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Halloween 2018: A Monster Of A Crowd On Main Street

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 08:10 AM

With an autumn sun sinking low, hauntings began before dark Wednesday afternoon, October 31. Stretching shadows covered front lawns on Main Street where residen...

Clarence Canfield

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 08:52 AM

Clarence Ernest Canfield, 90, beloved husband of the late Esther Kuziak Canfield, died peacefully October 30, at the River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury,...

John Paloian Sr

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 09:13 AM

John Paloian, Sr, 82, of Bristol, Tenn., died October 31, after a long illness. He was born in Boston, Mass., September 30, 1936. Following the death of his par...

Martin Ohradan

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 10:00 AM

Martin A. Ohradan, 85, of Easton, loving husband of Mary Rescsanski Ohradan, died October 29. He was born in his home in Easton, April 22, 1933, and was the son...

Senior Center Has Cast Of Characters At Halloween Bingo

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 10:05 AM

Members of the Newtown Senior Center dressed in costume for the group’s annual Halloween Bingo Party on October 31. Some came as witches with pointy black hats ...

A Democrat For Stefanowski

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 11:00 AM

To the Editor: I’m a Democrat that can’t wait to vote for Bob Stefanowski, suggesting in the absolute strongest of terms that fellow Democrats (that this letter...

Girls' Soccer Battles For Title And Volleyball In Semis Tonight

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 11:24 AM

Newtown High School's girls' soccer team will take on Pomperaug of Southbury in the South-West Conference championship game, at neutral site New Milford High, T...

Mike Lestik

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 11:53 AM

Mike Lestik, 89, of Southbury, died October 5. He was a former Newtown resident. His wife of 68 years, Barbara; three children, Barbara, Michael, and David; six...

Monte Frank At Opioid Roundtable On November 1

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 12:05 PM

BETHEL— Sandy Hook resident and Lt Governor candidate Monte Frank will be at the Stony Hill Fire Department, 69 Stony Hill Road, at 5 pm, Thursday, November 1, ...

Friday's Football Game Time Changed

Published: Nov 01, 2018 at 12:41 PM

The time for the football game between Newtown High School and host Brookfield, set for Friday, November 2, has been changed. Originally scheduled for a 7 pm ki...

A Pandemic To Which No One Is Immune

Power Restoration Hovering Around 50/50 Mark, Four Days After IsaiasFour days after Tropical Storm Isaias, just about 50 percent of Newtown remains without electricity.Eversource — already taking heat for its lack of preparation for the storm as well as its poor response — did not earn any new fans in Newtown Saturday. It was tough enough to hear from their first selectman a day earlier that there was not a single Eversource crew in town on Thursday night. Then on Saturday residents learned that Newtown is near the bottom of the restoration list. When the utility announced its restoration estimates around 1 pm August 8, there was Newtown, toward the end of the line.Newtown. Tuesday, August 11, Noon.That’s what residents saw when they visited the utility’s website.Very few towns had later dates, although a few neighboring towns did fare worse. Bethel and Monroe’s estimates are 6 pm Tuesday; Danbury’s is midnight Tuesday.At 5 pm Saturday, 5,579 of Newtown’s 11,460 Eversource customers — or 48.68 percent of the town — was heading toward another night without power.In a CodeRED message Friday evening, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal said Newtown is not alone in its struggle to become reenergized.“My counterparts in other communities are having a similar experience with a lack of communication and, more importantly, results, but I am hopeful that the clarity I received this afternoon is a harbinger of things to come," he said in part.Hours earlier Rosenthal had been given a specific lists of roads that Eversource crews — or their contracted support crews — would begin working on.At the time of his third CodeRED in as any evenings, the first selectman said “slow progress” had been made. The total number of outages dropped from 65% on Thursday to 55% on Friday, and the number of fully blocked roads was at 40, down from 44.“Certainly not an achievement worthy of a victory lap, however there is reason for hope,” Rosenthal said.He also acknowledged should all 23 of the roads on the list provided by Eversource be put back online Saturday, it would account for “roughly 1,000 homes online, bringing total outages to around 45%. Not music to everyone’s ears, but for the first time I am finally getting specific work area information from Eversource,” he said.Restoration Road ScheduleThe lucky roads listed on Friday night were as follows: Jordan Hill, Bradley, Nutmeg, Honey, Serenity, South Main, Brushy Hill, Baldwin, Juniper, Sugar Street and Sugar Lane, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Deep Brook, Head O’ Meadow, Boulevard, Queen, Joan, Old Gate, Cedar Hill, Glen Road, Walnut Tree and Shady Rest. Meanwhile, Newtown Police Department offered a reminder on its Facebook page Friday that its officers are helping. Two officers spent much of hours using the department’s Hummer to canvas the town, getting to roads that were still blocked. Police officers delivered food and water to residents stuck on many of those blockages.Residents were reminded that they could contact the PD with concerns about family members, friends, neighbors, et al.“We will certainly do our best to help them or direct them where they might find the help,” the department said on its post.The non-emergency number of Newtown Police is 203-426-5841.A full list of resources — including information on where to fill up on potable water, use a charging station, food disposal locations, etc — has also been published by the Town. The full list is available here.Treat Lines As Live, AlwaysIn a dire warning to heed what officials repeat, over and over, following such storms — treat all downed wires as if they are live — a dog in Sandy Hook died Saturday morning after finding its way onto such a scene.A black Lab in Pootatuck Park could not be saved after it touched a downed power line that turned out to be alive. Firefighters and police officers were sent to the scene. Eversource was routed at its highest priority, but the dog died.

