Letters • Published Nov 29, 2023 08 am
On Nov. 10, The Morgan School hosted a celebration of Veterans Day. Veterans were invited to attend, and first responders were honored. It was a sterling program featurin...
Letters • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
If there was a winner of which party had the most plastic lawn signs this election period, anyone who went to vote at the Clinton Town Hall or drove by could see that the...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
Every year, Clinton Superintendent Maryann O'Donnell and the Board of Education (BOE) spend countless hours preparing a fiscally responsible budget. Despite their due dil...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
I am writing to enthusiastically endorse Alan Samet to continue his valuable work on the Board of Education. As a former teacher in the Clinton School System for more tha...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
The Clinton Republican Town Committee is excited to present Robert Corson and Mike Shove as candidates for the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). Both have a history of servi...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
You might think that a man who has served the students of Clinton as a well-loved teacher for 41 years would want to rest and enjoy his retirement. This is not the case w...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
After some heated deliberation and contentious debate, the Clinton Green Party did not submit a slate of candidates for this year’s municipal elections, and although we h...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
As the Chair of the Clinton Democratic Town Committee, I'd like to share how proud I am of our Democratic town council candidates in this upcoming municipal election. Bri...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
I believe experience counts. Would you want to fly in a plane with an inexperienced pilot? Would you want your teeth drilled by an inexperienced dentist? Or would you wan...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I would like to take a moment to tell you about a candidate for Town Council, who also happens to be my husband, Brian Roccapriore. Brian has dedicated his career to help...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
The combined experience and commitment of Clinton Republican Town Council members Chris Aniskovich, Carol Walter, and Dennis Donovan are substantial - ranging from boards...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I am supporting Lawrence Pilcher for the Clinton Board of Education. Lawrence and his wife, Laurie, have lived in Clinton for 38 years and raised their two children here....
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
With firm conviction, I endorse Paul Melanson’s election as a member of Clinton’s Board of Police Commissioners.
Paul was appointed two years ago to fill a vacancy and ha...
Letters • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
I enthusiastically endorse Hank Teskey for the Clinton Town Council. I‘ve known and worked alongside Hank for eight years to make Clinton a better place to live and work....
Letters • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
My fellow residents and taxpayers, it is almost the end of the campaign season, and here are some final comments. You have heard many statements from my opposing party ab...
Letters • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
As much as I enjoyed Carol Walter’s letter of Sept. 28 (“Preserve the Experience, Acumen, and Intelligence”), I feel compelled to disagree with two points. When Carol cla...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. It is called a municipal or local election. Unfortunately, few people will vote believing that nothing important is going on. But that is...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
I am an endorsed candidate for the Clinton Police Commission. As a long-time resident and active non-profit volunteer, I've served on several boards and commissions, incl...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
I am endorsing Paul Melanson for the position of Democratic representative on the Clinton Police Commission. I can't think of anyone more qualified and trustworthy to hol...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
I am writing this letter in support of my husband, Dennis Donovan, who is running for reelection to the Town Council. I know it may be construed as biased, but I think it...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
For 14 years (since 2009), I have had the great privilege to serve Clinton on first the Board of Selectmen and now the Town Council. During that time, I have had the hono...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
I wholeheartedly support Jay Mandell's candidacy for a seat on the Clinton Planning and Zoning Commission. Jay has maintained a home in Clinton for nearly 40 years and is...
Letters • Published Sep 13, 2023 03 pm
It has been a privilege to serve on the Clinton Board of Education for the past four years. The experience solidified my faith in the power of local government to make a ...
Letters • Published Sep 06, 2023 11 am
I strongly support Zachary Plourde for a position as a full member of the Town of Clinton’s Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC). As an alternate member of the PZC, Zack ...
Letters • Published Sep 06, 2023 11 am
In regards to Chris Passante’s letter (“Majority Matters” A) in the Aug. 17 issue of the Harbor News, it takes four votes to pass something in the Town Council. When it c...
Letters • Published Sep 06, 2023 11 am
I agree with my colleague Dennis Donovan when he writes that we don’t vote for change for the sake of change. We vote for change when we know we can do better. It is our ...
Letters • Published Aug 30, 2023 07 am
Hello fellow Clinton residents, my name is Hank Teskey and I am running for Town Council. Nine years ago, my wife Maria, our two children and I moved to Clinton. We love ...
Letters • Published Aug 23, 2023 06 am
My wife Susan and I first made our home in Clinton over 30 years ago and greatly appreciate the friendly spirit of the community, its natural beauty, fascinating history,...
