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Snapshot: Kay Kiernan Brix

Published: December 28, 2018 8:00 am

Occupation: After graduating from the University of Illinois, I taught French at Pierce Middle School in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Over the next several years, I was home raising my four sons: Trey, Sc...

Top of the Mountain

Published: December 28, 2018 7:00 am

Newtown, from a cat's point of view.

Year In Review 2018: Learning, Loving, And Saving Animals Of Newtown

By Alissa Silber

Published: December 28, 2018 7:00 am

This year, Newtown residents proved that whether an animal comes in the fluffy, wiry, or feathered variety, it is welcome in town. Robin Olson, president of Kitten Associates in Sandy Hook, had quite ...

Year In Review: The Live Music That Made 2018

By Alissa Silber & John Voket

Updated: December 29, 2018 10:46 am

Music fans of rock, pop, a cappella, and everything in between could find a concert to enjoy in 2018 thanks to the wide assortment of talent that visited Connecticut and New York this year.

Annual NHS Art Portfolio Exhibition On View At Booth Library

By Shannon Hicks

Published: December 28, 2018 6:00 am

An annual collaboration between Newtown High School and C.H. Booth Library, the 2018 NHS Art Portfolio exhibit is on view at the town library during holiday break. Five NHS students have their work on view through January 2.

Way We Were, for the week ending December 28, 2018

Published: December 27, 2018 4:00 pm

Newtown news and notes of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago, from the files of The Newtown Bee.

Dozens Of Santas (And Elves) Means Hundreds For Food Pantry

By Shannon Hicks

Updated: December 26, 2018 9:11 am

More than 60 people turned out up in their finest holiday regalia on Friday, gathering in Sandy Hook Center before running the length of Church Hill Road for the first leg of The 3rd Annual Newtown/Sandy Hook Run. Donations by participants of the December 21 event also meant a nice gift for one of the town’s food pantries just before Christmas.

Horses & Hounds: Holidays And Pets — Christmas, Hanukkah, And Hounds

By Dr Margaret Reed PhD

Updated: December 24, 2018 8:45 am

As the holiday season approaches, ideas and thoughts begin to race around our heads as to what the perfect gift for our loved ones might be. In no way do I wish to dampen the holiday spirit but I am going to put on my Ebenezer Scrooge cap and strongly suggest that you NOT get a puppy to put under the tree.

Last Year For Resident’s Holiday Display To Light Up The Night

By Alissa Silber

Published: December 22, 2018 8:00 am

For 29 years, passersby on Berkshire Road have looked out their car windows with wide eyes and taken in the cheerful sights of resident David Rosato’s holiday display.

All Aboard ‘The Polar Express’: Police Host Children At Movie Event

By The Newtown Bee

Updated: December 24, 2018 10:28 am

Newtown Police Department sponsored a screening of the animated 2004 fantasy adventure "The Polar Express" on December 15 at Edmond Town Hall.

The Way We Were

Pop-Up Distribution Center Dispensed Cookies By The Case; Girl Scout Sales Season Now Underway

Top Of The Mountain

On Top Again! Newtown Youth Wrestling Earns New England Town Team Championship

Theater Review: ‘God Of Carnage’ Puts Two Marriages On The Fritz To The Test

Hi Yolanda, you clearly are a supporter of Michelle Ku. I see that our letters about the recent decision by the Democratic Town Committee regarding how they/we will choose a nominee have been published on the same day. Last week the DTC voted to have a Caucus (where all Newtown registered Dems in the 106 get to vote instead of a DTC meeting where only 55 dems get to vote) to help determine which Dem will run for the 106 seat against Mitch Bolinsky. Your letter indicates you prefer the DTC meeting (55 votes) while I prefer the Caucus where it is open to thousands of democrats in town. I prefer a Caucus vote for either Ku or Moore (by the way you’re limited to 300 words in a LTE so first names take up words so I don’t use them) for the reasons I stated in my letter above - more people get to vote, more people are engaged, more turnout in November. About the divisiveness, there are many comments on social media before and since this decision by DTC that claim there should be no such contest these have been made by Ku supporters on her pages and they have in fact written what I mentioned above. In politics “Surrogates” and “Camp”are commonly used shorthand for supporters of a particular candidate - I’ve never heard it used offensively so I never thought anyone would interpret using such terms as an attack. I have seen nothing from the other campaign neither posts from the Candidate or his supporters, “surrogates”, or camp that make such negative comments and that’s the truth. People can have their beliefs about the process - I believe primaries are good , you may not - but to try to say one candidate is “divisive” because they choose to run and provide us a choice and a chance to promote the party at the same time is not good for any of us - citizens should not just be allowed but should be encouraged to step up and run. I stand by what I said- for one candidate’s team to say that they are or their people are so mad that they’ll vote for the opposing party is divisive.

All Democrats Should Embrace The Democratic Process

All is going well! Thank you for advancing critical initiatives and making such quick progress where it matters for our community. We are honored to have you as our First Selectman!

How’s It Going?

Congratulations on raising a wonderful Harvard grad who has served his country well. My son is a Harvard Law School graduate and that was not an easy accomplishment, as you know. He was Cornell before that. My brother was a paratrooper and my uncles served in the military, as well. In segregated troops, but they were also so proud to serve. I am so grateful to your beautiful and brilliant child. I am grateful to anyone that takes on the difficult task of representing an entire community. It is not at all an easy task. In my 64 years, I have worked with some incredible community leaders and elected officials, on so many levels. I was an administrative law judge, a judge's court attorney, a managing partner, a hospital administrator etc. Community record of service and loyalty and experience is so important at all levels. I know that with more years of experience in the Newtown community your Brandon hopes to represent, he will have enough experience under his belt that he will be a great advocate for Newtown. I also know that at this time, Michelle Ku has that experience, record and knowledge and she will be an incredible State Representative and any truly committed additional nominee will work with Michelle Ku to help her do what all need done. They would work very well together and many of us hope that is what happens. Congratulations again, on a job well done.

Brandon’s Story, From His Mom’s Perspective

This shocks me and I may be naïve to what can be done but I had a similar issue before moving to Newtown and I put it on the agenda for a town meeting and the Department of Transportation had to address the matter. Is this not an issue that Transportation can look into. Diverting traffic or slowing it down is not a way to address the fact that your enjoyment of your home is affected? Perhaps even the safety of your immediate community? If I were to drive through and witness what you have described, I would definitely not be interested in purchasing a home on your street. How is this not an assessment issue that you raise and they must investigate? Where is the accountability toward tax paying home owners?

Traffic On Schoolhouse Hill Road

Thank you for your service Brandon Moore. Thank you for the events you have participated in during the months that you have lived in Newtown. However, I am too old and wise to not realize, there are so many unanswered questions about the newcomer. So many issues the Republican Party raised about Mr. Moore’s brief employment in government that I’ve inquired about, but people won’t discuss. The Republican Party statement that Michelle Ku deserves better. It leads me to support Michelle Ku, without reservation. However, if there can be transparency about the allegations against Brandon Moore, I might consider him a worthy democratic candidate. On another note… why did I receive an email from you with the wrong DTC meeting dates? I missed the meetings I could have attended. Hmmmm. Ah, but me not overthink. Hope to be at the next exciting DTC meeting.

Thank You For Stepping Up, Brandon

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