Pittsfield Cell Tower Concerned Citizens

02/20/2026

Firefighters protected themselves from cell towers and changed the law to ensure cell antennas would not be placed on or near their stations.

Inspiring, isn't it?

02/20/2026

02/19/2026

4G, 5G is harming you. Dr. Rob Brown explains impacts of wireless radiation on blood, thyroid, breasts, brain cells, & more. Understand the impacts and keep towers away from homes and schools.

In this video, Robert Brown, MD, FACR, Vice President of Scientific Research and Clinical Affairs at EHT and a practicing diagnostic radiologist, presents de...

02/18/2026

Feb 13, 2026- On Wednesday, Senator Heather Somers, R- 18th District, announced that a controversial plan to put a 155-foot-tall cellphone tower on a historic property that includes the Denison Homestead is dead.

“It’s very good and positive news, especially for all of those who worked so hard to preserve that farm,” she said Thursday morning.

Somers said that Verizon Wireless contacted her Wednesday to tell her The Towers, LLC, had withdrawn an application pending before the Connecticut Siting Council to build a tower on the former Morgan Farm.

The Towers, a joint venture between Verizon Wireless and Vertical Bridge, had proposed to build the tower within a fenced, 2,500-square-foot area on the northwest corner of an approximately 49.5- acre parcel off Pequotsepos Road. The site was to be accessed by a gravel road proposed for the end of Maritime Drive past the former Monsanto property.

Vertical Bridge Project Manager Brian Paul declined to comment on Thursday. The Siting Council did not reply to requests for confirmation of the withdrawal.

The application was still pending on the Siting Council website Thursday afternoon, but in a Feb. 12 letter provided to The Day by Town of Stonington legal counsel Brian Estep, Towers’ attorneys notified the council of its decision to withdraw the application.

Somers said she has been working closely with Verizon Representatives, former First Selectman Danielle Chesebrough and current First Selectman Bill Middleton since last summer to find a different location for the tower. She said Verizon had been a positive and understanding partner in the process.

The application faced significant opposition locally, including from the neighboring Seaport Heights Homeowners Association, the Stonington Conservation Commission, and the town, the latter which requested intervenor status in October.

Property owner Denison Society Inc. has faced accusations of charitable fraud for its role in the agreement to allow the Towers to build the tower on property designated for conservation.

Last July, Chesebrough reported the Denison Society to the Attorney General’s office for the possible misuse of charitable funds after learning of the proposal and attempting to negotiate with the Denison Society and The Towers.

The Denison Homestead was built in 1717 on land that has been continuously owned by the Denison family since it was granted to Captain George Denison in 1654 by the Connecticut Colony. It is one of the oldest homes in the United States to have continuous family ownership.

The Denison Society purchased the former Morgan Farm land in the early 1990s and through a fundraising campaign launched in 1993, paid off the mortgage on the land.

In 1993 and 1994, The Day reported that the society intended for the land to comprise a “permanent greenbelt,” and at the time William Denison of Middletown, a Denison descendent, said there was an urgent need to save the property from development.

Similarly, a 1993 Denison Society fundraising brochure attached to a letter to the siting council from Attorney General William Tong’s office supports the purported use of donated funds.

Tong’s office intervened in the Connecticut Siting Council’s application process in November, arguing that because the Denison Society used charitable funds raised with the promise of preserving the land to purchase the property, the land must be used for that purpose.

The property is within a greenbelt, or a buffer zone of undeveloped land that contains more than 10 miles of walking trails and wildlife habitats and joins lands managed by groups such as the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, the Avalonia Land Trust and the town, and extend through the future Mystic River Boathouse Park across the Mystic River to the Peace Sanctuary and beyond.

“If we didn’t make any noise, I’m not sure what would have happened, so I’m glad we made noise. It’s a victory for the town,” Somers said.

https://theday.com/news/850185/controversial-morgan-farm-cell-tower-proposal-is-dead/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQCtxJjbGNrBAK3B2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlKnm8TyVMK0DXWOkHgSFAGb7iTDi4PDGgQgnRbkg9hRlEu9b640s4qRgZjg_aem_-i0785EwVd9Tcgu3SfIItA

Verizon Wireless has withdrawn an application pending before the Connecticut Siting Council to build a tower on the former Morgan Farm.

02/18/2026

Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) exposure from electrical power grids, cell towers and wireless devices is likely a driver of the global increase in diabetes, according to a new report by Paul Héroux, Ph.D. Studies compiled by Héroux show that very low levels of EMR can affect how cells function, including how they handle glucose.The report — which includes over 280 citations — is a deep dive into the evidence suggesting that EMR exposure from electrical power grids and wireless radiation can dysregulate and raise blood sugar levels.

