Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Talking Transportation

The High-Speed Railroad Never Built… 120 Years Ago     

Jim Cameron - 0
What happens when a great transportation idea gets ahead of itself? Consider the story of the greatest American railroad that never got built. We are all...
Talking Transportation

Is It Time to Tax Electric Vehicles?        

Jim Cameron - 0
The Governor and the CDOT tried to make some “big news” about our trains last week. Here’s how most media summarized the story: When...

Connecticut’s $1.6 Billion Train Promise

Stratford and Stephen King

PT Barnum’s Bridgeport Was No Circus          

A Christie Mystery Closes WCP Season

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Crier Calendar

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Monday, August 24, 2026 and Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Minecraft BuildersLocation: Sterling HouseTime: 9 AM-12 PMCost: $50 per sessionRegister here Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Girls GroupLocation: Sterling...

Vigil for Unity on Paradise Green

Sterling Community Center: Down & Dirty

Sterling Community Swim

The Town of Stratford will Host Stratford Patriot Voices, a Community Celebration to Echo the Words Spoken throughout History in Honor of the 250th Anniversary

OPINIONS

Guest Essays

Honesty Is Not the Same as Transparency

Paul Oestreicher - 0
When I taught strategic communication at NYU, I emphasized a principle that is more misunderstood than ever: always be honest, but don’t assume you...

Brown Opened Doors. Today’s Court Is Closing Too Many

Letter to the Editor: Horseshoe Crabs

Putting Stratford on a New Path Toward Saving Money and Strengthening Community Bonds 

A Hundred Years Is Too Long to Wait

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Town Weekly Meeting Schedule

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Weekly Meeting Schedule for 8.17.26-8.21.26Download TOWN OF STRATFORD – Schedule of Meetings August 2026Download

Town Weekly Meeting Schedule

Town Weekly Meeting Schedule

LOCAL VOICES

Our Reason to Celebrate Juneteenth

Ty Sims - 0
Our very first Juneteenth Celebration at the South End Community Center was a success. With over 85 people in attendance and a few vendors...

Stratford’s EMS By the Numbers | June

Michael Loiz - 0

Mental Health is Physical Health

Diana R. Paulin - 0
I’m a big fan of the Apple TV show Shrinking, a witty drama about a counseling practice and the lives and entangled relationships of...

June Neighborhood Association Meetings

Andy Byrne - 0
This month’s well-attended Neighborhood Meeting on on June 9th combined three districts. Moderator Erin McLaughlin, Manager of Community Development, explained that this was designed...

A Sit Down with Our First Female Chief of Police, Renee Dominguez

Nikkya Hargrove - 1
Have you ever been the “first” in something? Maybe the first person in your family to go to college or the first person in...

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Letter from the Editor

Nikkya Hargrove - 0
Letter from the Editor
Dear Neighbor, With the Primaries behind us and the first day of school just two weeks away, I find myself asking, “Why haven’t I made...

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