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Fire Reports | July 21-July 27, 2021

Published: Aug 02, 2021 06:00 AM

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:

Wednesday, July 21: 11:24 am, medical assist, Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:34 pm, CO alarm, Bishop Circle, Sandy Hook responded; 5:53 pm, medical assist, Joal Court, Hawleyville responded; 6:03 pm, medical assist, Brushy Hill Road, Botsford responded.

Thursday, July 22: 12:03 am, fire alarm–commercial, Toddy Hill Road, Botsford, Hook & Ladder, and Sandy Hook responded.

Friday, July 23: 3:46 pm, tree/wires down, Hattertown Road/Castle Meadow Road, Dodgingtown responded; 9:51 pm, smoke/odor investigation, Castle Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Saturday, July 24: 3:02 pm, motor vehicle accident (MVA) with injury, I-84 East between Exits 9-10, Hawleyville responded; 7:49 pm, medical assist, Brookside Court, Hawleyville responded; 8:22 pm, water rescue, Pine Rock Road, Southbury, NUSAR responded; 10:48 pm, MVA with injury, South Main Street/Meadowbrook Road, Botsford responded.

Sunday, July 25: 4:39 am, service call, Toddy Hill Road, Botsford covered; 10:01 am, service call, White Oak Farm Road, Botsford covered; 8:59 pm, smoke/odor investigation, Toddy Hill Road/Turkey Roost Road, Botsford responded; 9:08 pm, fire alarm–commercial, Washington Avenue, Sandy Hook responded.

Monday, July 26: 12:01 pm, gas spill, Schoolhouse Hill Road/Hanover Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:53 pm, vehicle fire, Dodgingtown Road, Dodgingtown and Hawleyville responded.

Tuesday, July 27: 12:10 pm, MVA with injury, South Main Street/Mile Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 12:23 pm, MVA with injury, I-84 West between Exits 10-9, Hook & Ladder responded.

A Hilario’s employee picks up debris from a crash that happened on I-84 West just prior to the Hanover Road bridge around 12:21 pm Tuesday, July 27. According to a Connecticut State Police report a 2012 Hyundai Accent being operated by Russell Lacasse, 59, of Chloride, Ariz.; a 2014 Mazda CX-5 Sport being operated by Richard N. Symonds, 58, of Canton; a 2012 Volvo XC90 3.2 being operated by Ryan P. Healy, 48, of New Milford; and a 2010 Kenworth tractor-trailer truck being operated by Leonard L. Luxama, 44, of Brooklyn, N.Y., were all traveling west when the tractor-trailer truck struck the Volvo from behind. The Volvo spun out, according to the CSP report, and then struck the Hyundai and the Mazda. Newtown Hook & Ladder and a Nuvance ambulance crew also responded to the crash. Healy was transported to the hospital for suspected minor injuries. No injuries were reported by the other three drivers. None of the vehicles were carrying passengers. The Volvo was towed by Modzelewski’s. Luxama was cited for following too closely. —Newtown Hook & Ladder photos

As seen from atop a Hook & Ladder truck, traffic moves slowly past two of four vehicles involved in a four-vehicle a crash on I-84 West around 12:20 pm Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the Volvo near the rear of the tractor-trailer truck was taken to the hospital for suspected minor injuries, according to the Connecticut State Police report. The truck driver was cited for following too closely. —Newtown Hook & Ladder photo

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Newtown schools have degraded over the 3+ decades I've lived here as the concentrated social experiment curricula driven by the state and small but loud groups. Yet we continue to dig into our pockets while we witness the downward spiral.

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Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.

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I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!

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