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On the Move: Time to honor true meaning of Memorial Day in Middletown

On the Move: Time to honor true meaning of Memorial Day in Middletown
Larry McHugh
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Larry McHugh is president of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce in Middletown.Contributed photo / Larry McHughShow MoreShow Less
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Petzolds Chester Boat Basin celebrated a grand opening for its second location May 18. From left are Beth Pye, Ken Petzold, Steve Leonti, Bob Petzold, owner and President Robert Petzold, Dominic Valente, Heather Petzold, Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Vice President Jeffrey Pugliese, Selectwoman Lauren Gister, Chairman of the Essex, Chester and Deep River Division Geoffrey Jacobson, and Chamber President Larry McHugh.Contributed photo / Middlesex County Chamber of CommerceShow MoreShow Less ....

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Opinion: In government, representation matters, and we need to see more of it

Opinion: In government, representation matters, and we need to see more of it
By Aidee Nieves
City Council President Aidee Nieves
Despite their political differences, if you were to look at the list of governors for the state of Connecticut going back to Jonathan Trumbull in 1769, there would be one unifying quality that all of them shared they were all white. And with the exception of Ella Grasso and Jodi Rell, they were all male. This tells only a very narrow story of who lived and lives in Connecticut.
When the first census was held in 1790, non-white individuals (comprised of both free and enslaved persons) made up 8 percent of Connecticut’s population. By 2019, nearly 35 percent of the state’s population was non-white. For a country that was founded on the ideal of a government of the people, for the people and by the people, communities of color and native people have been largely shut out of positions of power. ....

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