A Cruel Distortion Of Reality

Biden Has A Plan

Hit Hard By Isais? Check These Resources For Residents

I agree with the points raised here for ordinary times; however, the magnitude of the surplus funds this year is extraordinarily large. Projected start of year surplus is now a seven figure number, approaching 2% of the annual school budget. Is there a point at which the surplus becomes so large that taxpayers should be allowed to vote on what is done with it? At present, we vote on the school budget, which is tied to a specific operating plan. What goes into that plan is debated in a public forum and single digit percentage changes are considered substantial and important to taxpayers. If we underspend that plan by a similar significant amount, should it really be a given that the money can be spent on items not in the specific voted upon operating plan without taxpayer input? For nominal amounts, I agree with BOE discretion, but when the amounts grow as large as they have this year, I'm not so sure that's the right approach. It starts to render the vote on the budget and operating plan less meaningful.

A Bridge Over Muddied Waters

I would suggest you look up the Connecticut Constitution. The present one (that State and Local officials take an oath to uphold) was adopted by referendum, in 1965. Black people did vote in Connecticut then and were present at the Constitutional Convention. As to the Federal Constitution, it has been construed by the Supreme Court to apply to All Citizens.

The Reality Of Black Experiences

Could The Bee please explain the article published last week, but not available on the website, about how Eversource had actually lowered generation rates, starting 7/1/2020? There was no mention of the rate increase that folks are complaining about. I have been quite confused about what is going on, although of course what matters most is the "amount due" on the bill. The regulations and the way our bills are broken out are confusing, but it doesn't help when the local news source seems to be reporting something so different from what people are actually experiencing.

Eversource Responds To Escalating Bills As Complaints Crackle

Vinny! Stop clicking that pen!!!! Boom

Date: Fri 19-Jan-1996

Not a criticism of you, but I am appalled you had to define "Pandora's Box". What is the state of our education system. Good points all, and they have kept coming up since we purchased Fairfield Hills all these years ago. What will the effect be on our municipal services. Will we need more police ? Will our all volunteer Fire Departments be able to handle the building project at completion. (Last year the Fire Chief in Brookfield spoke against a apartment project saying in part, they did not have sufficient apparatus and in the event of a major incident they could not guarantee sufficient manpower.) What exactly is "affordable housing". I know it is a percentage of the median income. My brother lives in Stamford. A developer got around zoning by building affordable units. To qualify you can make up to $80,000 a year. Of course they are making rents at the high end of "affordable". We need to do something with Fairfield Hills. Maybe we should have gone with a golf course or Horse facility. It is not generating any tax revenue, is taking money from the town, and those abandoned buildings, and tunnels underneath, are becomming more and more dangerous every year.

Fairfield Hills Opening Pandora Box

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