Letters • Published Apr 17, 2024 08 am
March 16 was a big day for Region 4 Education Foundation, Inc. We held our second annual Catch a Leprechaun 5K in Essex. We had about 200 runners, and we increased our sp...
Letters • Published Apr 10, 2024 08 am
Chester fans of literature, good cheer, and reliable information resources lost a friend recently in the passing of Leigh Basilone of Deep River. Leigh was part of the li...
Letters • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
As many of the residents of Chester know, I recently had a building that belongs to me catch on fire. I want you all to know that no one was hurt by the fire or during th...
Letters • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
As a former Chester and Region 4 Board of Education (BOE) member, I have followed the John Winthrop Middle School mold situation closely, and attending the public hearing...
Letters • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
I am writing to urge the communities of Chester, Deep River, and Essex to come together and Vote “Yes” at the upcoming March 26 referendum. For the last six months, John ...
Letters • Published Feb 28, 2024 08 am
For too long, the local Board of Education (BOE) has been able to get whatever they want, no matter how costly and without accountability. Their budgets only increase des...
Letters • Published Feb 07, 2024 08 am
Some years ago, not long after she was first elected, I asked State Representative Christine Palm for help with a new state requirement. I appreciated her efforts, which ...
Letters • Published Jan 17, 2024 08 am
According to recent news articles, the Regional School District 4 Board of Education is considering abandoning the John Winthrop Middle School (JWMS) due to building fail...
Letters • Published Jan 10, 2024 08 am
Chester Board of Selectmen Democrats Cynthia Lignar and Patricia Bandzes appear determined to pursue a deeply flawed plan to locate a new cellular phone service tower at ...
Letters • Published Nov 29, 2023 08 am
On Nov. 20, the Chester Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) approved the development of 47 Middlesex Avenue with conditions. That they approved the development with cond...
Letters • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
I would like to go on record opposing the overdevelopment plan for 47 Middlesex Turnpike being proposed to Chester by Vesta and Honeycomb Corporation. It has been made cl...
Letters • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
I join with Reverend W. Alan Froggatt of United Church of Chester, as Faith Leaders of Chester, to condemn the rise of antisemitism throughout the region, the country, an...
Letters • Published Nov 08, 2023 11 am
On behalf of the Chester Republican Town Committee, I would like to thank Tom Englert for his dedication and service as our town selectman and his wife, Terry, for her un...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
I support Chester first selectman candidate Cindy Lignar and selectman candidate Pat Bandzes. Both women possess the professional business and necessary experience and co...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
In my experience, municipal leaders must be partners with their state leaders. That’s why I’m enthusiastically endorsing Cindy Lignar and Carol Jones for first selectman ...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
It takes a special person to be the chair of the Board of Education. That individual needs to possess a deep understanding of the culture of the town and an appreciation ...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
Chester has serious issues facing it. Many are financial, others are simply neglect, which we are going to have to deal with. No point in looking at the “why” or “who”. I...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
As someone born, raised, and educated in Chester, which is still home for me, I am excited and proud to support my father Ron Amara as candidate for first selectman.
My f...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
Good citizenship can, in part, be defined as the role we fulfill as neighbors and volunteers. As a 30-year resident and active volunteer in Chester, I am excited and prou...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
I write in support of John Connelly, who is seeking election as an alternate member of the Board of Finance on the Democratic ticket. After a 45-year teaching career, Joh...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
I would like to go on record opposing the overdevelopment plan for 47 Middlesex Turnpike being proposed to Chester by Vesta and Honeycomb Corporation. It has been made cl...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
I am writing in full support of Ron Amara as First Selectman of Chester. I’ve known Ron all my life and can speak to his character and values. I would like to highlight h...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
I write in support of Deborah Vilcheck, with whom I have had personal experience with as a lawyer and associate for over 15 years. She has been serving as a member of the...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
Chester Elementary School has long been recognized as a special place where the pursuit of academic excellence comes together with the commitment to meeting the necessary...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I am supporting the dedicated volunteers in Chester who, like me, are committed to doing their best for all our residents by serving on our boards and commissions that ke...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I am writing to support the election of Democrat Lorraine Connelly to the Chester Elementary School Board of Education. Lorraine was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Bo...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I write this letter in support of Carlie Dailey, an active alternate member of the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) in Chester and now seeking reelection to this posi...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
For too many years, some Chester voters have not considered important issues. Some have not bothered to vote. Before the municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 7, I’d sugges...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
The Town of Chester is at a crossroads. In one of Connecticut’s smaller towns, with a population of close to 4,000, most Chester residents want their town government to r...
