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Fire Reports | September 17-24, 2025

Published: Sep 29, 2025 8:00 am

Wednesday, September 17: 9:46 am, fire alarm, 2 Cherry Street, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 9:53 am, motor vehicle accident (MVA), I-84 West Exits 11 & 10, Sandy Hook responded; 7:09 pm, service call, 31 Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 7:14 pm, fire alarm, 1200 Brookside Court, Hawleyville responded.

Thursday, September 18: 7:41 am, smoke/haze in the area, 15 Walker Hill Road, Botsford responded; 12:30 pm, smoke/odor investigation, 44 Black Bridge Road, Sandy Hook responded; 2:30 pm, fire alarm, 5 Queen Street, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded; 10 pm, medical assist, Settlers Lane, Botsford responded.

Friday, September 19: 10:57 am, MVA, Main Street and Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 8:41 pm, tree/wires down, 16 Nutmeg Lane, Sandy Hook responded; 10:51 pm, outside fire, 175 Great Ring Road, Sandy Hook responded.

Saturday, September 20: 12:36 am, fire alarm, 3 Trades Lane, Hook & Ladder responded; 8:05 am, fire alarm, 187 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Sandy Hook responded; 10:04 am, fire alarm, 51 Taunton Lake Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 11 am, medical assist, Thunder Ridge Road, Sandy Hook responded; 11:37 am, medical assist, Brushy Hill Road, Botsford responded; 4:07 pm, medical assist, Philo Curtis Road, Sandy Hook responded; 7:26 pm, MVA, 16 Turkey Hill Road, Botsford responded.

Sunday, September 21: 11:06 am, fire alarm, 61 Robin Hill Road, Dodgingtown responded; 1:21 pm, service call, 31 Main Street, Hawleyville responded; 7:21 pm, medical assist, South Main Street, Botsford responded; 9:15 pm, smoke/odor investigation, 67 Osborn Hill Road, Sandy Hook responded.

Monday, September 22: 9:41 am, smoke/odor investigation, 59 Osborne Hill Road, Sandy Hook responded; 12:24 pm, medical assist, St George Place, Sandy Hook responded; 1:53 pm, CO alarm, 15 Founders Lane, Sandy Hook responded; 3:20 pm, gas leak, 26 Dodgingtown Road, Dodgingtown and Hook & Ladder responded; 5:37 pm, smoke/odor investigation, 9 Simpson Street, Hook & Ladder responded.

Tuesday, September 23: 8:21 am, MVA, Berkshire and Old Mill Roads, Sandy Hook responded; 10:04 am, fire alarm, 52 Boggs Hill Road, Dodgingtown and Hook & Ladder responded; 11:48 am, fire alarm, 24 Mt Pleasant Road, Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville responded; 12:06 pm, fire alarm, 14 High Bridge Road, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded; 1:49 pm, fire alarm, 14 High Bridge Road, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded; 2:43 pm, tree/wires down, Button Shop Road and Little Brook Lane, Botsford responded; 6:44 pm, tree/wires down, 60 Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded.

Wednesday, September 24: 6:38 am, fire alarm, 84 South Main Street, Botsford, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded.

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We love you, Minerva and Marklin, and we wish you all the best. We'll miss you and your delicious food. We have many fond memories of Mexicali Rose, as our children grew up nourished by your food and your love. You've spoiled us--nobody makes mole like you do, and we'll never find chicken-filled chili rellenos like you make anywhere else. Your homemade chips and salsa were expected at gatherings we've had. We look forward to a Mexicali Rose cookbook!

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Renee, Monica and I worked together for years as Assistant Town Clerks. Together we hoped to provide you with a positive, and even fun, experience and hoped you left satisfied and with a smile on your face. In these sometimes difficult times, please give Renée a chance to bring that back to the Town Clerks Office. Leaving with a smile on your face goes a long way and hopefully gets paid forward. Once again, good luck Renée! It’s time.

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Anne, your first paragraph condemning Charlie Kirk’s murder is commendable and appreciated. Sadly, it needs to be said. Newly on campus, a college student I know found himself surrounded by people who thought Charlie had it coming to him, and this student can’t help but wonder if they’d want him dead, too, for holding similar views to Charlie’s. No, this student isn’t a bigot, intolerant or exclusionary—but quite the opposite, as was Charlie Kirk quite the opposite. It seems that, to paraphrase Ronald Reagan, so much of what you know about Charlie Kirk just isn’t so. It makes me wonder whether you have actually listened to a Charlie Kirk Show or to one of his civil debates. I hear the term “Christian nationalist” bandied about these days. I’m a Christian and I’m a nationalist—that is, I’m devoted to what’s in the best interests of our nation--as was Charlie. Does that make us “Christian nationalists,” which you say is “utterly anti-American”?? Charlie had deeply held Christian beliefs that seemed to shape all his actions and speech. As the devout Christian that he was, Charlie would likely have wanted others to see the joy and salvation of holding similar beliefs. (He’d still be alive today if his assassin had followed Christ and the 10 commandments, including, “You shall not murder.”) But, did Charlie ever say that only Christians are welcome in our country? Certainly not that I’m aware of. You talk about the “separation of church and state” in our founding documents. You must be referring to the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Did Charlie call on Congress to make a law to establish a state religion or to prohibit people from practicing the faith of their choice? Certainly not that I’m aware of. There seems to be a lot of misinformation about Charlie out there. For example, the NY Times recently had to issue this retraction, "A correction was made on Sept. 11, 2025: An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an antisemitic statement that Charlie Kirk had made on an episode of his podcast. He was quoting a statement from a post on social media and went on to critique it. It was not his own statement." I urge you to not just listen to the propaganda, but actually watch some of Charlie’s videos (unabridged) and see for yourself. You might still disagree with his views, but perhaps you will no longer feel the need to call him a bigot, intolerant, exclusionary and anti-American. Perhaps you’ll see for yourself how Charlie was all about inviting his opponents to a civil debate, not about “disregarding, diminishing, discarding, despising, demonizing” others. Perhaps you’ll see Charlie’s example as a way in which we can all treat one another rather than engaging in name calling, intimidation, or violence.

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I had the pleasure of working with Renee for years as an Assistant Town Clerk. Everything she states in this letter is true and if I was still a resident of Newtown, I would gladly vote for her. As an Assistant Town Clerk, the only opportunity for advancement is to run for Town Clerk. Renee has proven her dedication to the community and deserves the chance to serve Newtown in that capacity. I wish you the best of luck, Renee! Ann LoBosco

Renee Weimann for Town Clerk

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