To the Editor:
We would once again like to thank Virginia Hutch and Healing Sandy Hook Through the Arts for their generous donation to the SMART - Summer Music and Arts Program in the memory ...
To the Editor:
The Newtown Community Center Commission is thrilled to have so many Newtown residents engaged in the Community Center process, however recently there have been some misconceptions we'd ...
To the Editor:
I work for GE, and I have never been prouder of my company than when they donated $10 million dollars to build and $5 million dollars to operate a community center in Newtown.
I was thr...
To the Editor:
The traffic and safety study and recommendations from Frederick P. Clark Associates needs more resident involvement.  We encourage residents to contact Police Chief Via...
To the Editor:
The Legislative Council has given the green light for the eventual purchase of three more white elephants to add to the ménage known as Fairfield Hills. In a nearly unanimous vote, the ...
To the Editor:
This letter is to explain the reasoning behind my vote at the Monday, February 29th special meeting of the Board of Selectmen. I want to make it clear that I support the Commun...
To the Editor:
Legal documents have now been filed protecting the High Meadow as open space in perpetuity. This represents a long and arduous process by members of earlier conservation committees and ...
To the Editor:
The GE Gift has morphed into an absolute clown car of special interests. First, there was a designated senior center ("designated" is a fancy way of saying "keep out!"), then came the d...
To the Editor:
On behalf of The Animal Center of Newtown, we sincerely thank Caraluzzi's for hosting our first cat food drive of 2016. Manager Jeremiah Gentry has kindly offered to repeat thi...
To the Editor: "The Healing Power of Nature."I am grateful to Bob Eckenrode and the Newtown Forest Association for expressing its position in re-gard to the preservation of the meadow habitat in the H...
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...
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.
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.
