There was a time when the residents of Norwich would actually put up a fight for what they thought was right even if it took years in the courts. When the 9 square miles of land was purchased from Uncas, the wording was very loose and so John Masons children and grandchildren tried for seventy years to lay claim to thousands of acres.

It took more than twelve months to read all the testimony in all the cases tried in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and England. It proved impossible to follow and no judgment was rendered.

It’s easy to turn to your family, friends, and  neighbors to say aloud what you think is wrong but it is a challenge to say in public, aloud and on the record those same thoughts and words. On Tuesday, there will be a hearing in Norwich to help The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) establish new industry guidelines for how it markets power to customers, how customers can switch between suppliers, how suppliers give notice and what types of products are allowed. Norwich Public Utilities customers won’t be impacted until the new rules are in place because Norwich residents are protected  by our local NPU but those outside Norwich are not so lucky. Please  attend the meeting on  Tuesday, Feb. 25th at 6:30 p.m., Norwich City Hall, 100 Broadway, Norwich, CT.  This is your chance to speak up and speak out about the costs of energy.