Letters • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
I’m running for Chester Board of Selectmen with a firm, simple stand on proposed affordable housing planned for St. Joseph’s Parish Center: I am opposed.
I am not opposed...
Letters • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
Deep River voters have the unique opportunity to elect a First Selectwoman with no strings attached. Elect Kathryn “Katie” Russell, and she will be beholden to no one.
Ka...
Letters • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
As I ponder Chester’s conundrum and the applicant’s difficulties, it is evident to me that this process needs more time. My husband was fond of teasing me for taking an i...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
I’m Paul Radicchi, candidate for Chester Board of Selectmen, with a message mostly not about politics. I’m writing to Chester friends and neighbors: Heads up, some advice...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
It’s my sincere honor to be a candidate for first selectwoman of Chester. I have lived in Chester for over 19 years and met my husband Ken here, married now for 16 years....
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
The recent Sept. 14 press release penned by the Chester GOP (“Republicans Nominate Two for Top Spots”) contained a repeated message beseeching voters to put party labels ...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
As an unaffiliated candidate, I am honored to be nominated by Chester Democrats for the position of selectman.
Much of my life has been devoted to working or volunteering...
Letters • Published Sep 21, 2023 09 am
My name is Ron Amara, and along with Paul Radicchi, I am seeking the support of the voters of Chester for the Board of Selectmen in the Nov. 7 election.
There are two ver...
Letters • Published Jul 12, 2023 09 am
The second rebuttal point of my letter to the editor published June 29 ("A Rebuttal") reported an incorrect vote count of St.Teresa of Calcutta Parish Council's vote to d...
Letters • Published Jun 29, 2023 07 am
I was born and raised in Chester. When it came time to purchase a home, I looked at other shoreline communities but decided to stay in Chester due to its quiet, small-tow...
Letters • Published Jun 29, 2023 07 am
I would like to rebut a few statements made in the letter "A Great Need," published June 22.
First, as reported in the Valley Courier on Feb. 9, 2023 ("Developers Unveil ...
Letters • Published Jun 21, 2023 07 am
In 2021, an inspection by the Diocesan insurer concluded that the St. Joseph’s Parish Center had significant mold, asbestos, and structural issues. Renovating the 60-year...
Letters • Published May 24, 2023 08 am
I do not live in the vicinity of the proposed affordable housing development. I am a concerned citizen who can see Chester is facing an affordable housing crisis on many ...
Letters • Published May 10, 2023 08 am
As taxpaying Chester residents, many of us feel we have minimal pertinent information regarding St. Joseph (St. Theresa of Calcutta, Essex) Church’s plans to sell the Par...
Letters • Published Apr 12, 2023 08 am
Recently a glossy full-color sales piece was included in this paper, advocating for a $10 million project renovating and constructing new Athletic facilities at John Wint...
Letters • Published Mar 29, 2023 08 am
The Region 4 Education Foundation wishes to thank the numerous sponsors, registrants, and volunteers who supported our first of hopefully many Catch a Leprechaun 5K race ...
Letters • Published Mar 01, 2023 08 am
We have had some lovely shops in the center of town for a long time but no market for decades. I absolutely love the new grocery store we now have in Chester on Middlesex...
Letters • Published Mar 01, 2023 08 am
I want to thank the Chester Governance Study Committee for the report they presented at the Feb. 15 Special Board of Selectmen’s (BOS)meeting held at the Meeting House.
T...
Letters • Published Feb 15, 2023 08 am
I recently hiked Chester Land Trust’s Constance Baker Motley Preserve on Cedar Lake Road in Chester. Although it was only a half mile, it was given a moderate to difficul...
Letters • Published Nov 02, 2022 08 am
We rely on our elected officials to enact laws that support and finance public health initiatives, and the recent pandemic demonstrated how vital it is to our local commu...
Letters • Published Oct 26, 2022 08 am
As a senior living in the 36th House District, I have been impressed with our state representative, Christine Palm, and her ability to focus on the many issues that affec...
