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Sandy Hook Fire Substation Expansion Begun

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: November 10, 2015 12:00 am

Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company members recently broke ground for their fire substation expansion project at 249 Berkshire Road. Sandy Hook Fire Chief Bill Halstead said it is expected that...

Aquarion Water Outages Planned in Town Center

Published: November 09, 2015 12:00 am

The Aquarion Water Company’s need to make equipment improvements to its water supply system in the town center will result in some temporary water outages this week, according to the company. Repairs ...

Council Requests Final Revision Draft Changes, Close To Endorsing Charter Overhaul

By John Voket

Published: November 06, 2015 12:00 am

After a marathon five-hour-plus meeting November 4 during which the Legislative Council completed its final review of a charter revision draft, Council Chair Mary Ann Jacob said she was hopeful that s...

Danbury Man Charged In 2000 Murder Of Mark Rebong

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: November 06, 2015 12:00 am

BRIDGEPORT — Long considered a case in which the investigative leads had gone cold, federal authorities have arrested a currently imprisoned Danbury man, charging him in the murder of Mark Rebong, a 2...

With Hamilton's Text Message Admission, School Board Directs Chair To Look Into Hiring An Investigator

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: November 05, 2015 12:00 am

The Board of Education voted at its meeting on Wednesday, November 4, to direct its chair to look into hiring an investigator following an announcement by board Secretary Kathy Hamilton that she had s...

Police News, October 26 - November 4, 2015

Published: November 05, 2015 12:00 am

Big Truck Vs Flagpole Police report an accident involving a tractor-trailer truck and the Main Street flagpole. Police said that trucker John Henry, 47, of Rolling Meadows, Del., was driving a tr...

Panel To Discuss Community Center Survey Results November 10

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: November 05, 2015 12:00 am

Nearly two-thirds of the residents who took the a survey concerned a possible Newtown Community Center in September and October were women, and at least 50 percent of respondents were between ages 40 ...

COA Helping Seniors Enroll In Emergency Alert System

Published: November 05, 2015 12:00 am

Members of the Newtown Commission on Aging (COA) will be available to help senior residents enroll in CodeRED, Newtown’s emergency alert system, this month. COA members will be at Newtown Senior Cente...

Selectmen Make Ethics Referral On Leaked E-mail Case

By John Voket

Published: November 05, 2015 12:00 am

For the first time in memory, the Newtown Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to make a referral to the local Board of Ethics after meeting in closed session garding what was described on their agend...

Newtown Hiring Away Middlebury Chief To Replace Retiring Michael Kehoe

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: November 03, 2015 12:00 am

A former Newtown Police Commission member currently serving as Middlebury’s police chief has been chosen to head the Newtown Police Department after Chief Michael Kehoe’s planned retirement January 6....

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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.

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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