“Current EMR safety standards are inadequate for protecting long-term metabolic health,” Héroux told The Defender.



https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/emr-radiation-cell-towers-wireless-devices-diabetes-kids/?utm_source=cc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20260217&fbclid=IwdGRzaAQCoiJjbGNrBAKh8GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHqF7f-MsV8UUT6q8g7gCWhYDSfN0DkgWBiEzSiRF5ucgLG_p4d60MN8Bm0r9_aem_BB9KNuXGNkvpbCrEA--6zw

02/17/2026

Cell tower = hell tower

02/15/2026

Cell towers collapse and cell towers catch on fire. Let your municipality know that with this letter.

https://www.ourwebofinconvenienttruths.com/fires-and-collapses/

CELL TOWER FIRES & COLLAPSES   Cell Tower Fires Collapses & Falling Debris Worker Deaths & Accidents Cell Site Safety Protocol Sample Letter to Legislators _______________ TWO QUESTIONS 1) Did a professional engineer (PE) evaluate and certify any of these projects’ safety before they went live? 2...

02/14/2026

02/14/2026

❤️VALENTINES DAY CHALLENGE QUESTIONS❤️: How did you meet? He surprised me by coming to my neighborhood through an illegal access point on Alma St.

First Date? March 13, 2020.

How long have you been together? Since he was fully erected in August.

Age difference? I’m 43 years older.

Who was interested first? Him. I had no interest in him getting within 1600 feet if him. A few miles is preferable. I love his type from afar.

Who is taller? Him. By 109.4 feet.

Who said I love you first? He did. But when he messed with my kids and neighbors I told him he wasn't welcome and needed to move out. We filed a restraining order but Judge Hogan never ruled. He still won't go away, despite how much I beg.

Most impatient? Me. I'm ready for our relationship to be over.

Most sensitive? Me. My heart flutters whenever I am around him

Loudest? Him. His compound with back up generator and transmitters has a constant, annoying hum. Gives the people closest to him tinnitus.

Most stubborn? He is. He won't seem to change his position no matter how hard I or anyone else asks. When we finally raise $100,000, Mayor Marchetti will have a go at asking...

Falls asleep first? Him. He gives me insomnia.

Cooks better? Me, he makes me too nauseous to eat.

Better morning person? Him, he's up 24/7.

Better driver? Me, his blinking red light is distracting.

Most competitive? He is, often against other telecoms.

Funniest? Joke was on us when we all got sick!

Where do you eat out? Any place away from antennas.

Who is more social? I am. He and his people don't like talking, compromising, helping or admitting they are wrong.

Who is the neat freak? I am. I used safe, wired ethernet and cable technology so I have a much lower carbon footprint.

Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong? Me. He posted to his shareholders and has a small sign on him about how dangerous he is, but the public doesn't read those things!

Who has more tattoos? Tie

Who sings better? I do. Pitbull's Timber.

Who drives? He drives me crazy.

Post a picture of you and your Valentine!

In all seriousness, there is nothing funny about living next to a cell tower. Municipal zoning ordinances need to site them safer distances away from homes. For those new to our fight, the tower was constructed with no notification that was legally required to the abutters, no transparancy and no community awareness.

The tower was illegally built using a unpermitted access point, by a harassing and bullying contractor who was just found guilty of fraud, with a deceptive 877 South St address, on 35 foot height restricted residential land despite the fact it was originally sited 1600 feet away from our homes on the commercial section of the property. (Which would have been just fine!)

Great Barrington MA and others have protective wireless zoning ordinances and we need to follow suit for all the reasons.

Please good people, protect your hearts, your homes, your health, the safe, secure residential qualities of your neighborhood, your property values, your views and your values by advocating for safe cell tower setbacks. We need towers, just not next to homes. Setbacks protect everyone equally. This is a socioeconomic and racial justice issue as well as an environmental one.

Hope you NEVER have a Valentine's like ours!

Please share as education and advocacy is what is needed to move the needle. Policy change is our love language these days. ###


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02/13/2026

‼️ Health risks of cell towers aren’t irrelevant — they’re truly all that matters.

Section 704 of the telecom act strips communities of the right to weigh health impacts in tower decisions -- and it has to go.

704 No More

02/12/2026

“The National Toxicology Program found clear evidence that long-term exposure to wireless radiofrequency radiation can cause cancer in laboratory animals. These findings raise serious concerns about chronic exposures in humans, particularly for children who will experience a lifetime of exposure.”

When children are exposed from an early age, the relevant question is not short-term heating effects, but long-term biological effects. Current U.S. FCC and ICNIRP regulations do not adequately address that risk.”

— Ronald Melnick, PhD

Learn more at https://icbe-emf.org/cell-phone-and-wireless-health-facts/