Connect Ghent

If you couldn’t make it to our Meet Marie Meltz event at Chatham Brewing on September 15th, we wanted to share a little piece of the evening with you! Here’s what Marie shared with us that evening: “My family and I have been residents of Ghent since 2012, previously residing in Claverack since 1989. We…

Join us for breakfast at the Ghent VFW on Sunday, October 4 between 8:00 am – 11:00 am. As a local committee, Connect Ghent is funded by our neighbors. While national parties and PACs often provide cash for local campaigns, we keep it simple and local. This is grassroots democracy in action! For tickets, call…

We’re called Connect Ghent, and we mean it! What better way to connect with your neighbors than a free event where everyone is welcome? Come out, meet Marie, and spend time with your neighbors. All Ghent voters, regardless of party registration, are invited. Tuesday, September 15, 20265:30 pm – 7:30 pmChatham Brewing59 Main Street

All Ghent voters are invited to this free event on Tuesday, September 15 at 5:30 pm. Come meet Marie and spend some time with your neighbors at this nonpartisan event. Refreshments will be served along with a cash bar.

As a nonpartisan community organization, we believe local elections should focus on the people, ideas, and issues that matter most to Ghent, not on political party affiliation.  Here are some of the top reasons why we love nonpartisan local governance:   1.     There is no “us vs. them.” There is only us. In Ghent, we’re…

If you live in or around Ghent, you know that a powerful storm tore through our area on the evening of July 2.  Though everyone was prepared to enjoy a long weekend of Independence Day celebrations, we were instead reminded of the value of interdependence. Over the past four days, our town’s elected officials demonstrated…