Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Columns

Talking Transportation

Connecticut’s $1.6 Billion Train Promise

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: “Connecticut...
Stratford: The Stories We Tell

Stratford and Stephen King

David Wright - 1
As you drive up or down West Broad Street between Rockwell Avenue and California Street, you pass by a home at 1543 West Broad...

PT Barnum’s Bridgeport Was No Circus          

A Christie Mystery Closes WCP Season

Sharon Playhouse Offers 42nd Street

Legacy Theatre Offers a Tepid Wizard of Oz

Events

Calendar

Crier Calendar

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Super Smash Bros & Mario Kart 8Location: Sterling HouseTime: 3:45-6:30 PMCost: $50Register here Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Photography ClassLocation: Sterling HouseTime: 6:30-9 PMAges...

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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Our Town

Town Weekly Meeting Schedule

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Weekly Meeting Schedule for 8.3.26-8.7.26Download 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, What does it take to be a good neighbor? In this week's issue, we take a closer look at Mayor Chess's announcement of...

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