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Finance Board Reviews School District Capital Plan

By John Voket

Published: September 16, 2016 12:00 am

The Board of Finance hosted local school officials and members of the Board of Education September 12 for a review of the district's five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The district's CIP along ...

State Attorney General Opts To Appeal CCJEF Decision

By John Voket

Published: September 16, 2016 12:00 am

On September 15, Attorney General George Jepsen issued the following statement to announce that the state will seek a direct appeal to the Connecticut Supreme Court of the ruling issued by the Superio...

Iroquois Gas Line Maintenance Planned For Saturday

Published: September 15, 2016 12:00 am

The Iroquois Gas Transmission System is warning residents that they should expect to hear loud pipeline noise and also smell the odor of gas on Saturday, September 17, when the natural gas company per...

9/11 Remembered At Intimate Annual Gathering In Dodgingtown

By John Voket

Published: September 15, 2016 12:00 am

While thousands flocked to key sites in lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon, in Shanksville, Penn., and across the nation to events remembering the attacks of September 11, 2001, an intimate annual gathe...

Newtown Health & Public Safety Fair Relocates To Reed School Saturday

By John Voket

Published: September 14, 2016 12:00 am

September 17 is the 23rd Annual Health and Public Safety Fair and organizers Mae Schmidle, Della Schmid, and Donna Culbert are very excited to welcome the MEGA Body Exhibit, a driving force for reloca...

CT United Ride Pays Tribute To 9/11

Published: September 13, 2016 12:00 am

Thousands of motorcyclists with CT United Ride joined in the tribute to the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, roaring through Newtown midday on Sunday, September 11. The ride took off from Norwalk early...

Health District Monitoring Possible 'Extremely Limited' Measles Exposure

By John Voket

Published: September 12, 2016 12:00 am

The Newtown Health District is monitoring a handful of unvaccinated individuals who may have possibly come into contact with an adult who was subsequently diagnosed with measles. While the exposure to...

School Board Narrows Enrollment Discussion

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: September 12, 2016 12:00 am

The Board of Education voted unanimously at its Tuesday, September 6, meeting to support narrowing the focus of its ongoing facilities and enrollment discussion by deciding not to close an elementary ...

Botsford Chief Regrets Hasty Decision To Display Trump Placards In Parade

By John Voket

Published: September 10, 2016 12:00 am

Botsford Fire Chief Wayne Ciaccia said he and a number of his firefighters meant no disrespect, and in hindsight, regretted the "spur of the moment" decision to post Donald Trump campaign posters on a...

A Balancing Act For Community Center Advisory Committee

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: September 10, 2016 12:00 am

A 25-yard pool as a component in a community center facility will fit within the town's $15 million construction budget, but lose funds annually in operations, according to one consulting firm's numbe...

Ashurst Academy Of Irish Dance Marks A Decade

NYFS Partners With Autism Allies To Expand Services For Newtown

The Ducklaration Of Independence

Fun Times At The Great Pootatuck Duck Race

Registration Open For St Rose Faith Formation Classes

My "actions" were a single request for audio recordings of public meetings. It would have cost the Borough ZERO dollars to turn those over, as required by law. Instead, the Chair of the Borough Zoning commission decided, unilaterally, without informing the rest of his commission, to fight that Freedom of Information request. Mr. Johnson attempt to deflect blame falls flat on its face here. Facts matter.

What’s Going On In The Borough?

Can you name a single person involved in one of the lawsuits who does not reside in the Borough? I'll wait......

You do realize President Trump was born on June 14, the same date the US Army was founded. The parade was to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States Army. My uncle was a sergeant in the Army and was KIA 3 months before the war in Europe ended fighting the Germans. I'm happy there was an acknowledgement by the President for the brave men and women who are veterans of that branch. Too bad others don't honor them by insisting it was a "birthday parade". What an insult to our veterans! I'm not into cage fighting, but as far as being tacky or disgraceful, I would the UFC fight at the White House pales in comparison to Bill Clinton and an intern named Monica did during working hours.

Elections Have Consequences XXVI

To add a bit more context: the adopted Borough budget was for just under $300,000 [https://boroughofnewtownct.gov/borough-of-newtown-budget-approved/]. $58,000 in legal fees (to date) means a significant cost must be shouldered by Borough residents and businesses, increasing taxes noticeably. Many of those pushing the lawsuits were not subject to the added costs because they do not reside nor do business in the Borough.

Well said. Unfortunately, we are back to more of the same and we know how this will end. However, it gives us an opportunity to question many ways in which the DTC failed residents, voters, candidates, everyone. Brandon Moore was the first candidate to voice interest in running. A strong and well prepared candidate that the town republicans did not want to run against. They made it clear they wanted Ku to be the candidate. We all know you endorse the candidate you have no concerns about. Once Ku decided to try to unseat Bolinsky again, the DTC should have done what it can do and that was choose a candidate or put a good process in place to set up forums and get the caucus over and done smoothly, fairly, and ethically. It did neither. and this is what resulted: The Young Dem Debate became a Ku strategy to claim Ku being victimized, and it backfired; Ku's previous campaign committee went with Brandon Moore in hopes of finally flipping the seat; the DTC delay in organizing any candidate forums led to an inability to get the information out to all (as we see in complaints from new residents regarding lack of information); the DTC was severely split by the caucus chaos and some did not fully participate as a result; and we are back to square one with the candidate Alex Villamil preferred, and the same old guard and the same chance of flipping the seat.

Brandon Moore vs. More of the Same

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Finance Board Reviews School District Capital Plan

State Attorney General Opts To Appeal CCJEF Decision

Iroquois Gas Line Maintenance Planned For Saturday

9/11 Remembered At Intimate Annual Gathering In Dodgingtown

Newtown Health & Public Safety Fair Relocates To Reed School Saturday

CT United Ride Pays Tribute To 9/11

Health District Monitoring Possible 'Extremely Limited' Measles Exposure

School Board Narrows Enrollment Discussion

Botsford Chief Regrets Hasty Decision To Display Trump Placards In Parade

A Balancing Act For Community Center Advisory Committee