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Newtown Pension Investment Portfolio Continues To Tank

By John Voket

Published: August 15, 2016 12:00 am

What would Newtown do with an extra $1 million? What about $7.5 million?This report was updated at 4:15 pm on August 15 to includeÃÂ a statementÃÂ from Selectman Herb Rosenthal regarding h...

Principal, Police Chief Offer Observations As SHES Readies To Open

By John Voket

Published: August 15, 2016 12:00 am

As Sandy Hook Elementary School students and staff return home and prepare to occupy a brand-new facility this fall, Principal Kathleen Gombos will be experiencing a first in her career. Over the cour...

Residents, Questions Sought For Fall Political Forum

By John Voket

Published: August 15, 2016 12:00 am

The Newtown Bee is in the early stages of planning its free annual Candidates Forum, which will happen Tuesday, October 18, from 7:30 to 9 pm, on stage at the Edmond Town Hall Theater, with a pre-...

Policy Approved For Police Emergency Services Unit

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: August 12, 2016 12:00 am

The Police Commission has approved a set of policies and procedures for guidance in Newtown's participation in the Danbury Regional Emergency Services Unit (ESU), a special weapons and tactics unit co...

Police Reports | July 31-August 10, 2016

Updated: December 27, 2018 12:58 pm

Sandy Hook Crash Subaru Rollover Hawleyville Ramp Toyota vs Volkswagen Ford vs Chevy Head O' Meadow Accident Truck vs Truck ÃÂ Cellphone Violation This case was ...

South Main Street Parcel Subject Of Court Appeal

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: August 11, 2016 12:00 am

In a court appeal dated August 4, the owner of a South Main Street property, which is used in part as a parking lot for commercial vehicles, is challenging recent Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) decisio...

Fire Reports | August 5-11, 2016

Published: August 11, 2016 12:00 am

The radio dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:Friday, August 5: 5:11 am, investigation, 7 W...

Daniel O'Grady Captures GOP Ballot Slot For Regional Probate Seat

By John Voket

Published: August 10, 2016 12:00 am

Following his victory in a Republican Primary on August 9, former Bethel Probate Judge Daniel O'Grady said he would continue to stress his experience and ability to immediately dig into work at the No...

Volunteers Work To Improve Wild Trout Habitat

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: August 09, 2016 12:00 am

With tools ranging from pointed shovels to the capacious bucket of a backhoe, volunteers participating in a Pootatuck Watershed Association (PWA) project on July 30 worked to improve the "connectivity...

Former Member Returns To Police Commission

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: August 09, 2016 12:00 am

The Police Commission has welcomed back a former member to again serve on the agency in view of a vacancy created by a member's recent untimely death. Police Commission Chairman Joel Faxon said August...

Fire Reports | January 7-13, 2026

Police Reports | January 2-January 12, 2026

Eversource Reminds Customers Help Is Available With Energy Bills

Dining Guide: Customize Your Japanese Culinary Adventure At House Of Yoshida

Board Of Burgesses Discusses Soliciting Ordinance, Sidewalks, More

I guess the rule of law does not include legal immigration.

Says ‘There Is A Better Way’

The endorsement letter isn’t the problem — the branding is. A group calling itself the “Democratic Women’s Caucus” strongly implies a party-connected, representative body. Yet one of the co-founders wrote here in the comments that it’s “not affiliated with any political party.” If that’s true, the name is misleading to readers. We’ve seen this movie before. The Bee described the Newtown Conservation Coalition as “a public group based on the social media platform,” and noted that its name has confused residents because it closely resembles the Newtown Conservation Commission. Words matter, especially when they borrow the credibility of established civic institutions. If the Democratic Women’s Caucus is simply two founders speaking for themselves, that’s fine — just be transparent and wait for it ... honest...

Democratic Women’s Caucus Endorses Moore

I agree with Ms Renner. The name is misleading. If you are NOT affiliated with a political party, why have it in your title? Both Miller and Bloom are both Democrats and I am also dismayed that Michelle Ku isn't getting your endorsement. A clear case of "With friends like this, who needs enemies?" I am an independent voter, and although I haven't voted for a Democrat since Obama, I have always found Ms Ku polite and not only willing to listen to both sides of a discussion with an open mind, she is extremely helpful with a follow-up contact to see if an issue is resolved.

The Democratic Women’s Caucus is not affiliated with any political party.

This is a bizarre and misleading letter to our Newtown Bee. There has not been a Democratic Women's Caucus in Newtown. If there is one now, it was recently (and quietly) formed. I had expressed interest. I wasn't invited. And it was apparently formed without the official knowledge of the Democratic Town Committee. Who are its members? And why is it endorsing Brandon Moore, especially at this stage of the election process? Is this the endorsement of an established body of active women democrats or is it the preference of the two letter signers? Nothing against Brandon Moore, but Michelle Ku is also running for Connecticut State Assembly District 106. Michelle Ku, who is well-known in Newtown for her years of dedicated public service, Michelle Ku who has been a long-time advocate for women's issues, Michelle Ku who should have been invited to be a founding member of this so-called Democratic Women's Caucus. This Women's Caucus may only speak for the two people who signed this letter. It certainly doesn't speak for me, a democratic woman in Newtown.

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Newtown Pension Investment Portfolio Continues To Tank

Principal, Police Chief Offer Observations As SHES Readies To Open

Residents, Questions Sought For Fall Political Forum

Policy Approved For Police Emergency Services Unit

Police Reports | July 31-August 10, 2016

South Main Street Parcel Subject Of Court Appeal

Fire Reports | August 5-11, 2016

Daniel O'Grady Captures GOP Ballot Slot For Regional Probate Seat

Volunteers Work To Improve Wild Trout Habitat

Former Member Returns To Police Commission