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Year In Review: Incentive Housing Comes To Newtown

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: January 02, 2016 12:00 am

2015 may be remembered as the time when the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) created the Incentive Housing — 10 (IH-10) zoning regulations — a regulatory mechanism that resulted in the P&Z’s appro...

Year In Review: Police Department Changes, A New Hook & Ladder Firehouse, And Criminal Probes

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: January 01, 2016 12:00 am

The year 2016 saw major changes in leadership at the Newtown Police Department, the 45-member municipal law enforcement agency that was organized in 1971. In January, town resident James Viadero assum...

Police Reports, December 2-29, 2016

Published: December 31, 2015 12:00 am

Larceny Charge Police report that at about 5:43 pm on December 21, they received a call from store staff at Caraluzzi’s Market at 5 Queen Street informing them of a possible case of theft by ...

Fire Reports, December 23-29, 2015

Published: December 31, 2015 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 23: No calls listed....

Town Taxes Now Payable Online, Over The Phone

Published: December 31, 2015 12:00 am

Residents and property owners know that when January and July come around each year it is time to face the obligation of paying local taxes. To ease the burden of having to physically appear at the Ta...

New Laws For The New Year

By Shannon Hicks

Published: December 31, 2015 12:00 am

As with any new year, several new laws, or portions of laws, go into effect in Connecticut, on January 1. Among those going into effect on Friday will be one provision of An Act Concerning Excessive U...

Year In Review: Increased Development, Revised Charter, Embraced Budgets, Election Year Changes Marked 2015

By John Voket

Published: December 31, 2015 12:00 am

Whether it was welcoming a newly elected crop of local officials, determining the fate of several well-worn town facilities, rewriting the local charter, embracing (or rejecting) economic development ...

Holiday Closings

Published: December 30, 2015 12:00 am

Closings, early dismissals and other schedule changes for New Year's Eve and Day have been announced. All town offices and agencies will be closed from noon on Thursday, December 31, and remain closed...

Flagpole Intersection Traffic Report Slated For Discussion

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: December 30, 2015 12:00 am

At their meeting on Tuesday, January 5, Police Commission members are scheduled to discuss a traffic report on the Main Street flagpole intersection, the location which has the second-highest motor ve...

Danbury Man Awarded $170,000 For Wrongful Imprisonment Following 2001 Incident At Booth Library

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: December 30, 2015 12:00 am

HARTFORD — A Danbury man who was wrongly imprisoned on sex crime convictions stemming from a 2001 incident at Booth Library in Newtown has received a $170,000 award from the state to compensate him. I...

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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.

Democratic Women’s Caucus Endorses Moore

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

Democratic Women’s Caucus Endorses Moore

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.

Democratic Women’s Caucus Endorses Moore

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