Letters • Published Aug 23, 2023 06 am
Recently a letter to the editor suggested voting for one particular party across the entire row ("Vote Row A," Aug. 10). This old-fashioned way of doing things is not the...
Letters • Published Aug 16, 2023 06 am
I want to thank the town of Clinton for allowing me to represent you as a Democratic member of the Town Council. I am proud of the work that Carrie Allen and I have done ...
Letters • Published Aug 16, 2023 06 am
It is my great pleasure to write this letter of endorsement for Alan Samet who is running for a Democratic seat on the Board of Education in November. I am a retired teac...
Letters • Published Aug 09, 2023 07 am
I have often wondered why individuals in our community step up to serve in office. Theoretically, they sign up to represent all of us or many of us. When Democrats Carrie...
Letters • Published Jul 26, 2023 08 am
I, Brian Roccapriore, am writing to introduce myself to the residents of Clinton as a Democratic candidate for the upcoming Town Council elections on Nov. 7. We’re going ...
Letters • Published Jul 05, 2023 08 am
I must respond to my colleague Dennis Donovan’s June 22 letter to the editor (“A Testament”) in which he asks us to remember this election season that “under Republican l...
Letters • Published Jun 29, 2023 07 am
When we ran together for Council in 2021, we had several specific goals which we wanted to see accomplished. We wanted to see that the ARPA funds were allocated and spent...
Letters • Published Jun 21, 2023 07 am
The budget season has passed again, ending happily with an overwhelming vote of almost three to one. I believe this is a testament to the residents of Clinton in their co...
Letters • Published Jun 14, 2023 08 am
The front-page Harbor News article “Council Sets Mill Rate; Will Hold Fund Balance Workshop” (May 25) was informative but left out a crucial detail. The article explains ...
Letters • Published Jun 07, 2023 12 pm
After the passing of both budgets on May 10, Clinton's mill rate remained flat, but only because of a strong and successful fight waged by Council Democrats Carrie Allen,...
Letters • Published May 10, 2023 08 am
We would like to add our support for pickleball courts to be built in Clinton, as addressed by a letter in a recent Harbor News (“Appropriate the Funds”, April 27). The w...
Letters • Published May 10, 2023 08 am
Morgan Project Grad 2023 would like to extend thanks to our sponsors for the Taste of the Shoreline event that was held at Clinton Town Hall on Feb. 25.
Thanks to these...
Letters • Published Apr 26, 2023 08 am
I have been a resident of Clinton for 45 years and fully support a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to construct three pickleball courts in the Town o...
Letters • Published Apr 26, 2023 08 am
As a Clinton resident, the town budget determines the property taxes we will pay. The Town Council is charged with ensuring that the budget provides for an excellent set ...
Letters • Published Apr 05, 2023 02 pm
As a Clinton resident, mother, and educator, I am shocked at the proposed cut to the Board of Education (BOE) budget by $350,000.
The BOE presented a budget that was not ...
Letters • Published Mar 01, 2023 08 am
My wife and I have been playing pickleball since February 2022. We are among a group of up to 20 individuals who play two or three times a week. We play at public facilit...
Letters • Published Feb 22, 2023 08 am
Over the next four months, the Morgan Project Graduation Committee will work diligently to create a fun and safe overnight event for the Morgan Class of 2023. Project gra...
Letters • Published Jan 04, 2023 08 am
The article in the Dec. 15 issue of the Harbor News regarding the Charter Revision Committee’s public hearing (“Charter Revision Proposals Head Back to Council”) did not ...
Letters • Published Dec 21, 2022 08 am
Thanksgiving is a special day for many families. It’s a time when we gather together with extended family and friends. We enjoy the food and fellowship and the monetary p...
Letters • Published Dec 07, 2022 08 am
Three years ago, in honor and memory of my son Brian, Hugs for Hope came alive. Wanting to keep the conversation and stigma surrounding substance abuse going, I began mak...
Letters • Published Nov 16, 2022 08 am
Have you noticed that leaves in trees appear to tremble a bit when the trees see the ubiquitous tree-slaying bucket trucks that drive around in Clinton? They do this beca...
Letters • Published Nov 16, 2022 08 am
While I am humbled by and grateful for the article in today’s Harbor News (“Adler Publishes Book on Clinton’s Most Famous Residents”, Nov. 10) about my latest book, Palle...
