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9/11 Tribute Ride Rolls Through Newtown

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: September 02, 2015 12:00 am

Sirens and flashing emergency vehicle lights were the first hint that more than 2,000 motorcycles were about to raise a long rumble past bystanders Sunday, August 30, for the 15th Annual CT United Rid...

P&Z Considers New Format For 'Elderly Housing'

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: September 01, 2015 12:00 am

A local builder/developer is proposing a new set of zoning regulations for “elderly housing,” which would allow detached single-family houses on relatively small lots in a subdivision, with each lot h...

Zoning Officials Review Exit 10 Design District

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: August 31, 2015 12:00 am

Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members are reviewing an engineering firm’s proposal for a new set of zoning regulations that would create a “design district” near the Exit 10 interchange of Inte...

State Grants To Newtown Down More Than $82k In Latest OPM Report

By John Voket

Published: August 31, 2015 12:00 am

After first issuing and then retracting initial data on August 21, the state Office of Policy and Management (OPM) announced its 2016-17 round of estimated Statutory Formula Grants to municipalities l...

School Supporters Create Newtown Education Foundation

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: August 29, 2015 12:00 am

Residents Kristen Bonacci, Aaron Carlson, and Casey Ragan are behind an effort to launch a Newtown Education Foundation to support the local learning environment. The Newtown Education Foundation’s mi...

Lanza Estate Lawsuit Settlements Continue

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: August 29, 2015 12:00 am

So far, six plaintiffs among the 16 plaintiffs who have lawsuits pending against the estate of Nancy Lanza have received probate court approval for settlements of their civil actions. The lawsuits ste...

Yale Students Get Their Hands Dirty At Shortt's Farm

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: August 29, 2015 12:00 am

Shadows cast by a wide-brimmed hat shielded her eyes form late morning sun as Symba Nuruddin, from Berkley, Calif., pulled at weeds crowding a row of beets at Shortt’s Farm & Garden Center Wednesday, ...

Fire reports, August 21-27, 2015

Published: August 28, 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: Thursday, August 20: 7:08 pm, investigat...

Facilities Panel: Scrap Hook & Ladder HQ, Renovate Multipurpose Building

By John Voket

Published: August 28, 2015 12:00 am

It appears Newtown’s Municipal Building Strategic Plan Committee is poised to recommend the current Hook & Ladder headquarters behind Edmond Town Hall be abandoned for future town use once the volunte...

Traffic Issues Raised On Major Hawleyville Development Project

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: August 28, 2015 12:00 am

A major Hawleyville development proposal, which would include a 180-unit multifamily housing complex, a diner, and a church on land off Hawleyville Road (Route 25), has drawn many traffic-related ques...

Reminder Ahead Of Another Weekend Storm: Overnight Roadside Parking Prohibited During Winter Weather Events

Sebastian Velez: Land Use Agency’s Newest CAZEO Certified Zoning Officer

David M. Marchetti

Robert ‘Kim’ Mitchell, Jr

HRRA Hosts Community Recycling Talk

Well said, Anne. Thank you. Michelle Embree Ku is about as stand-up a person, let alone a state house rep, as one could possibly hope for. I definitely will be supporting her -- as an Independent! Who (sadly) must register as a Dem in order to vote in primaries. Ah... so many other things to fix about our system! :)

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.

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9/11 Tribute Ride Rolls Through Newtown

P&Z Considers New Format For 'Elderly Housing'

Zoning Officials Review Exit 10 Design District

State Grants To Newtown Down More Than $82k In Latest OPM Report

School Supporters Create Newtown Education Foundation

Lanza Estate Lawsuit Settlements Continue

Yale Students Get Their Hands Dirty At Shortt's Farm

Fire reports, August 21-27, 2015

Facilities Panel: Scrap Hook & Ladder HQ, Renovate Multipurpose Building

Traffic Issues Raised On Major Hawleyville Development Project