The Winsted Citizen

  THE ASSASSIN   By LEO CONNELLAN   I am hidden within who you think I am -- We Treat Poets, Writers, Authors Right:  The Winsted Citizen https://winstedcitizen.org/ Our Today’s Poets page is inspired by the late Poet Laureate of Connecticut Leo Connellan aka El Bardo The Legend, who published a column under that banner with The Register Citizen of Torrington 1994-95. Connellan modeled his offering after that of Marcia Lee Masters, poetry editor of The Chicago Tribune. She was the daughter of "Spoon River Anthology" author Edgar Lee Masters, the trailblazing Midwesterner who also shared a law office with Clarence Darrow. "Let's run a poetry column like Marcia Lee Masters," Connellan said. "We'll get lots of readers." Connellan compiled original works by acclaimed poets and new voices from throughout the nation. The big hitters included New York Quarterly Editor William Packard, Bollingen Prize winner Fred Chappell, Negative Capability Editor Su...

The Winsted Citizen, a non-profit, is a member of The Chamber of Commerce Northwest Connecticut.   Irish Spirit By JOANN RYAN President & CEO Northwest CT Chamber of Commerce Get ready to bask in the luck of the Irish on your Irish Spirit Adventure. Here awaits a land of legends and mystical forklore, lush green landscapes and spectacular cliff-side views, stone clad castles and historic mills, cultural treasures and medieval masterpieces, plus so much more. On this hands-on adventure, you will also tap into the heritage of other kinds of “Irish Spirits” with exquisite tasting experiences from world -famous Guinness to the distillery of acclaimed Jameson Irish whiskey, to Ireland’s historic pubs where you can delve in the rich Irish custom of story telling as you hear enchanting tales of days gone by. We’re off to Ireland from October 9 th through October 17 th departing from and returning to Bradley. You will enjoy first-class hotel accommodations for 7 nights and superb...

Soundtrack by Jen Allen, Sifting Grace OBITUARY Xhevar Adili, 58, Known as Joe Also to run in April print edition, The Winsted Citizen Submitted by the Adili Family LITCHFIELD / WATERBURY – Who was the beloved humanist Xhevar Adili, known to many friends and customers as Joe at DifRanco’s restaurant? He was born in 1965 in Ladorisht, Albania. Xhevar attended primary school in his native place, then Niko Nestor secondary school. Xhevar Adili immigrated like everyone else to the USA, where he started working in a restaurant. In addition to work, Xhevar was active in all Albanian clubs and associations. He talked often out his experiences and the long stays on the streets of New York. As a member of the Albanian club Hasan Prishtina in Waterbury, he supported many humanitarian activities. If you cross the road and head north to Litchfield and ask about DiFranco's restaurant, you will learn that the owner is the humanist Joe Adili as soon as you enter the walls of the restaurant. DiFra...

  CITYNOTES What Is Up @ #TheWinsted Citizen? Sweet 16 Pages in Transition From March Madness to April Edition   Hi Readers, Subscribers, Advertisers, Donors And All Your Pets and Wild Animals -The Ides of March 2023 LITCHFIELD COUNTY & BEYOND – Here we are chugging along, firing on most cylinders in a jalopy that never will quit despite accurate reports of sputtering and premature speculation of our demise. The Winsted Citizen is here to stay, enabled and supported by subscriptions, ads, donations and, yes, grants. Several grant offers and applications are in development. Most importantly, the community welcomed us exuberantly when we first began camping out at McGrane’s, walked the streets to our cozy office at 7 Elm St. – thanks to an extraordinarily generous landlord – and began hanging out at the Center of Our Cosmos, Winsted News. Of course there are stops back and forth along the way like the health food store, the yoga studio, the Gilson, town h...

NEWS PARTNERSHIP: Gregory Stroud, editor in chief of CT Examiner, and Andy Thibault, editor and publisher of The Winsted Citizen, announced the two news organizations will partner to provide quality state and local news to readers in the Winsted area and across the state. “We believe in Andy's vision for the Winsted Citizen and look forward to a long partnership,” Stroud said. “CT Examiner and Citizen go together like butter and toast.” “Greg steps up as we have our 16-page April edition in production,” Thibault said.  “ He is a good guy and a true friend.” https://ctexaminer.com/ https://winstedcitizen.org/

University of Saint Joseph To Host “In Troubled Times, a  Newspaper is Born.  The Story of the Winsted Citizen”   In troubled times a newspaper was born with the help of longtime activist Ralph Nader. Nader put up $15,000 to help launch The Winsted Citizen. Veteran Connecticut journalist Andy Thibault is the editor and publisher. There are an estimated 2,500 newspapers that have closed in the United States since 2005 according to a report issued last year by the Northwestern/Medill Local News Initiative. Join students from USJ’s Digital Media and Communication program as they learn from news and business staff about the startup Winsted Citizen newspaper and how they went from nothing to a published local newspaper in just a few weeks. The guest panel will include Advertising and Circulation Director Rosemary Scanlon, Editor and Publisher Andy Thibault and other members of the staff including Reporter Reynaldo Cruz Diaz, a Cuban sportswriter/photographer seeking asyl...

  STATEMENT GIVEN TO HEARST  BY REQUEST: It is true that we put out the second edition without promised funding and that we owe many contributors pay for services rendered. With ongoing support from subscribers, advertisers and donors, we absolutely will honor all our obligations. I am so proud to work with all our staff individually and collectively. These are real people running on broken glass through the desert sand to get the job done. They are young and old, some approaching the end or their careers and some just starting It is my duty as editor and publisher to serve our readers and staff. As long as I breathe, I will, without fear or favor. Our leadership team and staff continue to work eight days a week. On Monday we will conduct a thorough review of all financial data. Story conferences have cranked up already for the April edition. Deadlines [have been set].  Initially, Ralph told me he only wanted to do a pilot edition, then sit back for six or eight wee...