Occupation: I am a research director at a global research and advisory firm called Gartner in Stamford. I was there for seven years before working at Hartford Financial Services for two years, the...
The long road taken by director Francis A. Daley and musical director Morgan Kelsey to mount "Man of La Mancha" at TheatreWorks New Milford has proven to be worth the wait. Their intensive attention to detail and vision result in a moving and captivating theatrical experience.
The board of Brookfield Craft Center is announcing that noted artist and teacher Ben Rosecrans has joined the staff of Brookfield Craft Center Inc. in the newly created position of Artist in Residence/Education Director.
Every three months, like clockwork, the mailman delivers an invoice to my home for the care and maintenance of my horses. The one fee that always stands out is the farrier fee — the person who maintai...
Families with children taking part in the multi-faceted 33rd Annual Holiday Festival were invited to visit the C.H. Booth Library to write letters to Santa and make crafts.
At the annual Holiday Festival, characters from the Peanuts Gang and the Grinch joined Mrs Claus on stage for sing-alongs during the Kids' Tea on December 2.
Dear Alyssa, Kelela, and Brandon,
We send our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We will also keep you in our prayers asking our Lord to grant you comfort and peace.
With love,
Vince and Sandy Venitelli
Bruce, your advice that voters should “read, listen, and engage” would be much more persuasive if you practiced it yourself.
You campaigned on openness and responsiveness. You declared that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government” and promised to answer constituent inquiries within two days. Yet you never answered my straightforward public question about Main Street demonstrations, traffic disruption, pedestrian safety, and the effects on local businesses.
After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass. That is not accessible, townwide engagement. Previous first selectmen held open coffee hours and walk-and-talk sessions that any resident could attend.
Then came the failed storm communications, your apology, and another promise to communicate better—followed shortly afterward by more silence while multiple police agencies conducted a significant search near Saw Mill Road.
You now tell voters to examine what candidates say and “how they say it.” I would suggest going one step further: compare what politicians promise while seeking office with what they actually do after winning.
Your record presents a stark contrast. You told voters exactly what they wanted to hear to get the job, then failed to live by those promises. Whether that is dishonesty or simply indifference, it is the same familiar, two-faced politics you once claimed you would replace.
Nothing says “I care about Newtown homeowners” quite like lining Main Street with plywood campaign billboards—apparently built just inches below the size at which officials say they can take action. At this rate, we’ll need property-tax relief just to offset the loss in curb appeal.
