for re-election. His dedication to public safety is well-documented in the bills ...
Letters • Published Jul 20, 2022 08 am
By Maria Caulfield
This is a thank-you note to several people:
First, to all those individuals who came to the aid of my elderly friend when I brought her and her caregiver to Saybrook Poin...
Letters • Published Jul 13, 2022 08 am
So, this rescinding of bylaws with the Police Commission. Neither Fire Selectman Carl Fortuna or Town Attorney Michael Cronin grew up here; they don’t speak for the peopl...
Letters • Published Jul 06, 2022 08 am
Taxation with representation is fundamental to town governments. The voters and taxpayers of Old Saybrook overwhelmingly voted for new elected Old Saybrook Police Commiss...
Letters • Published May 25, 2022 08 am
The members of the Old Saybrook Garden Club extend our very grateful thanks to everyone for supporting our club’s annual Gardeners’ Market held on the Old Saybrook Town G...
Letters • Published Apr 27, 2022 08 am
Thanks go to all the incredible residents of Old Saybrook and the Connecticut shoreline and beyond! They made this year’s Shoreline Fire Departments 10th annual Food Driv...
Letters • Published Apr 06, 2022 08 am
The Hart House Heritage Gardens is a hidden gem in Old Saybrook. Those looking for a quiet place to sit and contemplate life or read, have a cup of coffee or lunch with a...
Letters • Published Mar 30, 2022 08 am
It is a sure sign that spring has arrived when we see cars in the parking lot at the Dairy Queen on Route 1 in Old Saybrook. This spring brings with it a very special rea...
Letters • Published Mar 23, 2022 08 am
The Exchange Club has kept the American flags flying on Old Saybrook’s Main Street since the program was instituted. This year we need some help.
About seven years ago, w...
Letters • Published Feb 02, 2022 07 am
As a ten-year resident of Old Saybrook, I wish to share my experiences in dealing with the Old Saybrook Police Department (OSPD).
Two summers ago, I was driving on Main S...
Letters • Published Jan 26, 2022 07 am
“If you build it, they will come.” Rays for Rams is rapidly reaching its realization to illuminate the playing field for Friday night lights. We have been supported so so...
Letters • Published Dec 01, 2021 07 am
Off to a glowing start, Rays for Rams has amassed almost $30,000 toward installation of lights at the Old Saybrook High School Turf Field. That’s a fifth of the goal esta...
Letters • Published Nov 17, 2021 07 am
Congratulations go to all re-elected and newly elected members of Old Saybrook boards and commissions. Whether they are Democrat, Republican, or unaffiliated, I look forw...
Letters • Published Nov 17, 2021 07 am
I respectfully disagree with David L. LaMay’s Nov. 4 letter “100 Percent Volunteers.” Volunteers choose their endeavors and provide vital services to society. On the othe...
Letters • Published Nov 03, 2021 08 am
A great number of letters have appeared in the Harbor News this election season and each week I read them all. Some of the opinions expressed, I agree with and some I do ...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
As the first selectman of Old Saybrook for the last 10 years, I want to say that it has been my honor and privilege to serve the town’s residents with Scott Giegerich as ...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
I am writing in support of Jane Wisialowski’s candidacy for the Old Saybrook Parks and Recreation Commission. Jane has been a neighbor for 20 years, and she is known thro...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
As an Old Saybrook small business owner, I know firsthand the importance of zoning and how zoning can either help or hurt our community. Therefore, I want someone who wil...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
As election day draws near, I encourage all Old Saybrook residents to exercise their rights to cast a ballot. Old Saybrook municipal elections are won and lost by very sm...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
I wholeheartedly support having school resource officers in Old Saybrook! The issue of whether to have school resource officers in our local schools continues to be discu...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
It is my privilege to endorse Kevin Danby for the Old Saybrook Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA).
