Helen M. Basher
Helen M. Basher, 86, of Danbury, wife of the late Abraham F. Basher, died on November 1 at her home.
Mrs Basher was born in Lawrence, Mass., Jul...
Stuck For An Explanation
To the Editor:
Today, Tuesday, November 4, 2003, I voted at the Reed Intermediate School. As is customary upon leaving the voting booth...
Simple Steps Can Prevent Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
FARMINGTON — For the estimated 25 million Americans who suffer from Seasonal Affective Di...
‘Fly Your Kite
On Domingo’
(The Bee has received this open letter to Keith Thompson in response to last week
’s open ...
Newtown Historical Society Offers A ‘Wish You Were Here’
On Monday, November 10, at 7:30 pm, in the Meeting Room of the Booth Library, 2...
Bruen Photo Workshop At The Homesteads
Award-winning photographer Donald Bruen will teach a three-part photography workshop at The Homesteads at Newtown on Wedn...
Hsing-ay Hsu will be the guest pianist during both concerts, offering a dazzling presentation of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat. Ms Hsu was ...
The dispatchers at Town Hall South report the following fire calls:
Thursday, October 30: 7:16 am, alarm, no fire, 1 Edmond Road, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Ho...
‘Let Them Eat Turkey’ Lecture At IAIS
WASHINGTON — Dr Laurie Weinstein, a professor at Western CT State University, will off...
Crafting Special Memories
For Fraser-Woods’ 35th Anniversary
By Larissa Lytwyn
 What do you remember most about your grade school days?
 For stu...
Boots, as she was known to us (her middle name), was bright, articulate, and energetic. While at Oxford where we met, Boots was a vibrant part of our a capella songsters. An athlete, she was a terror on the field hockey team. We maintained contact over the many years and had annual lunches with our classmates. Always positive, Boots was a true friend. So sad that she is gone.
Sandy McDonough
I don’t mind that Bolinsky disparaged an opponent on the basis of appearance, or even that his wife feels she needs to walk up to his opponent (“Keep spreading lies”) to disparage the opponent. That is who Bolinsky and his wife are. What offends me is Bolinsky’s effort to blame a volunteer for a public misanthropic comment in his ad campaign and then distance himself from it. My first thought when hearing of this, was “the buck stops here”, thank you President Truman. And then to discover that Bolinsky actually used this quote in his “apology” is pathetic. Bolinsky allowed the comment to be disseminated as a misanthropist comment, and then he advised he has no responsibility for the dissemination of that thought. If the buck stops here, one should ask Bolinsky, if he has only just started to take responsibility for what his campaign says, who has been taking responsibility for how he decides to vote, who gives him information as his talking points etc.
