Lenten Fish Fry—
Hundreds Enjoy The Ones
That Didn’t Get Away At St Rose
By Andrew Gorosko
Parishioners of St Rose Church and others as...
Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the C...
Theresa Rapice McGrath
Beloved Mother
Theresa Rapice McGrath, 79, of Stratford, formerly of Bridgeport, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Smith Rapice, died Ma...
Stephan J. Pekar
Member Carpenter
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s Union Local #210
Stephen J. Pekar, 98, of the Sandy Hook section of Newtown, died February 28 at Gr...
Volunteers Needed For Newtown’s Relay For Life
Walkers, anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer, community leaders, team captains, and hard ...
American Artisan
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A Commercial And Community Bakery
By Nancy K. Crevier
Andy Corson of Sandy Hook has found an outlet for his inner chef, and hopes that the ...
Looking For Lots Of Love
By Shannon Hicks
Many people would like to help Locks of Love, the nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disad...
Parade Committee Names 2009 Grand Marshal
Beth Caldwell, president of the Newtown Labor Day Parade Committee, announced this week that former state representati...
Change You Can’t Believe In!
To the Editor:
As a follow-up to my 2/20/09 letter, “Change We Can Believe In?,” I want to reit...
We all know the powers that be float a high number at the voters. If they get that passed they are in hog heaven,they have plenty of fat in the original proposal.The voters will now be shamed into passing the revised budget. I say we vote it down again and see how creative they can get with the numbers.We all know plenty of fat is laced in the proposals.
I, too, love that flagpole. I approach it in the southbound lane, as Mr Gardner described, and it’s an inspiring way to start my day. In addition to all it stands for, it tells me something, whether it’s furling in the wind, or hanging quietly when weather is still, sometimes boldly majestic, sometimes sad or unsure. A gem like no other.
I know it generates angst with traffic; approached with the appropriate level of caution, it should not be such a problem. Can’t really blame the flagpole, it doesn’t move.
I hope it’s there long after I’m gone, and inspires others as well. Thank you Mr Gardner and all the other current, previous, and even future Keepers of the Flagpole.
$500,000 surplus? Funny how money just shows up when you squeeze. And where did this surplus come from? Our tax dollars, right? I say vote NO again and let's see how much more money they can find.
Very few Republicans in the House have any backbone. They are just glad to be there and would rather cave to Democrat wishes than play hardball to get things done.