Coventry Fire and EMS Chief Bud Meyers returns to Coventry Confidential to provide an update on our Fire and EMS department, discuss his budget, and the bond question for new vehicles. Here are links to the two news articles we mentioned in our conversation: 

https://open.substack.com/pub/mattstoller/p/code-red-why-your-city-cant-affordor?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web 

https://open.substack.com/pub/mattstoller/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Finally, remember to vote on Tuesday, May 5.

Megan Boshuyzen talked about her experience as a new member of the Coventry Board of Education and the school system’s new budget. (As you might guess, this was recorded when Coventry’s boys and girls basketball teams were making their historical runs for championships.)

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As a follow-up to my interview with Dudley Brand about the home shooting range ordinance, I spoke with Coventry PD Chief Peterson.

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To address the origins and disinformation about Ordinance 267, I spoke with Dudley Brand, a well-credentialed gun owner and member of the Firearms Safety/Home Shooting Range Safety Committee. We discussed what Ordinance 267 actually regulates, what current laws do not cover, why it does not violate 2A rights, the NRA’s and CCDL’s views on it, and more. 

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For this new episode of Coventry Confidential, I talked with Eric Thomas about land conservation in Coventry. Hosted by Francis Lombard #coventryct #LocalNews #CT

Here's a re-issue of epside 1 from season 1 of Coventry Confidential. Francis Lombard talked with Jon Hand about his work on the Town Council and budget season.

In prep for the free screening at the Booth Dimmock Library on Sunday, August 3, at 2 PM, editor Will Dennis and I discuss the classic Lee Marvin movie POINT BLANK.

In this episode of Coventry Confidential, I talk with Coventry's Board of Education member, Emma Eaton. We discuss the process, the cuts, and the future of Coventry's schools. A reminder: The second referendum vote for Coventry CT's budget is Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Hosted by Francis Lombard

Jerry Phillips and I had a short conversation regarding the Booth Dimock Library's Sunday Matinee at the Movies, which we've been hosting for a year now.

For the fifth episode of Coventry Confidential, I talked with Coventry's Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Bud Meyers. We talked about his history with Coventry, how the fire department serves the town, and, of course, budget season. Hosted by Francis Lombard