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Acting Superintendent Reed Addressing Myriad Issues During Transition

By John Voket

Published: May 09, 2013 12:00 am

Around 3:30 pm on May 6, John Reed’s first day on the job as acting school superintendent, he sat back in his chair, peeled a banana and took a bite, chuckling over a question about whether the snack ...

Forest Association To Discuss Replacement Of Sandy Hook Christmas Tree

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: May 09, 2013 12:00 am

The future of Sandy Hook’s iconic Christmas tree will be the topic of discussion Thursday evening, May 9, as the Newtown Forest Association (NFA) board members determine an appropriate time to take it...

Police Reports | April 29-May 6, 2013

Published: May 09, 2013 12:00 am

DUI Case Police report that they responded about 4:16 am on May 6 to an incident that occurred on South Main Street, near Prospect Drive. Police said motorist Brendan Brooks, 23, of 71 Main Stree...

Police Applications Opened To General Public; June 1 Written Test Planned

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: May 09, 2013 12:00 am

Although voters have yet to approve a budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year, the police department is proceeding with plans to hire additional officers in light of public requests for added police staffi...

Fire Reports | May 2-9, 2013

Published: May 09, 2013 12:00 am

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, May 2: 5:15 pm, alarm, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladd...

Gun Control Advocates Urged To Persist In Their Efforts

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: May 08, 2013 12:00 am

US Senator Richard Blumenthal this week told Newtown Action Alliance members that although recent proposed federal legislation to expand criminal background checks for gun purchasers failed to win app...

School Board Advised Of Accidental Leak Of Confidential Records

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 08, 2013 12:00 am

The Board of Education was notified at its May 7 meeting that a letter was recently sent home to roughly 800 parents to advise them that their student’s information was accidentally shared with a sing...

School District Implements Budget Freeze

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 08, 2013 12:00 am

The Board of Education was informed at its meeting on Tuesday, May 7, the district has implemented a budget freeze for the current spending year. With the end of the current fiscal year approaching, A...

HealingNewtown To Lose Its Storefront Space

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: May 07, 2013 12:00 am

A venue that had opened its doors to help, to heal, and to make a home for donated artwork and sculptures in the wake of 12/14 may soon lose its storefront space. “I run on the notion that we may have...

Medal Of Honor Recipients Award Sandy Hook Heroes Citizen Medals

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: May 07, 2013 12:00 am

In a ceremony at Newtown High School on Monday, May 6, Congressional Medal of Honor recipients presented Citizen Service Before Self Honors Medals posthumously to the fallen Sandy Hook School staff fr...

The Way We Were

P&Z Hears Applicant Rebuttal, Closes Public Hearing For 90 Mt Pleasant

Top Of The Mountain

Philip ‘Tony’ Berry

Boys’ Basketball Team Follows Up Big Road Win With Home Victory

Kathy if you are labelled a "domestic terrorist" for submitting this letter, then I am happy to be labelled the same right besides you. And that's coming from someone who has literally fought terrorists abroad. You are on the right side of the Constitution and the right side of history! Thank you for standing up unapologetically against violence by ICE!

Elections Have Consequences XX

I'm thrilled to see that young people are getting more civically engaged!! This is so critical if we are going to overcome the political divisiveness in our country. Thank you so much, Aidan!!

Excitement Is Back In Local Politics With Brandon Moore

Thank you so much for your support, Arnie!! It truly means the world and your service to Newtown is so deeply appreciated!

Brandon Moore: The Opponent Mitch Doesn’t Want

"We are patriots and each day that we exercise our rights brings us closer to each other." Such a powerful letter! Thank you so much Beth and Lily!

A Call To Action

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

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Acting Superintendent Reed Addressing Myriad Issues During Transition

Forest Association To Discuss Replacement Of Sandy Hook Christmas Tree

Police Reports | April 29-May 6, 2013

Police Applications Opened To General Public; June 1 Written Test Planned

Fire Reports | May 2-9, 2013

Gun Control Advocates Urged To Persist In Their Efforts

School Board Advised Of Accidental Leak Of Confidential Records

School District Implements Budget Freeze

HealingNewtown To Lose Its Storefront Space

Medal Of Honor Recipients Award Sandy Hook Heroes Citizen Medals