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Lisa Unleashed: Top Winners at Westminster Dog Show Include Connecticut Teen

By Lisa Peterson

Published: February 25, 2018 12:00 am

Almost every year since 1986, I've attended the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. The show has been held in a variety of venues, including all four Madison Square Gardens, since 1877....

Nourishments: The Sweetest Time Of Year

By Nancy K. Crevier

Published: February 25, 2018 12:00 am

February is the longest short month of the year, I say. Typically one of the snowiest months of the year, we seem to spend extended hours heaving white fluff from our walkways and spinning our tires o...

Solid Season For Ice Fishing On Taunton Lake

By Andy Hutchison

Published: February 24, 2018 12:00 am

Tuesday's 60-something degree temperatures and the sudden disappearance of the weekend's snowfall served as a teaser for summer days in the lake for some. Only a little more than a week earlier, howev...

Kylie Giroux To Have Art On Display At National Exhibit

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: February 24, 2018 12:00 am

Newtown High School sophomore Kylie Giroux's ceramic work of art, "Bubble Plate," was recently selected to be part of this year's National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition, which will be held in conjunction wi...

Snapshot: Kristi Gunnarshaug

Published: February 23, 2018 12:00 am

Occupation: I'm a yoga studio manager at Yoga Dimensions in Newtown. I teach there, as well as in a few places in New Milford. I started yoga as a form of physical activity and soon fell in love w...

Newtown Board Of Realtors Lead Donation Drive For Animal Shelter

By Alissa Silber

Published: February 23, 2018 12:00 am

Newtown Board of Realtors Directors Cyndy DaSilva and Diane Licata kicked off the group's annual fundraiser to support the Newtown Animal Control Shelter at Your Healthy Pet on February 20.To donate a...

Theater Review: Gifted, Compelling Work On TheatreWorks Stage

By Elizabeth Young

Published: February 23, 2018 12:00 am

NEW MILFORD - David Aubrun's powerful and eloquent family drama Proof is on stage at TheatreWorks New Milford. The one word of the title has many meanings, and Aubrun has articulated each of them in t...

The Top Of The Mountain

Published: February 23, 2018 12:00 am

It's always nice to meet new people. Residents will have the chance to meet C.H. Booth Library's new director, Douglas Lord, this weekend. A public reception is being hosted by the CHB Board of Truste...

Eileen Malsch Celebrates 100 Years

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: February 20, 2018 12:00 am

Eileen Murphy Malsch's birthday was a family event. With generations of children and grandchildren around her, Ms Malsch celebrated her 100th birthday on February 10 at The Villa restaurant in Sandy H...

Trumbull Man Discovers Family Link To Newtown Founders

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: February 20, 2018 12:00 am

Sitting in the sun on a fieldstone front stoop was David Benjamin of Trumbull and his son, Kyle, visiting the Matthew Curtiss House, February 12. The bright red saltbox at 44 Main Street is a part of ...

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This is a bizarre and misleading letter to our Newtown Bee. There has not been a Democratic Women's Caucus in Newtown. If there is one now, it was recently (and quietly) formed. I had expressed interest. I wasn't invited. And it was apparently formed without the official knowledge of the Democratic Town Committee. Who are its members? And why is it endorsing Brandon Moore, especially at this stage of the election process? Is this the endorsement of an established body of active women democrats or is it the preference of the two letter signers? Nothing against Brandon Moore, but Michelle Ku is also running for Connecticut State Assembly District 106. Michelle Ku, who is well-known in Newtown for her years of dedicated public service, Michelle Ku who has been a long-time advocate for women's issues, Michelle Ku who should have been invited to be a founding member of this so-called Democratic Women's Caucus. This Women's Caucus may only speak for the two people who signed this letter. It certainly doesn't speak for me, a democratic woman in Newtown.

Democratic Women’s Caucus Endorses Moore

Mrs. Schull was an amazing teacher. She taught my son and daughter. For my son Ross she created a friendship bench for students to sit on while waiting at the front entrance. I will always remember her for that kindness.

