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Police Reports, December 4-13, 2014

Published: December 18, 2014 12:00 am

Multiple Charges Police report a violent incident at a home on Eden Hill Road near the Easton town line on the night of December 11. Police said that Abner Soares, 25, of Danbury, while armed wit...

Council Hears From Fire Officials On Capital Requests

By John Voket

Published: December 18, 2014 12:00 am

The chairman of Newtown's Board of Fire Commissioners conducted a brief presentation to the Legislative Council December 3 after representatives posed questions about certain fire department requests ...

12/14 Wrongful Deaths Lawsuit Filed

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: December 17, 2014 12:00 am

BRIDGEPORT — The estates of nine of 26 people who were killed and one teacher who was injured in the December 14, 2012, shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School are the plaintiffs in a negligence and ...

12/14 Wrongful Deaths Lawsuit Filed

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: December 17, 2014 12:00 am

Sandy Hook, Farmington Firms Hired To Develop New Community Center

By John Voket

Published: December 16, 2014 12:00 am

A Sandy Hook construction firm and a Farmington architect group – both possessing expertise on senior facilities and swimming pool developments – were unanimously selected by the Board of Selectmen Mo...

Sandy Hook, Farmington Firms Hired To Develop New Community Center

By John Voket

Published: December 16, 2014 12:00 am

Alumni Fund's Gift Will Go Into Parks & Rec Campership Fund

By Shannon Hicks

Published: December 15, 2014 12:00 am

NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect NAF’s current tax status. * * * * * Representatives of The Newtown Alumni Fund (NAF) visited the Newtown Parks & Recreation office on Friday, Decembe...

Peace Light To Be At Troop A Barracks Tuesday

Published: December 15, 2014 12:00 am

SOUTHBURY — The Catholic Committee on Scouting of The Diocese of Brooklyn and the Catholic Chaplain of JFK International Airport announce the 2014 arrival of the Peace Light from Bethlehem, Church of ...

Sunday Evening Interfaith Gathering Marked 12/14 With Many Blessings

By John Voket

Published: December 15, 2014 12:00 am

As a small choir of children sang to piano accompaniment, more than 150 visitors gathered in the warm and brightly lit Newtown Meeting House Sunday evening for an hour-long interfaith service recogniz...

Families Of 12/14 Victims File Wrongful Death Lawsuit

By Associated Press

Published: December 15, 2014 12:00 am

HARTFORD (AP) — A law firm representing the families of nine of the 26 people killed and a teacher injured at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, says it has filed a lawsuit against the...

Financial Foundations: Expanding Access To Homeownership: Innovative Mortgage Programs

Head O'Meadow Students Cast Votes For Books

Newtown Senior Alliance Hosted Its First Roundtable Regarding Housing

Juvenile At The Wheel Of Vehicle That Crashed Into Utility Pole

BOE Holds Celebration Of Excellence, Listens To NEASC Overview

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The ‘Me’ Generation

Tom, I appreciate you sharing your perspective. My advocacy isn't about a personal 'vested interest' in a single field; it is about the Standard of Newtown. While you categorize the salt shed and library parking as 'essential' and the turf as an 'upgrade,' I would argue they all fall under the same umbrella of maintaining town assets. The Turf Field ($1.4M): This was a replacement project for a facility used by thousands of youth athletes, not a new 'luxury' add-on. The Salt Shed ($1.2M) & Library Parking ($1.4M): These were passed at almost identical price points. The point isn't to say these items aren't important; it’s to ask why we find the money for infrastructure that serves one demographic while claiming we are too 'fiscally strained' to fund infrastructure for another. When we categorize things we use as 'essential' and things our neighbors' children use as 'extras,' we aren't having an honest discussion about priorities, we are picking winners and losers. The goal of my letter wasn't to be 'unproductive,' but to sound the alarm for the 82% of residents who didn't show up to the polls. We cannot be a community that only thrives in parts. If we want Newtown to remain a place where people want to move and raise families, we have to invest in the next generation with the same urgency we use to fix our parking lots.

Michelle, I am sorry to see that you are also a victim of fabrications. All those rumors that go round that seem so convincing. All so often, those rumors are little more than convenient lies. This has been happening for several years and hopefully we can come together to stop them. Until then, I ask that those of you who have heard disparaging remarks about the candidates take the time to meet with them to ask them directly what you are concerned about. Get to know them better rather than assume. We all will have better representation both locally and state-wide if you do so.

Support For Brandon Moore

He is just another politician, you could see it when he got Bruce Walcz'zzz'k elected. Say whatever it takes to get into office...

Two Questions

This is disappointing because it frames voters who rejected the Treadwell turf replacement as selfish or anti-youth. When I suspect that Katherine's motives were likely because she has some vested interest in those turf fields, which makes it exceptionally selfish. There is a clear difference between maintaining basic town infrastructure and approving an athletic facility upgrade. Library sidewalks, parking access, and a salt storage facility support safety and essential town operations. The turf field may be worthwhile, but it is still a different type of request. Residents can support youth sports and still question the cost, timing, or priority of a specific project. Calling that selfish, or turning it into a generational argument is unfair and unproductive. Newtown is better served by honest discussion about priorities, not by accusing voters of lacking community spirit because they disagreed on one ballot item.

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Police Reports, December 4-13, 2014

Council Hears From Fire Officials On Capital Requests

12/14 Wrongful Deaths Lawsuit Filed

12/14 Wrongful Deaths Lawsuit Filed

Sandy Hook, Farmington Firms Hired To Develop New Community Center

Sandy Hook, Farmington Firms Hired To Develop New Community Center

Alumni Fund's Gift Will Go Into Parks & Rec Campership Fund

Peace Light To Be At Troop A Barracks Tuesday

Sunday Evening Interfaith Gathering Marked 12/14 With Many Blessings

Families Of 12/14 Victims File Wrongful Death Lawsuit