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LATEST ARTICLES ( 95 )

• Decision Time

  

  We are back for a special guest appearance. Thank you, Madame, for the space.The time has come for our elected representatives to set our tax rates again. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Le Conseil De L’éducation: D’où Vient Tout Cet Argent?

  

  Translation: The BOE: Where does all the money go? How do you say.  La saga continue? Mais oui! Like the game Three-Card monte, your tax money seems to disappea... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Did Harkins Really Say “Stratford is on the Rise”?

  

  Hello Madame? Did you fall asleep at your knitting table or something? How did you miss this gem in last week’s Stratford Star? Jeeeesssssuuuuusss. This post... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Doing the BOE Two-Step …

  

  I’ve been watching the BOE budget process from my perch while knitting away. Facebook is all a twitter with posts of all shapes and sizes, loaded with... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Batch of Budget Slop from the BOE

  

  Ah yes, the proposed BOE 2017-18 budget. Time to invoke that familiar refrain from our BOE elected officials, “It’s all about the children.” Last year it was a... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The “Old Guard” is Getting Nervous

  Hard to believe it’s been only 15 months since the WPCA referendum and 2015 election. In a total smack down of the aristocracy (Harkins and friends) the people... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Tale of Two Stratfords: Don’t Mess with The Madame

  

  My name is Madame Defarge. Perhaps you have read about me? If anyone has a right to be upset about the abuses that the aristocracy heaps upon the commoners, it... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No, This Is Not Normal

  

  We are making a rare guest appearance here in our old hang out. We felt it necessary to make a few points after November 8th. We cannot imagine a circumstance i... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• October 13, District 2 and 5 Special Election

  

  Sorry ladies and gentlemen, it’s been awhile for this Jezebel.  The busy-ness of work, family and life just takes precedence over Peyton Place’s — oops,... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Don’t Jump! Just Step Down…………………PLEASE!

  

  Sorry for the lapse in postings good people, but so many other things took priority.Thank goodness for social media (Facebook and Twitter), since there has... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Battle of the Budgets, the Next Episode of Another World: Stratford Style

  

  Next, on Another World:  Stratford Style!Tonight, for your entertainment pleasure, the “Battle of the Budgets.” The first Town Council meeting since the... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• To Recall (Beth Daponte) Or Not, That is the Question

  

  The Town Attorney (from the firm of Berchem Moses & Devlin) has decided they want a “declaratory judgment” concerning the ability of the citizens to circulate i... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sewer Use Fees Decrease! Thank You Mitzi Antezzo!

  

  Last night, Councilwoman Mitzi Antezzo, Chair of the WPCA Commission, stood up to the beast.  Much disrespect was tossed Mitzi’s way, but she stood her ground... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Osprey Return to Stratford, Connecticut!

  So, another rumor floating around is that there is an Osprey Nest behind the Fire Station on Main Street. The Fire Chief parks his Town-provided vehicle directl... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Thanks for Your Service, but Your Services Are No Longer Needed!

  

  On Monday, May 9, our wonderful [cough, cough, choke] Town Council, headed by the amazing [cough, choke, cough] Council Chair Beth Daponte approved the 2016-17... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Broken, Broken, Broken!

  

  We are living in a world where Donald Trump could actually become POTUS. If that doesn’t tell you something about how people are seriously disgusted with... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Big Fat (stratford) Government

  

  In the Connecticut Post article today, Council Chair, Beth Daponte, stated: “I realize that a lot of people are unhappy about a tax increase, but their anger... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Little Rebellion…

  

  “Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem”! Translated, “I prefer the tumult of liberty to the quiet of servitude.” A quote from Thomas Jefferson, t... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pass the KY Stratford Taxpayers, the Screwing Continues!

  

  November, just six months ago.  How fast some new members of the Town Council forgot their promises and really gave the taxpayers a screwing, and again, no KY! Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Oink, Oink, Where Could That Pork Fat Be?

  

  So, not much more time before our new Town Council votes on the 2016-17 budget, which includes an unprecedented, never seen before, almost $8 million increase t... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY