This is the next in a series of features focusing on Newtown residents who have contracted and/or suffered through the effects of COVID-19.
Unlike the thousands of Connecticut residents who have ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic was ravaging Connecticut, Newtown resident and palliative care physician Jo-Ann Maroto-Soltis reached out to The Newtown Bee with an idea of telling a comprehensive story ...
As Newtown and Connecticut tallies of new COVID-19 cases and losses continued edging upward, state officials added more states to a national travel advisory and requested the National Guard’s coronavirus support regiment to remain on duty through at least December.
Check out the second segment of a multi-part guest series on palliative care through the frontline experiences of Newtown resident and physician Jo-Ann Maroto-Soltis
A curious push/pull situation is developing statewide as Governor Ned Lamont paused Phase 3 re-openings while concurrently releasing a 50-page guide to help school districts navigate a return to classroom instruction in the coming weeks.
As the COVID-19 pandemic was ravaging Connecticut, Newtown resident and palliative care physician Jo-Ann Maroto-Soltis reached out to The Newtown Bee with an idea of telling a comprehensive story ...
As if Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert was not busy enough handling coronavirus issues, she is now grappling with the news that the aggressive lone star tick is proliferating in the region.
Newtown nurse Ann (Nancy) Rhodes, APRN-BC has created a book providing practical tips and tools to solve common medical problems she regularly encountered in patients' homes that could help prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and suffering.
Newtown Savings Bank will be accepting nonperishable food donations to benefit local food pantries on Friday, June 26, from 9 am to 4 pm, and Saturday, June 27, from 9 am to noon, at all 14 branch locations.
Bruce, your advice that voters should “read, listen, and engage” would be much more persuasive if you practiced it yourself.
You campaigned on openness and responsiveness. You declared that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government” and promised to answer constituent inquiries within two days. Yet you never answered my straightforward public question about Main Street demonstrations, traffic disruption, pedestrian safety, and the effects on local businesses.
After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass. That is not accessible, townwide engagement. Previous first selectmen held open coffee hours and walk-and-talk sessions that any resident could attend.
Then came the failed storm communications, your apology, and another promise to communicate better—followed shortly afterward by more silence while multiple police agencies conducted a significant search near Saw Mill Road.
You now tell voters to examine what candidates say and “how they say it.” I would suggest going one step further: compare what politicians promise while seeking office with what they actually do after winning.
Your record presents a stark contrast. You told voters exactly what they wanted to hear to get the job, then failed to live by those promises. Whether that is dishonesty or simply indifference, it is the same familiar, two-faced politics you once claimed you would replace.
Nothing says “I care about Newtown homeowners” quite like lining Main Street with plywood campaign billboards—apparently built just inches below the size at which officials say they can take action. At this rate, we’ll need property-tax relief just to offset the loss in curb appeal.
