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Hunters Ridge Sewer Application Withdrawn By Developer

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: May 14, 2018 12:00 am

The firm which has proposed the high-density multifamily development project known as Hunters Ridge at 79 Church Hill Road has withdrawn its controversial application for municipal sanitary sewer serv...

FONS Hoping Livable Community Seminar Will Clarify Next Steps For Town

By Shannon Hicks

Published: May 13, 2018 12:00 am

John Boccuzzi is very pleased with the Livable Community seminar the Friends Of Newtown Seniors (FONS) hosted recently. The chair of the local non-profit group dedicated to helping Newtown recognize a...

P&Z Says Concrete Sidewalk Should Be Built At Edona Commons

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: May 12, 2018 12:00 am

Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members are maintaining that because the 26-unit Edona Commons condominium complex's construction plans' call for a concrete sidewalk positioned along the east sid...

Protesting For Change, Locally And In Texas

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 11, 2018 12:00 am

Standing on the side of the road, just on the grass in front of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) on Mile Hill Road, members of the Junior Newtown Action Alliance (Jr NAA) spoke out and p...

HomeFront Provides Sturdy Support To Local Resident

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 11, 2018 12:00 am

Local volunteers were inside, outside, and below a Sandy Hook resident's home under the mostly clear skies of May 5, working to revitalize a home on Waterview Drive.More information about HomeFront is...

Brewpub Redevelopment Application Under P&Z Review

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: May 11, 2018 12:00 am

P&Z members are reviewing a redevelopment application from Reverie Brewing Company, LLC, to operate a brewery in an industrial building off Church Hill Road, which at certain times of the week would f...

Team 26 Pedals With Mettle To Washington, DC

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 11, 2018 12:00 am

Team 26 delivered its message to Washington, DC, on May 8. After holding a press conference and launch rally at Edmond Town Hall on May 5, the group biked roughly 400 miles to urge Congress for a ban ...

Crash And Arrest Follow State Police Pursuit

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: May 11, 2018 12:00 am

State police arrested aÃÂ New York state manÃÂ on three charges following a late night police pursuit on May 2, in an incident that started on Interstate 84 and ended with a head-on colli...

Nonprofit 'Love Has A Home' Spreads Message Of Positivity

By Alissa Silber

Published: May 11, 2018 12:00 am

What if changing the hearts and minds of people could be achieved by simply removing the word "hate" from the equation and focusing purely on love and positivity? Activist Martin Luther King, Jr, once...

Judge Dismisses 12/14 Wrongful Death Lawsuit

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: May 11, 2018 12:00 am

NEW HAVEN - A Superior Court judge this week dismissed a longstanding wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the December 2012 shooting incident at Sandy Hook School. Through that lawsuit, the estates o...

The Way We Were

Dining Guide: Papa Al’s — Pizza, Pasta, And Subs

Mildred Noble Burr

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We love Papa Al’s both for take out and sit down. We’d highly recommend!

Dining Guide: Papa Al’s — Pizza, Pasta, And Subs

My darling, You were the best GRANDmother a child could ask for. You created so many great memories & traditions that I have passed down to your Great grandchildren. You brought joy into every room you stepped into. Your laughter, singing, whistling and the signature Rockettes high kicks, is something I will always hold in my heart. There was something about walking into your home and being greeted by your beautiful face. *kiss on each check* followed by HELLOOOOOO Darling! The classical music playing softly in the background and your love and comfort made your home, a safe space. Somewhere, where love knew no boundaries. It was so much more than a home. I aim for the same in my home, and play the classic music 24/7, but it will never be the same. I pray I can be 1/4 of GRAND, you put in GRANDmother. You were so resilient. You found the positive in every situation. I look up to you so much. I remember begging Mom and Dad for years to change my name to “Carmen”. They didn’t officially change my name, but eventually started calling me “Carmenita” as I am a little you. THE HONOR. You were there for me, no matter the day or hour. You were always the one who would talk me through whatever hard situation I was going through. When my baby passed away, I refused to talk to anyone for 3 weeks. Except for you. You said to me “Better days are coming, babes. There’s always a rainbow after the storm”. Of course, you were right, because you are GRAND. I picture you in heaven dancing and laughing with him. Uncle Jay playing the money game with him. To know you are with your children again & with mine does bring me some joy. Twas the night before Christmas & New Year’s Eve, will never be the same. Another tradition you created. A memory that will last forever. Not just with me, but for generations to come. It may not be the same, but we won’t let it die. It will live on, in your name. To be your first GRANDchild was a blessing. I could write an entire book about you & all the amazing things about you. Even though we were robbed of time together & it makes me angry, I know I will see you again. This isn’t a goodbye, but a “see you later”. Just like we ended every phone call. Ciao, darling. I love you. MWAH MWAH! Love your GRANDchild, Kimberly aka Carmenita

Carmen Accashian

Unfortunately, I think this is likely to get worse, not better... Based on both public comments and private conversations, I’m increasingly concerned that our newly elected First Selectman intends not just to install these cameras, but to expand their use for full-blown enforcement and fines. Try getting a straight answer out of him about the long-term plan and you quickly realize how vague the responses become. Tyler is absolutely right to raise the privacy issue. These systems don’t just “catch speeders” — they quietly build a database of where we drive, when we drive, and who is in our vehicles. Once that infrastructure is in place, it becomes very easy to justify expanding its scope: more cameras, more locations, more uses, and eventually more automated enforcement. If Newtown is going down this road, residents deserve clear, written answers to some basic questions before anything is expanded: What limits will be placed on how and where cameras are used? Will footage and plate data be used only for speed enforcement, or for other investigations too? How long will data be stored, and who can access it? What safeguards will prevent vendors and individuals from abusing this information? Without firm, enforceable rules in place, “just a few cameras to slow traffic” can turn into something very different over time. I support safe roads — but not at the cost of unchecked surveillance and vague promises from our leaders. You try getting straight answers out of our First Selectman, myself and others have not been able to...

Discusses Traffic Cameras

I had to hold back a laugh at the idea that 7:30 pm is apparently such a late-night hardship that we’re already talking about moving meetings earlier. For a lot of residents, 7:30 is the earliest they can realistically get to Town Hall after work, family obligations, and the rest of real life. Shifting BOS meetings to 7:00 might make the calendar look tidier for those in the building, but it makes participation harder for the people who pay for the building. If the new First Selectman’s week is already booked solid and evening meetings feel like a strain, that’s not a reason to move the goalposts on public access—it's a reminder that the job is supposed to be demanding. Public service means accommodating the public, even when it’s inconvenient.

Walczak Adjusts To New Role, First Board Meeting

Real people were just in a frightening car accident. To immediately frame their misfortune as rhetorical ammunition against new housing — affordable housing included — feels less like concern for “health and safety” and more like opportunistically using a scary moment to support a pre-existing position. If we’re going to debate this proposal, we should do it honestly: with data on traffic volume, accident history, engineering recommendations, and the town’s housing needs, not by seizing on a single crash as proof that 300 apartments are inherently unsafe. Newtown deserves a thoughtful, fact-based conversation about growth, safety, and affordability — one that doesn’t turn other people’s bad day into a political talking point.

How Many Accidents Will It Take?

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