'STR party houses' are no fun

In addition to the risks of creating nuisances that reduce the quality of life in a neighborhood, non-hosted short-term rental units (STRs) remove houses needed to meet the needs of families that are looking for permanent homes. In Ledyard, even...

Let out-of-staters help pay for roadwork

Mr. Atwater had a very well thought out letter on Nov. 29 concerning highway tolls. ("Tolls should be put back on the table") I would like to...

Thanks for those who keep park beautiful

Jonathan Haddon and Joe Colaluca are but two of the people doing good things in and for New London. That is why it was important that their efforts at Williams Memorial Park were recognized by reporter Greg Smith, "

Biden Administration inflation schizophrenia

It is one thing for the Biden administration to say that inflation is low and transitory. It is quite another for them to raise the 2022 Medicare Part B monthly premiums by 14.5% and Medicare Part B deductibles by 14.8% for over 62 million elder...

Business-owned STRs ruin neighborhoods

Firstly, many of us opposed to STRs are only opposed to operating STRs as a business, not the resident who lives in the home where a room or rooms are rented out. ("

Always respect our veterans

I am a veteran, but this is totally not about me. I was traveling to a local business in Westerly on Veterans Day when I came upon a man sprawled out on the sidewalk, hands above his head and laying on his back. I had to stop as this just was not...

1932 Revisited

In 1932 newly elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed sweeping social and infrastructure programs. The country needed help, but the Republicans ridiculed him and labeled him and the Democrats as Socialists. Luckily these programs were...

Rittenhouse is a coward

He was protecting himself; it was self-defense. Really? Why would Kyle Rittenhouse attend a police violence protest with a loaded...

Thank you, Capitol Police

Let us give thanks to the Capitol Police after five hours of hand-to-hand combat Jan. 6. Mitch McConnell returned to the podium before midnight and stated if 81 million Democratic votes are discounted, based on a loser's allegation, any future US...

Increase recycling, decrease litter

Notice all the trash sitting around your town? This is because pollution has been heavily increasing in Connecticut and is causing a serious issue. Connecticut is in the top 10 for the worst polluted ozone. A big factor in the air pollution in...

Community center too big, wrong location

New London officials should be ashamed approving to build a 62,000-square-foot building on seven acres of prime, taxable waterfront property. ("

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