Dear Readers of the North End News:
The staff (of 1) at the NEAT office is having a hard time posting here as frequently as you deserve. Can we all pitch in a little? If you have something to say (nicely), news to report, something interesting on your block or an event that deserves attention (all North End related or of interest to the North End specifically), please email me at neat@neatmiddletown.org.
It would be nice to have something new posted everyday. It can just be a great picture of the beautiful tree on your block. Get creative!!
Thanks,
Izzi
Director
NEAT
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
First Mayoral Debate Available Online
Wesleyan University has created a video archive of the first mayoral debate between incumbent Sebastian Giuliano and challenger Dan Drew.
You can view the entire debate here.
*Reprinted from the Middletown Eye. Thanks!!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Meet the Candidates Forum: Tonight!
NEAT will be hosting a "Meet the Candidates" forum Tonight, Wednesday, October 14th at 7 pm at the Green Street Arts Center. It is open to anyone and will be a great chance to meet some of the people running for local office and asking them questions that are important to you.
We have roughly 85% of those running for office confirmed for attendance, including both mayoral candidates.
The format will be informal (no panel, no debate), so you'll have a chance to speak with the candidates that you are most interested in. Local elections affect your everyday life in real and important ways. From how your school is managed to trash pick-up, it is important that you vote and are educated about that vote.
It is important that we show our elected officials that we care so that they care about us! PLEASE come and meet the people who will serve you.
NEAT's goal in this event is to create a chance for everyday residents to interact with the people who will serve them.
As director of NEAT, I am able to do that on a regular basis and find the interactions extremely telling. The point of the event isn't to "catch" the candidates on issues -- we do that enough already. It's to get a sense of who the candidates really are.
To be clear, other groups are hosting debates and panel discussions and we encourage our members to attend those for a different perspective. We wanted to offer something different for the residents of Middletown. So, if pinning a candidate to the wall on an issue is what you'd like to do, this is a great chance to do it in a more personal setting. Or, if you know nothing about the candidates and would like to go to one place to meet them all, this is a good chance for you, too.
Our goal is to encourage a well-educated citizenry. Between other debates and our event, we hope to achieve it.
We will serve dinner and will offer childcare.Call NEAT for more info: 346-4845 or email neat@neatmiddletown.org
We have roughly 85% of those running for office confirmed for attendance, including both mayoral candidates.
The format will be informal (no panel, no debate), so you'll have a chance to speak with the candidates that you are most interested in. Local elections affect your everyday life in real and important ways. From how your school is managed to trash pick-up, it is important that you vote and are educated about that vote.
It is important that we show our elected officials that we care so that they care about us! PLEASE come and meet the people who will serve you.
NEAT's goal in this event is to create a chance for everyday residents to interact with the people who will serve them.
As director of NEAT, I am able to do that on a regular basis and find the interactions extremely telling. The point of the event isn't to "catch" the candidates on issues -- we do that enough already. It's to get a sense of who the candidates really are.
To be clear, other groups are hosting debates and panel discussions and we encourage our members to attend those for a different perspective. We wanted to offer something different for the residents of Middletown. So, if pinning a candidate to the wall on an issue is what you'd like to do, this is a great chance to do it in a more personal setting. Or, if you know nothing about the candidates and would like to go to one place to meet them all, this is a good chance for you, too.
Our goal is to encourage a well-educated citizenry. Between other debates and our event, we hope to achieve it.
We will serve dinner and will offer childcare.Call NEAT for more info: 346-4845 or email neat@neatmiddletown.org
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Meet the Candidates Forum: October 14th at 7 pm.
NEAT will be hosting a "Meet the Candidates" forum on Wednesday, October 14th at 7 pm at the Green Street Arts Center. It is open to anyone and will be a great chance to meet some of the people running for local office and asking them questions that are important to you.
The format will be informal (no panel, no debate), so you'll have a chance to speak with the candidates that you are most interested in. Local elections affect your everyday life in real and important ways. From how your school is managed to trash pick-up, it is important that you vote and are educated about that vote.
It is important that we show our elected officials that we care so that they care about us! PLEASE come and meet the people who will serve you.
We will serve dinner and will offer childcare.Call NEAT for more info: 346-4845 or email neat@neatmiddletown.org
The format will be informal (no panel, no debate), so you'll have a chance to speak with the candidates that you are most interested in. Local elections affect your everyday life in real and important ways. From how your school is managed to trash pick-up, it is important that you vote and are educated about that vote.
It is important that we show our elected officials that we care so that they care about us! PLEASE come and meet the people who will serve you.
We will serve dinner and will offer childcare.Call NEAT for more info: 346-4845 or email neat@neatmiddletown.org
Friday, October 9, 2009
Macdonough Running Club at the Hartford Marathon
If you're looking for something to do tomorrow, head to Hartford and support Middletown's Macdonough School students and teachers as they run in the Hartford Marathon.Today, the Macdonough student running club, which includes more than 50 students, took their running skills to Hartford's Bushnell Park to participate in the 2009 edition of the ING Run for Something Better Day. Macdonough students have been training at home and school to run 12 miles during the past month. They each ran their last 1.1 "Final Mile", and crossed over the official ING Hartford Marathon Finish Line in Hartford's Bushnell Park to receive a Finisher's Medal.
On Saturday, nearly two dozen teachers and students will be traveling to back to Bushnell Park to join in the running of the 2009 ING Hartford Marathon as part of the Jeff’s Running Partners program. This program encourages children in Connecticut schools and adults to complete either the 13.1 mile Hartford Half Marathon or the full 26.2 Hartford Marathon as part of a relay team.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Mayoral Debate Tonight
Watch tonight's mayoral debate live on the web. It should be good!
http://condor.wesleyan.edu/openmedia/webcast/cast1.qtl
If you're interested in attending, here is the info:
When: Tuesday, October 6th from 8-10 PM
Where: Wesleyan University, specific location to be determined
Format: Co-moderated by a student and faculty member from Wesleyan University
Please consider this invitation an opportunity to engage the Wesleyan community and Middletown residents in this community.
For any logistical questions, please contact Wesleyan Student Assembly member David Markowitz at dmarkowitz@wesleyan.edu or (917) 757-7185
For any other concerns, please contact Wesleyan Student Body President Michael Pernick at mpernick@wesleyan.edu or (917) 653-3401
http://condor.wesleyan.edu/openmedia/webcast/cast1.qtl
If you're interested in attending, here is the info:
When: Tuesday, October 6th from 8-10 PM
Where: Wesleyan University, specific location to be determined
Format: Co-moderated by a student and faculty member from Wesleyan University
Please consider this invitation an opportunity to engage the Wesleyan community and Middletown residents in this community.
For any logistical questions, please contact Wesleyan Student Assembly member David Markowitz at dmarkowitz@wesleyan.edu or (917) 757-7185
For any other concerns, please contact Wesleyan Student Body President Michael Pernick at mpernick@wesleyan.edu or (917) 653-3401
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