To the Editor:
Fewer than two out of every ten of our town's eligible voters came out to vote at our town's annual budget referendum, and top elected officials ...
To the Editor:
The recommendations for the Borough's 2018-19 budget that were approved by the burgesses on April 10 include some disturbing items. If they pass,...
To the Editor:
I ask the fundamental question… how much is it worth to protect historic Main Street? Presently, the owner of the Main Street Inn at Newtown has ...
To the Editor:
Friends of the C.H. Booth Library held their annual Spring Donation Day event on April 29. Once again, it was a pleasure seeing so many generous ...
Those looking to connect with their deceased loved ones attended psychic medium Patty Griffin's group reading at the Newtown Senior Center on April 27. The "Whi...
To the Editor:
The recent poor voter turnout (17 percent) in the last referendum can no longer be accepted in our democratic system that guarantees the most imp...
Anthony R. Ferrigno, 89, of Newtown, husband of Alice Kohut Ferrigno, died peacefully April 28. Born and raised in Bridgeport, he was the son of the late Rocco ...
To the Editor:
I think we all understand how harmful plastic bags are to the environment, but I am frequently asked why paper bags are harmful. Most of us belie...
To the Editor:
The Medicare Savings Program (MSP) and its income limits are valid only until July 2018.
The governor's proposed budget eliminated funding for th...
Anna E. Phillips Frendt, 83, of Newtown died peacefully May 2. She was born in Bridgeport, where she attended both Harding and Bullard Havens Technical School.
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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.
