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Police, Fire Officials Probing Suspicious House Fire

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: April 14, 2015 12:00 am

Police and fire officials are investigating an intentionally set fire which was discovered on the night of Monday, April 13, at an unoccupied one-family house under renovation at 52 Taunton Lake Road,...

Police Plan Enforcement Crackdown On Distracted Driving

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: April 14, 2015 12:00 am

Town police plan an enforcement crackdown on distracted driving, focusing on motorists who use handheld cellphones to talk and also those who text while driving. Police Sergeant Aaron Bahamonde, who h...

Lakeside Sweeping, Land Acquisitions, Revisions Approved By Selectmen

By John Voket

Published: April 13, 2015 12:00 am

Land acquisitions and lot line revisions shared the Board of Selectmen agenda with a request aimed at improving water quality on Lake Zoar, as the officials convened for a regular meeting April 6. Pub...

Tim McGraw Concert To Support Sandy Hook Promise

Published: April 13, 2015 12:00 am

HARTFORD — Tim McGraw has announced that on Friday, July 17, at XFINITY Theatre in Hartford, he will hold a concert to benefit Sandy Hook Promise. One-hundred percent of the net proceeds of this event...

Politicians Introduce Jesse Lewis Empowering Educators Act

Published: April 13, 2015 12:00 am

HARTFORD — US Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on April 13 introduced The Jesse Lewis Empowering Educators Act to provide teachers powerful tools and training to support students’ social and emoti...

Raising Speed Limit On Wasserman Way Under Review

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: April 11, 2015 12:00 am

In response to a couple’s recent suggestion, the Police Commission, in its role as the local traffic authority, is asking the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to study and consider increasing ...

Residents Urge Traffic Signal For Hazardous Berkshire Road Intersection

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: April 11, 2015 12:00 am

The Police Commission, in its role as the local traffic authority, is pursuing having the state Department of Transportation (DOT) install a traffic signal at the hazardous four-way intersection of Ro...

Newtown Savings Bank Planning To Relocate Main Street Branch

By John Voket

Published: April 11, 2015 12:00 am

After making an announcement to employees, trustees, and corporators at a recent gathering, Newtown Savings Bank President and CEO John Trentacosta told The Newtown Bee this week the bank will close a...

Borough Zoners Reviewing Pumphouse Proposal For Firehouse Site

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: April 11, 2015 12:00 am

The Borough Zoning Commission (BZC) is seeking additional information from Aquarion Water Company on its proposal to build an above-ground water pumping station at 12 Church Hill Road, the address whe...

'Truther' Arrested For Harassing Calls To Local Schools

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: April 10, 2015 12:00 am

A Wallingford man was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bridgeport Correctional Center on Thursday, April 9, on pending criminal charges lodged by Monroe police on April 7. The man allegedly made hara...

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Great letter Donna. Anita Corbeil

Says Budget Was Not In ‘Best Interest’

I am glad to have the opportunity to clear the air on these issues. First, I am supporting Ned Lamont at the upcoming convention and have supported him since he announced his candidacy. Second, regarding the legislation on housing, I agree with Mr. Gaston - the law should be written to include mobile homes and attached apartments (including those without restrictive covenants). We need someone in Hartford who works well with others and who has experience collaborating and negotiating to change HB-8002 and 8-30(g). So, now that the record is corrected, you can consider that I am that person. Michelle Embree Ku, Candidate for House District 106

Support For Brandon Moore

The editorial took no position on the budget going up or down so you're reading things into the editorial that simply aren't there. The turnout is tied to the lack of passage, in that people who came out to vote last time did not this time, indicating a lack of support on their part. Perhaps it wasn't spelled out clearly enough, but that's what the editorial was driving at, people showing lack of support by not casting a vote. The editorial did address likely concerns among voters that may have led to lack of support and lack of turnout. This lower turnout also follows increasing turnout over the past four referendums in three years (meaning it is an aberration from that), and increased turnout is something that I do push for regularly in editorials. Any disappointment you might be seeing is at the break in that trend, not at whether the budget passed or not. I'd rather see more people come out and vote "no" then not vote at all.

Lower Turnout Results In Two Budget Defeats

Clearly, property owners no longer want to bear the burden of expenses while the state does not meet it’s responsibilities. Rising costs must be addressed by actions that do not include yearly increases of property owners’ taxes. The state of CT must meet its share of the educational costs, and other costs.

Town And School Budgets Fail At Referendum

This feels like an oddly misleading headline and narrative, particularly coming from the Editorial Board. The headline "Lower Turnout Results in Two Budget Defeats" pushes a misleading narrative regarding voter turnout, and then seeks to tie the outcome of the referendum to that misleading narrative. Sure, voter turn out for this year's referendum, 18%, was lower than last year's. However, last year's turnout, 25.4%, represented the highest turnout in the most recent 10 budget referendums. If you take the time to examine turnout percentages between 2017 and 2026 (2017: 19.9, 2018: 15.7, 2019: 17, 2020: 0, 2021: 8.98, 2022: 7.7, 2023: 8.8, 2024: 15.1/17.49, 2025: 25.4, 2026: 18), this year's turnout was actually the third highest in the past 10 cycles. Perhaps the headline of this article should say "Lower Voter Turnout Than Last Year", which is more accurate, rather than creating an impression that this year's turnout is some type of aberration - a narrative that the turnout numbers, in all their binary glory, simply do not support. Further, the headline of this article appears to tie the "lower turnout" to the defeated budgets. Sure, that could be true. But, perhaps, its more likely that Newtown residents are feeling the squeeze of multiple economic influences. In Newtown, we've experienced property revaluations and increased municipal spending. Eversource continues to raise rates. The state legislature gives PURA the authority to impose Public Benefit charges that benefit a tiny percentage of the public (and subsequently burdening the rest of us). At the national level, inflation has run rampant for years and many of those costs remain high to this day. In short, the data tells a far less dramatic—and far more honest—story than the headline suggests. This wasn’t an electorate vanishing in apathy; it was a fairly typical turnout delivering an verdict that, perhaps, some at the Editorial Board didn't like. At some point, it’s worth considering that residents aren’t confused, disengaged, or misled by turnout; they’re simply doing math at their kitchen tables and concluding that “no” is the only responsible answer left.

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Police, Fire Officials Probing Suspicious House Fire

Police Plan Enforcement Crackdown On Distracted Driving

Lakeside Sweeping, Land Acquisitions, Revisions Approved By Selectmen

Tim McGraw Concert To Support Sandy Hook Promise

Politicians Introduce Jesse Lewis Empowering Educators Act

Raising Speed Limit On Wasserman Way Under Review

Residents Urge Traffic Signal For Hazardous Berkshire Road Intersection

Newtown Savings Bank Planning To Relocate Main Street Branch

Borough Zoners Reviewing Pumphouse Proposal For Firehouse Site

'Truther' Arrested For Harassing Calls To Local Schools