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Governor Reminding State Residents To Be Cautious During Extreme Heat

By John Voket

Published: July 05, 2013 12:00 am

HARTFORD – With heat index temperatures forecasted to be in the mid-90’s during the approaching holiday weekend, Governor Dannel P Malloy is reminding residents to be cautious during periods of intens...

Public Forum Set For July 11 On Sandy Hook Fund Distributions

Published: July 05, 2013 12:00 am

A public forum will be held to receive input on the disbursement of the first release of funds from the Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation of $7.7 million. These funds are to be distributed to th...

Big Time Rush Ticket Request Process Opens At Noon Friday, July 5

By John Voket

Published: July 05, 2013 12:00 am

*Editor's Note: The Bee was notified that all tickets were sold out as of about 9:35 pm, Saturday, July 6. At that time the on-line lottery system stopped taking any further applications for ticke...

Big Time Rush Ticket Request Process Opens At Noon Friday, July 5

By John Voket

Published: July 05, 2013 12:00 am

*Editor's Note: The Bee was notified that all tickets were sold out as of about 9:35 pm, Saturday, July 6. At that time the on-line lottery system stopped taking any further applications for ticke...

Public Forum Set For July 11 On Sandy Hook Fund Distributions

Published: July 05, 2013 12:00 am

Metro North Offering Newtowners 'Yankees Express' Train To Sunday's Game

By John Voket

Published: July 03, 2013 12:00 am

With thousands of locals and supporters heading to Newtown Day at Yankee Stadium Sunday, the team and Metro North are urging as many people as possible to commute in by mass transit. To make that a bi...

Fire Reports June 27 - July 2, 2013

Published: July 03, 2013 12:00 am

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at 3 Main Street report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, June 27: 2:10 pm, alarm, 66 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook...

Metro North Offering Newtowners 'Yankees Express' Train To Sunday's Game

By John Voket

Published: July 03, 2013 12:00 am

Police Reports Jun 21 - July 1, 2013

Published: July 03, 2013 12:00 am

DUI Incident Police report that after they spotted a vehicle crossing over the road’s center lines several times at about 1:08 am on June 27, they stopped motorist Lynn Ambrose, 46, of Fairfield ...

Fire Reports June 27 - July 2, 2013

Published: July 03, 2013 12:00 am

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at 3 Main Street report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, June 27: 2:10 pm, alarm, 66 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook...

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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Governor Reminding State Residents To Be Cautious During Extreme Heat

Public Forum Set For July 11 On Sandy Hook Fund Distributions

Big Time Rush Ticket Request Process Opens At Noon Friday, July 5

Big Time Rush Ticket Request Process Opens At Noon Friday, July 5

Public Forum Set For July 11 On Sandy Hook Fund Distributions

Metro North Offering Newtowners 'Yankees Express' Train To Sunday's Game

Fire Reports June 27 - July 2, 2013

Metro North Offering Newtowners 'Yankees Express' Train To Sunday's Game

Police Reports Jun 21 - July 1, 2013

Fire Reports June 27 - July 2, 2013