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Lisa Unleashed: Jack The Manchester Terrier, A Member Of Teddy Roosevelt's Family

By Lisa Peterson

Published: October 05, 2015 12:00 am

On a recent trip to Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y., I went looking for a piece of my family history. In the process I discovered the depth of pet ownership of President Theodore Roosev...

Sole Sisters Will Tie The Town Pink To Support Cancer Support Center

By Kendra Bobowick

Published: October 03, 2015 12:00 am

In their fight against breast cancer, the Sandy Hook Sole Sisters (SHSS) & Friends have kicked off their third annual fundraising campaign to “Tie The Town Pink.” October is Breast Cancer Awareness Mo...

Melissa Etheridge Wants To Get Intimate With You... At Solo Shows Monday, Tuesday

By John Voket

Published: October 03, 2015 12:00 am

As a lifelong 12-string guitar player, I still recall the day back in 1988 when the first few jangling chords of "Like the Way I Do" came ripping out of the radio, followed by the plaintive, powerful ...

New Book Celebrates Dogs Who Gave Quiet Comfort To Many Of Newtown's Young Residents

By Shannon Hicks

Published: October 03, 2015 12:00 am

When Newtown children returned to school following 12/14, they were welcomed by their teachers, faculty members, and dogs. At Reed Intermediate School, comfort/therapy dogs and their owners or handler...

Theater Review: A Vortex Of Action At TheatreWorks New Milford

By Elizabeth Young

Published: October 03, 2015 12:00 am

NEW MILFORD — Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies opened on September 25, at TheatreWorks New Milford, to a full house of entertained theatergoers. This outrageous bit of farcical hijinks left the audience la...

The Way We Were

Published: October 02, 2015 12:00 am

October 5, 1990 Work crews of Prime Restorations, the Westport firm renovating the Newtown Meeting House, removed the town’s famous rooster weathervane on September 28 from its perch on the spire...

Snapshot: Nick Hoffman

Published: October 02, 2015 12:00 am

Occupation: I’m the new executive director at NYA Sports & Fitness Center. I came from Family & Children’s Aid in Danbury. The executive director role here has some fundraising elements, program d...

The Top of the Mountain

Published: October 02, 2015 12:00 am

The annual celebration of your right to read what you like, Banned Books Week, started this past Saturday, September 27, and runs through Saturday, October 3. For reasons that range from “anti-family”...

NHS Grad To Be On 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' Thursday

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: September 30, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown High School 2015 graduate Alec Hersh is set to have his appearance on ABC's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire air this Thursday, October 1. Alec is now a freshman at Franklin & Marshall College in...

A Return To Grandeur For A Historic Main Street Property

By Nancy K. Crevier

Updated: October 17, 2023 11:41 am

In renovating the building at the corner of West and Main Streets, the history of the property has been a priority for developers Chris Wilson and Chris Hottois.

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Says ‘There Is A Better Way’

The endorsement letter isn’t the problem — the branding is. A group calling itself the “Democratic Women’s Caucus” strongly implies a party-connected, representative body. Yet one of the co-founders wrote here in the comments that it’s “not affiliated with any political party.” If that’s true, the name is misleading to readers. We’ve seen this movie before. The Bee described the Newtown Conservation Coalition as “a public group based on the social media platform,” and noted that its name has confused residents because it closely resembles the Newtown Conservation Commission. Words matter, especially when they borrow the credibility of established civic institutions. If the Democratic Women’s Caucus is simply two founders speaking for themselves, that’s fine — just be transparent and wait for it ... honest...

Democratic Women’s Caucus Endorses Moore

I agree with Ms Renner. The name is misleading. If you are NOT affiliated with a political party, why have it in your title? Both Miller and Bloom are both Democrats and I am also dismayed that Michelle Ku isn't getting your endorsement. A clear case of "With friends like this, who needs enemies?" I am an independent voter, and although I haven't voted for a Democrat since Obama, I have always found Ms Ku polite and not only willing to listen to both sides of a discussion with an open mind, she is extremely helpful with a follow-up contact to see if an issue is resolved.

The Democratic Women’s Caucus is not affiliated with any political party.

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.

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Lisa Unleashed: Jack The Manchester Terrier, A Member Of Teddy Roosevelt's Family

Sole Sisters Will Tie The Town Pink To Support Cancer Support Center

Melissa Etheridge Wants To Get Intimate With You... At Solo Shows Monday, Tuesday

New Book Celebrates Dogs Who Gave Quiet Comfort To Many Of Newtown's Young Residents

Theater Review: A Vortex Of Action At TheatreWorks New Milford

The Way We Were

Snapshot: Nick Hoffman

The Top of the Mountain

NHS Grad To Be On 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' Thursday

A Return To Grandeur For A Historic Main Street Property