Police report that at about 2:30 am on Thursday, August 9, while on patrol, police Officer Steven Siecienski observed and then stopped a vehicle that had defective lighting equipment, while it was tra...
The firm known as 79 Church Hill Road LLC, which is proposing a controversial rental apartment complex at that address, near Exit 10 of Interstate 84, has filed a lawsuit against the Water & Sewer Aut...
Calls covered by Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the period of August 9-16, 2018, as reported by the dispatchers at Newtown Emergency Communications Center.
State Representative Mitch Bolinsky (R-106), has issued the following update on Connecticut Department of Transportation and state contractor road projects in progress:
“There is a justifiable amount ...
As a hot, humid, and wet summer progresses, workers have been busy on three separate projects to replace outdated local bridges with new spans designed to improve traffic flow and enhance travel safet...
Just weeks after officials reported an anticipated $100,000 to $150,000 municipal budget surplus, Finance Director Robert Tait was notified the town will be receiving nearly $95,000 in overpayments on...
When all was said and done, and all the votes were cast in the 2018 Connecticut Primary elections, qualified Newtown voters appeared to almost exclusively back party endorsed candidates on both the De...
Virtually all of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who lived through their own school shooting on Valentine's Day this year were in middle school on December 14, 2012, ...
Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members on August 2 began a public hearing on the P&Z's regulatory proposal to broaden the zoning regulations to allow drive-through window service as a feature at...
A proposal to construct an 8,300-square-foot industrial building at 3 Turnberry Lane in Curtis Corporate Park in Sandy Hook gained an aquifer protection endorsement this week from the Aquifer Protecti...
An incredible event... again. Thanks so much to Leslie and the entire gang who make this gathering of friends, family and classmates happen every year! And thanks to Devery Stickles for his generous support. This event is truly the Heart & Spirit of Newtown!
Michelle Embree Ku raises valid concerns about local property taxes, but ignores a basic political reality: Representative Mitch Bolinsky serves in the minority in a legislature dominated by a single-party supermajority where minority-party proposals are routinely sidelined. Suggesting that a single minority representative could rewrite the state's ECS formula is politically unrealistic and disingenuous to Newtown voters.
Despite those odds, Mitch’s CGA track record speaks for itself. He led the charge to protect special education funding, preserve Drug-Free School Zones, safeguard school safety drills, advance science-based structured literacy, and defend homeschooling choices for families.
If Ms. Ku knows how to fix the ECS formula, what has she done to convince her own party—the same party that controls the House, Senate, and Governor’s office? If the supermajority has the votes to fix ECS today, why hasn’t it happened during the 13 years she cites?
Adding another seat to a supermajority that made Connecticut one of the highest-taxed states won't help Newtown taxpayers. If the current majority hasn't delivered relief with absolute power, expanding that majority won't change the outcome.
Newtown’s interests are best served by keeping Mitch in the House and increasing Republican margins to provide real checks and balances. When one party holds every lever of power, accountability disappears. Strengthening the minority ensures our town’s voice is heard, not drowned out.
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.
