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Police Reports, November 10-25, 2015

Published: November 25, 2015 12:00 am

New Lebbon DUI Police said motorist Nicholas Reppenhagen, 37, of Derby was driving an unspecified vehicle southward on a curve near 16 New Lebbon Road about 11:15 am on November 21, when the vehi...

Click It Or Ticket Campaign Underway

Published: November 24, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown Police Department is reminding motorists to “Click It Or Ticket.” As part of a national seatbelt enforcement campaign, law enforcement agencies around the country will be stepping up enforceme...

Holiday Closings

Published: November 24, 2015 12:00 am

All town offices will be closed on Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The transfer station at 4 Ethan Allen Road will be closed both days; it wi...

NHS Pool To Be Closed Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Published: November 23, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown Parks & Recreation is issuing a reminder that the pool at Newtown High School will not be open for open swim Wednesday through Saturday, November 25-28, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Reside...

Complaints Received Concerning Local CCE Canvassing

By Shannon Hicks

Published: November 23, 2015 12:00 am

The Town of Newtown has received a number of complaints in recent days and weeks concerning representative from a group called Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) soliciting in local neighborh...

Recovery Expert Believes Strengthening Connections Will Help Newtown Heal

By John Voket

Published: November 21, 2015 12:00 am

Renowned recovery expert and author Dr Bruce Perry believes that when it comes to individuals — even entire communities — struggling to recover from trauma, healing happens faster and more effectively...

Exit 10 Design District Gains P&Z Approval

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: November 21, 2015 12:00 am

After lengthy discussion at a November 19 session, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members unanimously approved zoning regulations that create an Exit 10 Commercial Design District (CDD) overlay ...

School Board Completes A Term; New Board To Convening December 1

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: November 21, 2015 12:00 am

During her last regular meeting on November 4 with the Board of Education, Vice Chair Laura Roche was highlighted by a number of members for her efforts during her tenure. With the new Board of Educat...

Residents Sought For Commission Posts

Published: November 21, 2015 12:00 am

First Selectman Pat Llodra is seeking residents to fill several opening on local appointed boards and commissions. In some cases the appointments are required to be affiliated with a specific politica...

Sandy Hook School Foundation Awards District $500,000 Grant

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: November 20, 2015 12:00 am

Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, announced at the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, November 17, that the Sandy Hook School Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the school di...

Robert ‘Kim’ Mitchell, Jr

HRRA Hosts Community Recycling Talk

Snapshot: AnnaMarie Drummond

Dr Peter Licht And Susan Licht, PA Officially Retired In 2026

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, November 10-25, 2015

Click It Or Ticket Campaign Underway

Holiday Closings

NHS Pool To Be Closed Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Complaints Received Concerning Local CCE Canvassing

Recovery Expert Believes Strengthening Connections Will Help Newtown Heal

Exit 10 Design District Gains P&Z Approval

School Board Completes A Term; New Board To Convening December 1

Residents Sought For Commission Posts

Sandy Hook School Foundation Awards District $500,000 Grant