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Bunnell coach aims to take on DeLauro and national debt
James E. Brown says that someone needs to stand up and tell voters in Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District that you cannot run a household or a town or a state the way the federal government runs...
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Town is ‘changing for the better’
Stratford “is changing for the better,” said Mayor John Harkins in his annual State of the Town address on March 25 at an Oronoque Country Club luncheon hosted by Stratford Chamber of Commerce and...
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No agreement in sight for Raymark cleanup
In the 25 years since Raymark, formerly and aptly named Raybestos, was forced to close its brake pad manufacturing facility, Stratford residents have been living with the fallout of an ongoing...
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Wetlands await plans on Raymark waste removal
This is the second in a two-part series on Raymark waste that remains around Stratford. With such a large issue more articles are sure to follow. — Editor. During Raymark’s 70-year manufacturing...
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EPA chief and Rep. DeLauro here to address Raymark
The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, met with Stratford’s U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Mayor John Harkins, other officials and Stratford residents at town...
View ArticleFocus from the top
Having a federal government cabinet-level administrator who is familiar with Raymark waste here in Stratford to say she is looking for a comprehensive plan for dealing with the contamination is...
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Stratford’s hazardous waste
To the Editor: Last week’s Stratford Star wrote about the EPA reviewing the Raymark Superfund for the 1989 closed factory (25 years ago). Also Councilman Jason Santi’s letter to the editor described...
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Main Street closure near airport to start about Nov. 5
Route 113 / Main Street will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic between Sniffens Lane and Dorne Drive beginning on or about Nov. 5, according to a project update by Connecticut Department of...
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LETTER: A longer train of political abuses?
To the Editor: Doesn’t selling a $100 million sewer plant for $11 million make Stratford’s political train of abuses longer? Weren’t fees overcharges used illegally? Is it “petty politics” or “grand...
View ArticleDumas challenges town on Contract Plating site
A Town Council candidate wants the town to end its deal with the company that is responsible for work being done at the Contract Plating site, as town officials insist there are inaccuracies in the...
View ArticleHAN News Update, Nov. 23
Coffee Break, HAN’s daily news update, airs weekday mornings at 11 a.m. at live.HAN.Network. Or watch it on-demand later (see video above). Kate Czaplinski is joined by Sports Editor Mike Suppe for...
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Plan announced for Raymark site
A self-storage facility could soon be built on the former Raymark site at 576/600 East Broadway. The cover of a 2015 request for proposals for the site at 576/600 East Broadway, a Raymark site, shows...
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EPA’s plan to clean up Raymark waste is flawed
To the Editor: In 2007, SaveStratford asked the federal Environmental Protection Agency to provide Stratford with a fully funded, comprehensive cleanup plan. Nine years later, the EPA has returned with...
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Make your voice heard on EPA’s Raymark plan
To the Editor: I am opposed to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to consolidate toxic waste at the Raybestos ballfield. If you oppose the plan as well, you only have until Aug. 29, to submit...
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LETTER: Total removal of waste the only solution
To the Editor: Over the past several weeks on Facebook and in the Stratford Star, SaveStratford.org has shown the fundamental flaws in the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Raymark clean-up...
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LETTER: Raymark plan requested options
To the Editor: Please Google October 2011 stories: “Stratford’s Toxic Legacy” and “Residents, ex-Raymark workers worry about lingering health risks.” Two months before the Erin Brockovich movie...
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Former councilman can’t support Tichy on Raymark plan
To the Editor: As a former Second District councilor, I think last week’s letter from Ronald Tichy is sufficient reason to not vote for him. While I appreciate his willingness to run, his letter...
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Harkins: Stratford on the right track
Mayor John Harkins While the rest of our state and region lag behind, Stratford’s economy has continued to grow over the course of the last year. In fact, according to the Connecticut Department of...
View ArticleHealth department to host Raymark ball field meeting Jan. 12
The Stratford Health Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will hold a meeting for the residential neighborhood...
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Mulligan talks flags, Shakespeare, Raymark
To the Editor: When American flags become worn, faded, torn or soiled, they should be retired and replaced. The most common method to respectfully dispose of the American flag without showing disgrace...
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