A Milford firm is proposing that a gas station/convenience store, which has been a South Main Street (Route 25) fixture for decades, be razed and replaced with a modern version of those facilities.
“Never Give Up” was the message written on a little white bag, one of many luminaria lining Main Street over the weekend of September 7 and 8. Organizers held the first Hope on Main Street on Saturday...
A local developer has received two requested changes of zone from the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) for a 10,150-square-foot retail center, which is proposed for a 32 Berkshire Road (Route 34) site, near Exit 11 of Interstate 84.
Andrea Appelbaum, owner of Queen Street Gifts, 3 Queen Street, handed out American flags to customers on September 11, in remembrance of the tragic events the nation endured 18 years ago.
The Newtown Community Center’s new fall programming began the second week of September and included a free Aging Mastery course that met Tuesday, September 10, from 4:30 to 6 pm.
The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) has scheduled a public hearing, September 19, on a 74-unit multifamily development project proposed for an 11.8-acre site on the west side of Washington Avenue in Sandy Hook Center.
A loaded garbage-hauling tractor trailer rig traveling north on South Main Street narrowly missed crashing into the front of King’s Breakfast & Lunch restaurant at the height of lunch hour Wednesday, September 11.
The idea that a freshman Democrat would be able to stand up to the special interests and prioritization of urban districts that are the base of that caucus to deliver results for Newtown is laughable - especially someone who could not even build the "relationships, coalitions, and the support necessary" to garner the endorsements of her fellow Democrat Council members ahead of Newtown's local caucus this spring.
More likely Newtown would see something akin to Leeper in Fairfield, performative actions after vote counting, while privately advancing their party's interests over their community's.
Dear Alyssa, Kelela, and Brandon,
We send our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We will also keep you in our prayers asking our Lord to grant you comfort and peace.
With love,
Vince and Sandy Venitelli
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.
