courant.com | Resident Wins Bid To Keep Flag Flying
EAST WINDSOR -- The mother of a soldier in Afghanistan who has refused to take down the American flag outside her home despite warnings from her condo association received word Friday that she will be allowed to fly her flag if she agrees to certain restrictions. Teresa Richard, who in August pitched an American flag and Blue Star flag hung by mothers of soldiers at war, was warned by the Stoughton Ridge Condominium Association that she was in violation of "common area" rules and would be fined $25 a day after Labor Day. But on Friday, Richard said, she received a letter from the association offering a compromise. The offer comes after a frenzy of media coverage and growing political support from state officials, including Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and state Rep. Ted Graziani, D-Ellington. Blumenthal has been working with Kevin Carson, president of the condo association, and Richard to strike a deal.