First Selectman Maureen Nicholson traveled to QVCC Monday to meet with students and share her experience as a female elected official in Connecticut. Joining Nicholson on the panel were State Representative Anne Dauphinais, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, and Rose Reyes, a Windham Town Council member. Maureen shared her experience running for office as the first female First Selectman in Pomfret history. She encouraged the young women in the audience to trust in themse

On Saturday, March 24, Pomfret Democrats joined thousands in Hartford to honor the lives of 17 students who died at the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The rally was one of many around the nation organized by survivors of the shooting. Marchers also protested the inaction of federal legislators who have repeatedly met gun violence with silence. Signs that said "Protect Our Kids, Not Guns," "Enough," and "No More Silence, End Gun Violence," were hoisted in the air

Two groups of Pomfret Democrats participated in the Pomfret Recreation Department's O'Pomfret Trivia Night on Friday, March 16th to help fund the disc golf course at the town recreation park. The event was held at the Pomfret School's Parsons Lodge. Tickets went fast, and the event was sold out! The luck of the Irish was certainly on the side of the Democrats. The team won both games and donated the winnings back to the Pomfret Recreation Department. Trivia wasn't the only th