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Medal of Honor Society Honored SHES Educators

By Associated Press

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

(AP) An organization composed of Medal of Honor recipients traveled to Newtown on December 23 to honor the six educators killed on 12/14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Congressional Medal of Hon...

Lyddy Reflects On His Role With Sandy Hook Advisory Commission

By John Voket

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

As the end of 2013 approaches, the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is stepping back momentarily to regroup and refocus its efforts, according to member and former Newtown state representative Christoph...

State Police Report Concluding 12/14 Investigation Expected This Afternoon

By John Voket

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

Connecticut State Police have notified the media that an exhaustive report “on the Sandy Hook School Shooting” will be released electronically at 3 pm Friday, December 27. A notice from Lt J. Paul Va...

Early Morning Crash Temporarily Closes Route 6 In Hawleyville; Lengthy Extrication Required

By John Voket

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

Newtown Police are investigating a tractor trailer versus car crash that occurred at approximately 6:20 am on Friday morning, December 27, near the busy intersection of Mt Pleasant and Sawmill Roads. ...

Early Morning Crash Temporarily Closes Route 6 In Hawleyville; Lengthy Extrication Required

By John Voket

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

Medal of Honor Society Honored SHES Educators

By Associated Press

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

State Police Report Concluding 12/14 Investigation Expected This Afternoon

By John Voket

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings CSP Reports Released

By Shannon Hicks

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

An exhaustive body of reporting by the Connecticut State Police (CSP) resulting from investigations following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, was released by the St...

Lyddy Reflects On His Role With Sandy Hook Advisory Commission

By John Voket

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings CSP Reports Released

By Shannon Hicks

Published: December 27, 2013 12:00 am

'Newtown: An American Town' One Of Three Local Semiquincentennial Exhibits

‘Jeff Hiller Is Basic’ Heading To Edmond Town Hall In November

Dick And Marie Sturdevant Honored During Successful Newtown-Bethel Salvation Army 'Christmas In July'

Local Semiquincentennial Events Continue

Entries Sought For Sandy Hook Village Mural Project

CT primaries are closed to voters not registered with the party's designation. Dems can't vote in Rep. primaries and, vice versa. Unaffiliated and Independent voters cannot vote in them. Keep primaries closed!

Time to Change the Guard

Bruce, welcome to the conversation. Your recent statement after the storm — admitting that you should have communicated “faster, more completely, and more personally” — was fine as far as it went. But this is not just about one storm. It is about a pattern. You ran on openness, responsiveness, and transparency, even saying that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government.” The problem is that Newtown residents have been dealing with exactly that silence from you since you were elected. Newtown’s Emergency Management page says the town, together with the Office of the First Selectman, provides “critical public information and warning” during emergencies. The town also rolled out CodeRED cellphone registration on March 24, 2022 so residents could receive emergency information directly. So where were you when police were searching for missing 23-year-old Kateri Doty in January? Where were you during the brush fires near the Newtown town line in April? Where were you on April 22, when state police and Newtown police were searching for two people who fled an I-84 crash and a canine search moved into the Church Hill Road area? Residents should not be hearing about a missing person, wildfire conditions, or police tracking dogs moving through backyards from Facebook, neighbors, or kids in town. They should be hearing from their town government. This is not really about whether you personally press the CodeRED button. Or how many task forces you have created. It is about leadership. You are the First Selectman. You are responsible for making sure the town communicates clearly, quickly, and visibly when public safety is involved. So yes, it is nice that you have finally acknowledged the problem. But the public did not need this storm to figure it out. We have been saying it for a long time. Bruce, you were missing when the town needed to hear from you. The question now is whether this storm finally woke you up, or whether this is just another late apology followed by more silence.

First Selectman Addresses Storm Response

The topic may be the same but the narratives every other week differ and I appreciate the installments. Rebuttals on factual content rather than focusing on form would improve the discourse.

Elections Have Consequences XXVI

Who would think that we would start losing count? Maybe not so much a typo as a copy-and-paste error, easy to understand after this much repetition.

Congrats to all the 275 graduates. For context...class of 2005 had 360 students, the number of graduating seniors seemed to cap out in the late 2000's in the low 400's.

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Medal of Honor Society Honored SHES Educators

Lyddy Reflects On His Role With Sandy Hook Advisory Commission

State Police Report Concluding 12/14 Investigation Expected This Afternoon

Early Morning Crash Temporarily Closes Route 6 In Hawleyville; Lengthy Extrication Required

Early Morning Crash Temporarily Closes Route 6 In Hawleyville; Lengthy Extrication Required

Medal of Honor Society Honored SHES Educators

State Police Report Concluding 12/14 Investigation Expected This Afternoon

Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings CSP Reports Released

Lyddy Reflects On His Role With Sandy Hook Advisory Commission

Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings CSP Reports Released