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Police Reports, December 30, 2015 - January 3, 2016

Published: January 07, 2016 12:00 am

Sexual Assault Police report that on the night of January 3, after learning that they held a warrant for his arrest, Stephen J. Furphy, 26, of 3 Black Walnut Drive went to the police station and ...

Open Space As Permanent 12/14 Memorial Site Sparks Concern

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: January 07, 2016 12:00 am

“Developing [open space] land when other properties are available is wrong,” Ann Astarita wrote in a recent email to the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission. The statement followed a formal lette...

Fire Reports, December 30, 2015 - January 6, 2016

Published: January 07, 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: Wednesday, December 30: 9:20 am, alarm, ...

Erardi Delivers School Budget With 3.87% Increase

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: January 07, 2016 12:00 am

Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, presented a budget plan for the 2016-17 fiscal year to the Board of Education on Tuesday, January 5. The proposal reflects a 3.87 percent increase in sp...

Proposed Executive Actions On Gun Violence Elicits Responses

By Nancy K. Crevier

Published: January 06, 2016 12:00 am

President Barack Obama’s announcements on his decision to take executive action to reduce gun violence in America, Tuesday, January 5, elicited comments from both sides of the issue. Mark Barden, advo...

Professor Questioning 'Staged' Sandy Hook Officially Fired By University

By Associated Press

Published: January 06, 2016 12:00 am

BOCA RATON (AP) — A Florida college has officially fired a professor who claimed the massacre of children at a Connecticut elementary school was staged. Florida Atlantic University said in a release t...

Obama Acts On Gun Safety Issues To Fill "A Tall Order"

By Nancy K. Crevier

Published: January 06, 2016 12:00 am

A sometimes defiant, sometimes scolding, and, at times, tearful President Barack Obama, flanked by survivors of gun violence, addressed the nation in a televised event Tuesday morning, January 5, to a...

Year In Review: Community Center Plans Stalled, Restarted In 2015

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: January 04, 2016 12:00 am

Thanks to a gift from the GE Foundation, the town of Newtown can design and construct a new community center. The gift of $15 million will be applied to fund construction and operation costs. Plans fo...

Town, State Officials Issue Cold Weather Statements

By Shannon Hicks

Published: January 04, 2016 12:00 am

After a downright balmy December, Connecticut is finally experiencing very cold weather for the first time this season. Evening temperatures for Monday, January 4, are expected to dip down to 6 degree...

Chief Kehoe Departing After Long Police Career

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: January 02, 2016 12:00 am

After 37 years as a town police officer, Michael Kehoe, who rose through the police department’s ranks from patrolman to chief, is retiring from municipal law enforcement. Chief Kehoe, 60, who joined ...

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HRRA Hosts Community Recycling Talk

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Let's Keep Local Politics Honest

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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Police Reports, December 30, 2015 - January 3, 2016

Open Space As Permanent 12/14 Memorial Site Sparks Concern

Fire Reports, December 30, 2015 - January 6, 2016

Erardi Delivers School Budget With 3.87% Increase

Proposed Executive Actions On Gun Violence Elicits Responses

Professor Questioning 'Staged' Sandy Hook Officially Fired By University

Obama Acts On Gun Safety Issues To Fill "A Tall Order"

Year In Review: Community Center Plans Stalled, Restarted In 2015

Town, State Officials Issue Cold Weather Statements

Chief Kehoe Departing After Long Police Career