As it does every year, Halloween drew thousands of trick-or-treaters to Newtown's Main Street and adjoining streets on Tuesday, October 31. Beginning in late af...
To the Editor:
I am a registered Independent who co-founded the Independent Party of Newtown; however, I will be voting for all Democrats, and only Democrats, o...
Faith Patricia Anderson, 67, of Brookfield died at Laurel Ridge Nursing Home in Ridgefield on October 31. She was born March 24, 1950, in Danbury Hospital, a da...
Joseph V. Procaccini, 91, of Fairfield died October 25. His loved ones say he joined his wife Antonietta in heaven. He was born July 11, 1926.
Mr Procaccini lea...
To the Editor:
Newtown Parks & Recreation's Fall Carnival made its debut at Fairfield Hills the weekend of October 20-22, bringing to town good old-fashioned fa...
To the Editor:
It's hard to believe we are inside of a week before Election Day. My family and I are grateful for how wonderfully we have been treated by everyo...
To the Editor:
Please help me to support and vote for Chris Smith for Legislative Council in District 3. I have known Chris and his family for almost 20 years a...
Bardi McLennan, 91, of Newtown died peacefully October 27, surrounded by her family. She was a lifelong Connecticut resident, born in Woodbury on March 4, 1926....
To the Editor:
Let me start by saying I have never written to a newspaper before, but feel compelled to let the people of Newtown know that they have a gem runn...
To the Editor:
I come from a family with deep roots in Newtown and a long tradition of public service. My great-grandfather was a first selectman, my grandfathe...
As a former local elected leader, state Independent Party leader and US Congressional candidate, you know Editorials occasionally cause discomfort. This editorial empathized with the departing board member's agonizing about her decision to resign; praised her service and indirectly, yours - calling for the community to do the same; took issue with the timing and the vitriolic parting comments about her board colleagues and chair - justifying each point with fact; and called for remaining school board members to consider her criticism and act upon it if justified. To your other point, any suggestion this newspaper or its editor is "representing" any political party is absurd.
I agree. Rebekah should recuse herself from any involvement in the process of recommending a new board member. However, I do not believe she will. She has demonstrated that she doesn't care about doing the right thing. She does what is best for her.
The court removed a Federal mandated backstop for irresponsible behavior. Now the individual states will determine consequences - as the framers of the Constitution wanted.
Please take some time to educate yourself on this issue and the Supreme Court decision. It is now up to the individual states to determine how this issue will be decided.
