Cannabis businesses remain barred from Newtown, and that is not sitting well with one area businessman. Tom Macre is the founder of Still River Wellness, a medical marijuana dispensary in Torrington. He was petitioning Newtown for permission to open a retail cannabis store on Route 25. But leaders denied his petition that called for the town to lift the ban on cannabis businesses… saying they had more concerns than reassurances… specifically concerns about whether the dispensary would simply encourage people to purchase on the black market. Macre responded at a public hearing that producers have lowered their prices so new prices will be on par with the black market. He also pointed to studies showing that crime in the area of his current retail cannabis dispensary in Torrington, was less of a concern than when it first opened. Police actually say there was no increase of crime, and in fact, there was actually a deterrence because of the high security.
Ed Histed
Ed launched his radio career in 1975 and has spent more than five decades in the broadcasting industry. During that time, he has served in a wide range of roles including Air Personality, News Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager at numerous radio stations in various markets across the country. Beyond on-air and management responsibilities, Ed has also worked extensively on the technical side of broadcasting. His background includes RF engineering and information technology, with particular experience configuring digital automation systems and remote voice-tracking platforms used by stations across the country. Ed was also among a select group of industry professionals invited by Google to its California headquarters following the company’s acquisition of Scott Studios. He was one of just 12 broadcasters nationwide chosen to participate in discussions and provide input during the design and rollout of Google’s digital broadcast automation platform. Although the majority of Ed’s career—spanning roughly four decades—was rooted in music radio, he transitioned into news and information programming in 2012. He says the move into spoken-word broadcasting was a natural evolution after decades of experience in multiple areas of the industry.