I have known Kevin for 15 years, and during this time I have known him to be...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
I am John O’Brien and I am running to serve on the Old Saybrook Board of Finance. I previously served on the board from 2005 through 2019. My 40 years of business experie...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
Chet Bialicki is the combination of fresh perspective, professional experience, and community connection that Westbrook needs in its new first selectman. Chet has been de...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
I have decided not to run for the Old Saybrook Board of Finance this term. After three terms on the board, I will be stepping down to provide new members with the opportu...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
Electing someone to a Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is a lot like hiring someone for a job in the sense that one’s qualifications matter. Well, I’ve known Kevin Danby for...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
It takes more than civic zeal and enthusiasm to serve as a member the Police Commission. It requires total commitment, drive, resolve, and an almost limitless energy to p...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
After 55 years of living in Old Saybrook, and enjoying all the wonderful programs, events, open spaces and beautiful vistas our town has to offer, I want to ensure that o...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
My name is Chris Root and I along with my sister Renee Root Shippee are lifelong residents of the Town of Old Saybrook. My sister has served as a police commissioner for ...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
As someone who has gone through the zoning application process, I know firsthand how difficult and frustrating the process can be. It can be overwhelming at times; there ...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
I am writing to express my enthusiastic support of Barbara Labriola for treasurer in Old Saybrook. Barbara and I moved into our Knollwood beach community at the same time...
Letters • Published Oct 27, 2021 08 am
Retiree Charles (Chuck) Gadon gets my endorsement for the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). Chuck would make a great addition to the Republican team led by Carl Fortuna and ...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
You know it’s election season when the leaves start to turn, the pumpkin patch returns to First Church, the mums are in bloom, and political lawn signs are everywhere. Dr...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
In the upcoming election on Nov. 2, I will be voting for Nancy Giannini to be Westbrook’s next town clerk. Nancy will bring enthusiasm to the role and make the office a w...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
For the last two years, I’ve served on the Old Saybrook Police Commission. While COVID has dominated most of our domestic headlines, so too has the field of policing. Sto...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
It is with pleasure and confidence that I write this letter on behalf of Kevin Danby for re-election to the position he holds on Old Saybrook’s Zoning Board of Appeals. I...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I am proud to have the opportunity to write in support of Tom Burns, who is running as a candidate for the Westbrook Board of Finance. As Tom’s wife, I have had a front-r...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I am writing this letter as an endorsement of Kevin Danby as a candidate for the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). As an independent voter, I value the candidate before the ...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I’ve known Kevin Danby for more than 50 years. In fact, he started pumping gas for me when he was just a teenager. I must say that it truly has been a pleasure to watch h...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
Today, the fabric of our democracy is threatened. Voters need to remember that the people they elect are public servants and not volunteers. Elected officials must listen...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I challenge the residents of Westbrook to make a positive change in the Westbrook Town Clerk’s Office and elect Nancy P. Giannini. Westbrook voters won’t find a more dedi...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I am so excited about Chet Bialicki’s and Vince Gentile’s candidacies for first selectman and selectman. They are both caring, open, and honest people with high integrity...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
We encouraging your readers to consider casting their votes in support of Haifa Jalil for the Westbrook Board of Education. Serving on the Board of Education requires a d...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
As we approach another election cycle here in Clinton, I have found that our new town manager form of government has been working well since its initiation. We have had c...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
Barbara Labriola is a good friend and a good neighbor and, most important in the context of the upcoming election, a good citizen of Old Saybrook. She has been an observa...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
I am writing in support of Joan Angelini for town clerk of Westbrook. I have lived in Westbrook for more than 20 years. I have coached basketball in the town, both as a t...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
It’s my honor to be endorsed by Westbrook’s Democratic Town Committee for the Board of Selectmen. I’m running for the Board of Selectmen because I love our great town and...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
As Westbrook voters consider the prospect of electing a clean slate for Board of Selectman this November, we must take measure of the past and embrace a new vision for ou...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
It has been a privilege to know Gerri Lewis for many years and support her for re-election to the Zoning Commission of Old Saybrook. Gerri has been an Old Saybrook reside...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
Few Old Saybrook residents are as dedicated to Old Saybrook, its residents, and its visitors as Zoning Commission candidate Laura Parker Gray. In all that she does, Laura...
Letters • Published Oct 20, 2021 08 am
