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Handcuffed by the Grand List: How Sherman’s Working Class is Subsidizing Town Hall

Town officials insisted the new property assessments were applied evenly across the board. The raw data tells a different story. We are releasing the municipal database that shows working residents absorbing massive tax hikes while town leadership secures a discount.

What Happens If We Stop Daylight Savings Time?

The biannual time change is a biological and logistical nightmare. But the popular solution, permanent Daylight Saving Time, would plunge our winter mornings into dangerous, persistent darkness.

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A Mayor’s Election, a Board’s Incompetence, and an Auditor’s License: The Standoff in Sherman

A staggering amount of money, approximately $281,000 in sole-source capital construction costs, has been improperly buried within a routine Board of Education maintenance account.

Here’s What Happens To Your Brain When You Stop Drinking Alcohol

Peeling back the neuroscience of alcohol consumption reveals a profound chemical imbalance that alters our neural circuitry. Yet, the human brain possesses an astonishing capacity to forgive us and physically rebuild its architecture if we simply stop.

Here’s What Happens To Your Brain When You Stop Drinking Alcohol

When we consume alcohol, we alter the physical structure of our neural circuitry. But the organ's astonishing capacity to rebuild itself is a biological wonder.

Prove You Are Alive By Voting: A Guide to Sherman’s 2026 Midterm Elections

Whether you cast a ballot or choose to stay home, you are actively shaping the future of this town and state. Here is what you need to know before stepping into the voting booth.

A New Face to Sherman's Pizza Scene

If you care about pizza, you already know the world wide reputation Connecticut has earned. But we are harboring a genuinely spectacular pizza operation right in our rural center.

A New Face to Sherman's Pizza Scene

You simply do not expect to find genuine, high-level mastery hiding outside a small rural store.

Trading Liberty for Lenses: When the Promise of Safety Becomes an Instrument of Control

A sophisticated network of solar-powered lenses is quietly cataloging the movements of everyday Americans. As the net widens, we must ask ourselves: what happens to a democracy when its citizens can no longer move unseen?

A Victory for the Flag Vigilante

After a quiet battle over proper illumination and municipal budgets, the town's flag is finally flying under the lights.

A Victory for the Flag Vigilante

Because the municipality cut corners on proper nighttime lighting, a local vigilante took it upon themselves to uphold the United States Flag Code.

UPCOMING EVENT • SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026 @ 12:00 PM

Veterans Appreciation Picnic

Join the Sherman Veterans Association for a day of celebration honoring those who served, featuring great food, live music, and family fun. All veterans and their families are welc...

OBITUARY • MAY 21, 2026

Edmund Dewey Smith Jr.

Edmund Dewey Smith Jr., 93Passed away: May 21, 2026Edmund Dewey Smith Jr., a former art director and award-winning painter whose works were a fixture in local Connecticut galleries, died on May 21, 2026, at New Milford Hospital. A resident of Sherman, he was 93.Born and raised in Eas...

OBITUARY • MAY 21, 2026

Edmund Dewey Smith Jr.

Embracing the Creepy Crawlers of Sherman

A primal reflex tells us that if a creature is unsettling or bizarre, it must be a threat to our homes and well-being. In reality, the most visceral inhabitants of our woods are the truest guardians of our ecosystem.

Embracing the Creepy Crawlers of Sherman

Sherman's creepiest crawlers are actually the unsung heroes keeping our local ecosystem alive and balanced.

Sherman Weathers Another Extreme Deluge

After receiving over 54 inches of rain in a single year, the town’s infrastructure, and the crews that maintain it, are being tested by a changing climate.

Sherman Weathers Another Extreme Deluge

An extreme overnight deluge drops 3.3 inches of rain on Sherman, testing saturated grounds and public works crews.

State Authorities Notified Over Property Revaluations

Evidence packets documenting assessment disparities and public database errors submitted to the Connecticut Attorney General and Chief State’s Attorney.

State Authorities Notified Over Property Revaluations

The final accounting will not take place in a compliant board meeting, but inside a court of law.

Sherman’s Next Major Project: The $3.5M Senior Center

With the town already shouldering a chaotic $42.8 million school renovation, another major municipal building is poised to rise. The proposed Sherman Senior Center, a $3.5 million project, is now quietly moving through design and consultation. Why taxpayers need to watch this blueprint closely before the shovels hit the dirt.

Resident Flags $318,000 in Capital Expenses

Formal requests urge the town auditor to intervene as hundreds of thousands of dollars in school construction costs are charged to a routine Board of Education maintenance account, while financial records disappear from the newly redesigned website.

Resident Flags $318,000 in Capital Expenses

Charging building project expenses to the general fund obscures the true cost of the voter-approved capital project and effectively shifts the financial burden of construction overruns onto the town's education budget.

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Handcuffed by the Grand List: How Sherman’s Working Class is Subsidizing Town Hall

What Happens If We Stop Daylight Savings Time?

Local Weather Sherman, CT

A Mayor’s Election, a Board’s Incompetence, and an Auditor’s License: The Standoff in Sherman

Here’s What Happens To Your Brain When You Stop Drinking Alcohol

Here’s What Happens To Your Brain When You Stop Drinking Alcohol

Prove You Are Alive By Voting: A Guide to Sherman’s 2026 Midterm Elections

A New Face to Sherman's Pizza Scene

A New Face to Sherman's Pizza Scene

Trading Liberty for Lenses: When the Promise of Safety Becomes an Instrument of Control

A Victory for the Flag Vigilante

A Victory for the Flag Vigilante

Veterans Appreciation Picnic

Edmund Dewey Smith Jr.

Edmund Dewey Smith Jr.

Embracing the Creepy Crawlers of Sherman

Embracing the Creepy Crawlers of Sherman

Sherman Weathers Another Extreme Deluge

Sherman Weathers Another Extreme Deluge

State Authorities Notified Over Property Revaluations

State Authorities Notified Over Property Revaluations

Sherman’s Next Major Project: The $3.5M Senior Center

Resident Flags $318,000 in Capital Expenses

Resident Flags $318,000 in Capital Expenses

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