Endorsements

To the Editor: When my partner and I stumbled upon Bridgewater barely five years ago ending a four-year house-hunting odyssey, we believed we’d finally found our Brigadoon, the mythical town that contrasted empty city life with country warmth and simplicity. The comparison wasn’t much of a stretch. The cordiality of the people, the Currier & …

As a leader of Save Our School and a Burnham parent, I give my full support to Curtis Read and Alan Brown. They have worked creatively and relentlessly to save our local elementary school. They have both gone out on a limb to implement policies regionally and locally that supported Burnham when threats of closure were …

As Bridgewater residents since 1962, our family represents two generations that support Curtis Read and Alan Brown. The progress made in the last four years is obvious and tangible. •  With the allowance of alcohol to be served, we’re now able to enjoy a lovely dinner at the Bistro which blossomed from the Village Store. …

Democrat Curtis S. Read served Bridgewater for many years before being elected first selectman in 2013. He served 26 years on the Bridgewater Conservation & Inland/Wetlands Commission and was chairman for about 10 of those years. He also has served for decades on the Northwest Conservation District board and has been chairman for the last …

We are writing in support of Curtis Read and Alan Brown for reelection to the  Board of Selectmen of the Town of Bridgewater.  The facts are compelling. As First Selectman, Curtis Read has had a remarkable record of accomplishment.  Together with Selectman Alan Brown, he has provided effective leadership in meeting the many challenges facing …

To the Editor, After reading the most recent campaign letter from the Bridgewater Republicans, I see that Nancy Hawley is still in a time warp, still battling the former First Selectman of Bridgewater. The thing is, he left four years ago, and there have been many changes in our town since then. We have a …

Curtis Read has been an exemplary First Selectman for Bridgewater. Right away he recognized that the town was at a crossroads. Either we could change and revitalize growth, or continue to decline. His bold advocacy of changing the outdated “dry status” and his willingness to help facilitate construction,  has allowed significant investment to be made …

I have lived in Bridgewater for many years part-time, over the past few years full-time and am planning to stay in this lovely village the rest of my life.  I am going to vote for the Read-Brown team to continue to govern here because the many accomplishments of their current tenure are so tangible, impressive and …

Wow! After only 4 years, we now have a thriving Burnham School, a 21st Century integrated Town Hall with an exceptional web site and quarterly town newsletter, a downtown area with a restaurant that epitomizes our small-town heritage, a Senior Center that is thriving, a budget that is robust with continued lower taxes, an ecologically …