WOODBURY — Eleanor (Fusco) Gillette, 85, died on June 7, 2019. She was the wife of the late Earl Hunter Gillette for 58 years. Mrs Gillette was born January 8, 1934, in Westchester County, N.Y., daugh...
Richard Bruce Johnston (“Dick,” “Butch,” “Stick,” and “Pops”), of Newtown, entered eternal sleep on June 28, 2019. He was born in Bridgeport on April 16, 1939, a son of the late Arthur and Mary (DeRou...
Frank S. DiPaola, 75, of Vero Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully in his home on June 25, 2019. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 7, 1944, to Frank and Anna (Amalifitano) DiPaola.
His is survived...
UPDATE: On Tuesday, July 23, Honan Funeral Home announced, "Due to the paving of the parking lot at St Rose of Lima Church, the Mass of Christian Burial for Maryann F. Carbone scheduled for Monday...
Philip Andrew Zuvanich, 20, of Sandy Hook, passed away suddenly on June 23, along with one of his very best friends.
He was the beloved son of Sandy and Paul Zuvanich and cherished brother to Sarah an...
Elliot Chase Gregory, resident of Sandy Hook and graduate of Newtown High School, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019. He was 20 years old.
He was born in Norwalk to Henry and Mary Ellen Collins Greg...
Michael Francis Kutka, of Newtown, passed peacefully on June 25, 2019, at his home after a short illness.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Anne (neé Haughey); sons, Michael and Patrick; daughters-...
Allen H. Hubbard, 57, died peacefully in his sleep on June 22, 2019, at his home in Newtown. He was born in Danbury and was a resident of Newtown for the past 34 years. He was an active member of the ...
Steven Paul Earl, born May 2, 1951, died on June 11, 2019, way too young.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of a truly great husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and man: ...
Edward Clayton Conger, Jr, also known as Skip, was born to parents Edward Conger, Sr, and Emma Conger on November 1, 1939, in Bridgeport.
Edward has now joined his parents, four siblings, half-brother...
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Bruce, welcome to the conversation.
Your recent statement after the storm — admitting that you should have communicated “faster, more completely, and more personally” — was fine as far as it went. But this is not just about one storm. It is about a pattern. You ran on openness, responsiveness, and transparency, even saying that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government.”
The problem is that Newtown residents have been dealing with exactly that silence from you since you were elected.
Newtown’s Emergency Management page says the town, together with the Office of the First Selectman, provides “critical public information and warning” during emergencies. The town also rolled out CodeRED cellphone registration on March 24, 2022 so residents could receive emergency information directly.
So where were you when police were searching for missing 23-year-old Kateri Doty in January? Where were you during the brush fires near the Newtown town line in April? Where were you on April 22, when state police and Newtown police were searching for two people who fled an I-84 crash and a canine search moved into the Church Hill Road area?
Residents should not be hearing about a missing person, wildfire conditions, or police tracking dogs moving through backyards from Facebook, neighbors, or kids in town. They should be hearing from their town government.
This is not really about whether you personally press the CodeRED button. Or how many task forces you have created. It is about leadership. You are the First Selectman. You are responsible for making sure the town communicates clearly, quickly, and visibly when public safety is involved.
So yes, it is nice that you have finally acknowledged the problem. But the public did not need this storm to figure it out. We have been saying it for a long time.
Bruce, you were missing when the town needed to hear from you. The question now is whether this storm finally woke you up, or whether this is just another late apology followed by more silence.
The topic may be the same but the narratives every other week differ and I appreciate the installments. Rebuttals on factual content rather than focusing on form would improve the discourse.
Congrats to all the 275 graduates.
For context...class of 2005 had 360 students, the number of graduating seniors seemed to cap out in the late 2000's in the low 400's.
