The inability of our elected leaders to compromise has led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. I am proud of my work as a federal employee in service to the country I love. Federal workers nationwide are forced to stay at home and wait for the government to reopen, and are no ...
Now that the latest Federal Government shutdown has been resolved (at least for 3 weeks that is), I would like to suggest that the people that should be most impacted by a Federal Government shutdown, members of Congress, are the least affected. They are as a group, the people not doing their ...
I was crossing the Hudson to Nashua bridge in December and spotted a man asking for money. I thought to myself, I can help him. I pulled a $10 bill out of my wallet to give him. He walked to my car with great effort on his part. He looked me right in the eye and say “May God bless you.” I ...
Is there a more common phrase during local budget season than this: “Seems like a nice thing to have, but not a necessity.” Perhaps “We can’t afford it,” but they’re close. The latest use of the “Seems like a ...” phrase came from Peter Moustakis of the Amherst Ways & ...
71 years ago, 1948 Public Service was touting a major step in the efficiency of its repair and maintenance crrews because of the installation of a shortwave radio on one of the company trucks in Milford. A new course in driver education was added to the list of extra-curricular activities ...
There were fewer than there had been two years ago, fewer than last year, but the 34 men, women and kids (three) at the Wilton Peace Action sister event – one of an estimated 350 nationwide – for the third Women’s March. The big one was in Washington but this smaller one in Wilton was ...