Julie Maxwell Shull

We love Papa Al’s both for take out and sit down. We’d highly recommend!

Dining Guide: Papa Al’s — Pizza, Pasta, And Subs

My darling, You were the best GRANDmother a child could ask for. You created so many great memories & traditions that I have passed down to your Great grandchildren. You brought joy into every room you stepped into. Your laughter, singing, whistling and the signature Rockettes high kicks, is something I will always hold in my heart. There was something about walking into your home and being greeted by your beautiful face. *kiss on each check* followed by HELLOOOOOO Darling! The classical music playing softly in the background and your love and comfort made your home, a safe space. Somewhere, where love knew no boundaries. It was so much more than a home. I aim for the same in my home, and play the classic music 24/7, but it will never be the same. I pray I can be 1/4 of GRAND, you put in GRANDmother. You were so resilient. You found the positive in every situation. I look up to you so much. I remember begging Mom and Dad for years to change my name to “Carmen”. They didn’t officially change my name, but eventually started calling me “Carmenita” as I am a little you. THE HONOR. You were there for me, no matter the day or hour. You were always the one who would talk me through whatever hard situation I was going through. When my baby passed away, I refused to talk to anyone for 3 weeks. Except for you. You said to me “Better days are coming, babes. There’s always a rainbow after the storm”. Of course, you were right, because you are GRAND. I picture you in heaven dancing and laughing with him. Uncle Jay playing the money game with him. To know you are with your children again & with mine does bring me some joy. Twas the night before Christmas & New Year’s Eve, will never be the same. Another tradition you created. A memory that will last forever. Not just with me, but for generations to come. It may not be the same, but we won’t let it die. It will live on, in your name. To be your first GRANDchild was a blessing. I could write an entire book about you & all the amazing things about you. Even though we were robbed of time together & it makes me angry, I know I will see you again. This isn’t a goodbye, but a “see you later”. Just like we ended every phone call. Ciao, darling. I love you. MWAH MWAH! Love your GRANDchild, Kimberly aka Carmenita

Carmen Accashian

Unfortunately, I think this is likely to get worse, not better... Based on both public comments and private conversations, I’m increasingly concerned that our newly elected First Selectman intends not just to install these cameras, but to expand their use for full-blown enforcement and fines. Try getting a straight answer out of him about the long-term plan and you quickly realize how vague the responses become. Tyler is absolutely right to raise the privacy issue. These systems don’t just “catch speeders” — they quietly build a database of where we drive, when we drive, and who is in our vehicles. Once that infrastructure is in place, it becomes very easy to justify expanding its scope: more cameras, more locations, more uses, and eventually more automated enforcement. If Newtown is going down this road, residents deserve clear, written answers to some basic questions before anything is expanded: What limits will be placed on how and where cameras are used? Will footage and plate data be used only for speed enforcement, or for other investigations too? How long will data be stored, and who can access it? What safeguards will prevent vendors and individuals from abusing this information? Without firm, enforceable rules in place, “just a few cameras to slow traffic” can turn into something very different over time. I support safe roads — but not at the cost of unchecked surveillance and vague promises from our leaders. You try getting straight answers out of our First Selectman, myself and others have not been able to...

Discusses Traffic Cameras

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Lisa Unleashed: Top Winners at Westminster Dog Show Include Connecticut Teen

Nourishments: The Sweetest Time Of Year

Solid Season For Ice Fishing On Taunton Lake

Kylie Giroux To Have Art On Display At National Exhibit

Snapshot: Kristi Gunnarshaug

Newtown Board Of Realtors Lead Donation Drive For Animal Shelter

Theater Review: Gifted, Compelling Work On TheatreWorks Stage

The Top Of The Mountain

Eileen Malsch Celebrates 100 Years

Trumbull Man Discovers Family Link To Newtown Founders