Local officials have listed the road closures planned for two major events scheduled for the Labor Day weekend - the 12th Annual Newtown 5-K Road Race to be hel...
This coming Monday, before throwing steaks on the barbecue, playing a pick-up game of Wiffle ball with the kids, or sinking into the luxury of a shaded hammock,...
Occupation: I am a documentary filmmaker. My most recent film, Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past, just came out on DVD and iTunes. I've been work...
As self-appointed responders team with expanding organized efforts to help rescue and support residents in Houston and surrounding communities hardest h...
Brendan O'Hara may owe a great deal of his soccer skills to his father. In addition to inheriting the genes, Newtown High School's senior team captain was coach...
This story was modified at 11:15 am on Sept 1 to clarify that the top vote-getter in the Republican Selectman primary contest on September 12 will go on to ...
NOTE (Friday, September 1, 2017; 4:05 pm): This post has been updated to reflect that admission does not include food and drinks, which are a separate purch...
HARTFORD- Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt Governor Nancy Wyman are inviting members of the public to attend the State of Connecticut's 16th annual 9/11 Memoria...
In honor of National Dog Day, Cafe Xpresso, 150 South Main Street, partnered with 61 Church Hill Road's Your Healthy Pet and The Exceptional Pet, 3 Simm Lane, t...
The obituary in The New York Times last week for Thomas Meehan, of Broadway fame, caught the eye of Tom Dwyer. Mr Meehan, Tom tells us, was a summertime residen...
Mr. Trump did not suddenly cause these citizens to believe and behave this way. They were already predisposed to not believe in and or trust their government. This is what should be concerning us. The Trump supporters are the obverse dide of the coin from the BLM/Antifa Activists. Neither believes their government represents or cares about them.
How many of us really believe our elected officials (beyond the local level) really represent us. One of our Senators until recently did not have property or a physical residence in Connecticut. He used his parents address. And his wife and children are residents of Northern Virginia, they own a house there, pay taxes there, register their cars there, and the wife votes there. How much does he have in common with a Connecticut Resident ?
I think we are not seeing "Zoom Fatigue" but a sense that no one listens to these Zoom Hearings. Look at the Legislature's hearings on Religious Exemption for refusing a vaccine. They scheduled Zoom comments around the clock. How many people watched, looked at later, or read the Comments at 2 or 3 AM ? A complete waste of time. And there was one picture of a legislator sleeping during the Zoom hearing. How many members of the Committee were even logged on during the night time comments ?
And for part timers, you do a pretty good job of moderating these forums.
The USA is not designed to be a "true" democracy. The founders of the nation had the wisdom and foresight to be concerned that the whims of the public, even the majority, can change rapidly and may not always be in the best interest of the country. As a result, they created a republic, or better said - a constitutional federal republic - as our system of government which has survived and served us well for centuries.
It’s upsetting that is article came from a place of love and appreciation, and someone has to go and comment like this is a Yelp review ! If you feel this way about NVS, you should have posted your own story along time ago. THIS post was supposed to be for the employees there that dedicated their all to helping this pet, and they couldn’t even have that time to shine ! I bet half the people who come to wouldn’t last one day or even an hour doing what they do and dealing with the people they deal with all while being in high stress situations and keeping a smile. It’s a shame that a loving post had to have someone negative feel the need to comment. That’s like standing up at someone’s funeral after a nice speech and saying how you actually didn’t like that person and listing reasons why. Time and a place buddy ! Very distasteful!
Claudia and family - We were all blessed with so much laughter when in Jim's presence that I know this will carry you through these difficult times. I am honored to have been part of his breakfast club after our workouts at the gym in Ridgefield, which then became the birthday club once you moved to Newtown. I will continue to celebrate with a fresh batch of muffins every November in his honor. Thank you for welcoming me into your family and although I am sad for the loss of my friend, I am inspired by the strength of your loving relationship and the power of laughter that he brought to you, your children, his grandchildren and all who knew him. He continues to make me smile. With love, Nadya Antoniades
