Local Journalism in Focus

Elizabeth Hamilton, executive editor of the Connecticut Mirror, speaks at the Weston League of Women Voters annual Betty Hill forum on Friday, June 6 on “Why Local News Matters Now More than Ever,” focusing on the importance of reporting in a time of increased political divisiveness.

Everyone is invited to attend the event, held at noon at Aspetuck Valley Country Club. Tickets are $50. Send a check and your contact information (for meal selection) to the League of Women Voters of Weston, P.O. Box 1081, Weston, CT 06883.

Ms. Hamilton joined the Mirror as executive editor in 2018. She is a 20-year veteran of Connecticut newsrooms, including more than a decade at The Hartford Courant, where she was Reporter of the Year in 2000 and won the Theodore Driscoll Investigative Award for a series of stories about deaths in group homes for the developmentally disabled.