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Governor To Be Briefed On 12/14 Probe Status

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: August 01, 2013 12:00 am

Governor Dannel P. Malloy is expected to get an update sometime next week from officials involved in the ongoing state police probe into the 12/14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, at which t...

First Selectman Outlines Plans For Armed School Security, Future Options

By John Voket

Published: July 31, 2013 12:00 am

In her latest blog entry at onenewtown.org, the town's clearinghouse website for healing and recovery information, First Selectman Pat Llodra recently outlined how security for the public schools loca...

Police Seek Missing Man

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: July 31, 2013 12:00 am

Newtown police are attempting to find a missing man, Robert Hoagland, 50, of Sandy Hook, who was last seen inside the convenience store at the Mobil gas station at 62 Church Hill Road at about 5:30 am...

A Nostalgic Crowd Gathers To Celebrate The Great Newtown Reunion

By Andrew Gorosko and Kendra Bobowick

Updated: February 18, 2021 9:28 am

Roughly 1,000 “alumni” from Newtown’s schools from the past several decades gathered at the Fairfield Hills grounds for the 12-hour Great Newtown Reunion on Saturday, July 27. The event, which was hel...

Maine Museums To Raise Funds For EverWonder Museum Effort

Published: July 29, 2013 12:00 am

AUGUSTA, ME. (AP) — Six museums in Maine are raising funds for The EverWonder Children’s Museum. The museums will be offering free admission and accepting donations Thursday, August 1, to support con...

Serious Accident Closes Berkshire Road

Published: July 29, 2013 12:00 am

Shortly after noon Monday, police and emergency crews responded to Berkshire Road in the area of the Misty Vale Deli for a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival responders and police found a single vehicl...

Sandy Hook Stables Board Goes Local, Faces Potential Change

By Andy Hutchison

Published: July 26, 2013 12:00 am

The proposed Sandy Hook Stables project, initiated by Fayette, Maine, resident George Mason, officially has a local connection now as Sandy Hook’s Rick Bayuk has been named by Mr Mason to the board of...

Tired Of Waiting For Feds, State Officials Propose Issuing Mental Health Parity Guidelines

By Arielle Levin Becker ©The Connecticut Mirror

Published: July 26, 2013 12:00 am

Frustrated by what they consider a lack of clarity from the federal government on how to enforce a landmark mental health parity act, some Connecticut officials want the state to issue its own guidanc...

State Approves $100,000 For Security Upgrades For Children's Adventure Center

Published: July 26, 2013 12:00 am

HARTFORD— The state’s Bond Commission announced on Friday, July 26, its approval of $100,000 in grants for upgrades to school security at The Children’s Adventure Center (CAC). “This is a great day fo...

Jury Selection Starts In Heath Murder Case

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: July 26, 2013 12:00 am

DANBURY — Jury selection started last week in Danbury Superior Court in the trial of John S. Heath, 69, of Bridgewater, whom the state has charged with murder, alleging that he killed his wife Elizabe...

Council Considers Short Term Rentals Ordinance

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Having lived through the COVID era and high profile zoom bombings, describing this change to be "as easy as flipping a switch" far undersells the complexity of administering these meetings with a virtual component. Someone needs to run the actual meeting in accordance with Robert's Rules, take notes for minutes and now monitor the online portion, which adds another responsibility for the Chair. During COVID many people struggled with the technology, for example people did not know how to mute themselves, and it caused a lot of disruptions, both intentional, where members of the public would speak during the deliberations, and unintentional where someone would not know they were unmuted and had another conversation being picked up by everyone. Not every meeting space has the tech infrastructure for virtual meetings. On most boards the members are volunteers who may not be the most tech savvy themselves, and their first focus is on their duties rather than hosting virtual meetings. It can be done, but it is not a trivial exercise and puts a lot more on the members of the boards and commissions which already struggle to find people willing to serve.

Town Settles FOIA Complaint, Grants Greater Public Meeting Access

If you can’t follow “don’t stand in the crosswalk,” I’m not sure “save democracy” is going to be your strongest lane. Get out of the road — or at least don’t pose next to the sign that literally says you’re standing in the crosswalk. I’d love to see this finally enforced like it would be for anyone else, but based on what happened last time, I’m not holding my breath. Apparently it’s just their “right” to stand in the road and block traffic — and how dare anyone point it out.

Rock This Democracy Hosts ‘Free America Walkout’

Just a thought: "peacefully gather against the undemocratic abuses of our current government" "There's no real alternative. The alternative is to not speak out and give in to tyranny." These are pretty serious claims. Was there any follow up questioning if Mr Villamil could name one instance of "abuses of our current government or tyranny"? If these people are so serious about their cause you would think they would be able to name very specific examples.

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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! :)

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Governor To Be Briefed On 12/14 Probe Status

First Selectman Outlines Plans For Armed School Security, Future Options

Police Seek Missing Man

A Nostalgic Crowd Gathers To Celebrate The Great Newtown Reunion

Maine Museums To Raise Funds For EverWonder Museum Effort

Serious Accident Closes Berkshire Road

Sandy Hook Stables Board Goes Local, Faces Potential Change

Tired Of Waiting For Feds, State Officials Propose Issuing Mental Health Parity Guidelines

State Approves $100,000 For Security Upgrades For Children's Adventure Center

Jury Selection Starts In Heath Murder Case