Money moved around in mayor’s budget Fri, 05/30/2014 By Charlene LaVoie The annual budget is the most significant policy statement from the Board of Selectmen. How money is allocated tells v... Read more
Postal crisis solution? Fri, 02/28/2014 By Charlene LaVoie The United State Postal Service Office of Inspector General released a report in January on “Providing Non-Bank Financial Services... Read more
Supplemental tax unanswered questions Wed, 11/27/2013 – 9:22am By Charlene LaVoie The Winsted Journal Civic Beat At the Nov. 18 Board of Selectmen meeting, on the job for just 13 days,... Read more
November 15, 2011 By Charlene LaVoie The 2013 local election results are final and the numbers are revealing. The turnout was 36 percent, or 2,512 voters, out of 6,853 — 5 percent higher tha... Read more
July 13, 2012 Civic Beat Sage Hahn & Sam Reynolds On July 4th, as you lit up your fireworks and sat down for a barbeque with your family, did the legacy of the holiday cross your mind? ... Read more
Civic Beat June 10, 2012 Sam Reynolds The fate of the United States Postal Service has taken yet another twist, just one in a series of maneuvers in recent months, as both Congress an... Read more
April 12, 2012 Guest Commentary By Charlene LaVoie What does 45 cents buy today? Not a cup of coffee, not a pack of gum, not a newspaper. But for 45 cents you can mail a letter to anywhere i... Read more
May 5, 2010 By Charlene Lavoie “Down the long lane of the history yet to be written, America knows that this world of ours, ever growing smaller, must avoid becoming a community of dre... Read more
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December 11, 2009 – Community Lawyer Post Remains Vital in Winsted Read more