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Senators Want Newtown Donations Audit

Published: July 20, 2013 12:00 am

UPDATE (Monday, July 22, 2013): The Newtown Bee has been provided with a copy of the letter sent from Senators Blumenthal and Murphy to Dr Charles Herrick and The Newtown Sandy Hook Foundation...

Senators Want Newtown Donations Audit

Published: July 20, 2013 12:00 am

UPDATE (Monday, July 22, 2013): The Newtown Bee has been provided with a copy of the letter sent from Senators Blumenthal and Murphy to Dr Charles Herrick and The Newtown Sandy Hook Foundation...

Town Meeting July 24 To Consider Sandy Hook Design Grant

By John Voket

Published: July 19, 2013 12:00 am

The Board of Selectmen is planning a town meeting July 24 for consideration of $750,000 being offered by the State of Connecticut. According to a release from First Selectman Pat Llodra’s office this ...

Final Collection Of Big Time Rush Tickets To Be Distributed Sat. At Municipal Center

By Shannon Hicks

Published: July 19, 2013 12:00 am

Residents passing by Fairfield Hills in recent days can already see something big is coming to town. Additional fencing and a line of port-a-potties have already been installed for . As of this aftern...

Final Collection Of Big Time Rush Tickets To Be Distributed Sat. At Municipal Center

By Shannon Hicks

Published: July 19, 2013 12:00 am

Town Meeting July 24 To Consider Sandy Hook Design Grant

By John Voket

Published: July 19, 2013 12:00 am

Fire Reports July 11 - 17, 2013

Published: July 18, 2013 12:00 am

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center report the following fire calls and the responders: Wednesday, July 10: 9:53 pm, wires down, near 30 Spring Trail, Sandy Hook respond...

'The Promise' Offers Perspective On The Sandy Hook Gun Debate

By Nancy K. Crevier

Published: July 18, 2013 12:00 am

Matt Bennett, co-founder of Third Way, a Washington D.C., public policy think tank devoted to the advancement of “moderate policy and political ideas,” including gun safety laws, has worked with famil...

Heroes Village: Restaurant, Pub And Year-Round Greenhouse Proposed For FFH

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: July 18, 2013 12:00 am

A year-round, state-of-the-art, hydroponic greenhouse, family restaurant and pub could be one of the next new ventures at Fairfield Hills. Antonio St Lorenzo, resident and CEO and Founder of Heroes Vi...

Heroes Village: Restaurant, Pub And Year-Round Greenhouse Proposed For FFH

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: July 18, 2013 12:00 am

Council Considers Short Term Rentals Ordinance

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Special Announcement Event On February 7

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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Senators Want Newtown Donations Audit

Senators Want Newtown Donations Audit

Town Meeting July 24 To Consider Sandy Hook Design Grant

Final Collection Of Big Time Rush Tickets To Be Distributed Sat. At Municipal Center

Final Collection Of Big Time Rush Tickets To Be Distributed Sat. At Municipal Center

Town Meeting July 24 To Consider Sandy Hook Design Grant

Fire Reports July 11 - 17, 2013

'The Promise' Offers Perspective On The Sandy Hook Gun Debate

Heroes Village: Restaurant, Pub And Year-Round Greenhouse Proposed For FFH

Heroes Village: Restaurant, Pub And Year-Round Greenhouse Proposed For FFH