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Fully Staged Musical 'Scrooge!' At The Palace This Weekend

Published: Dec 19, 2014 12:00 AM

DANBURY — Get ready to deck the halls this holiday weekend when Musicals at Richter, Connecticut’s longest running outdoor theater, moves inside to The Palace Danbury with an enchanting version of “Sc...

Final Sunday Cinema Series Program: Two Films, December 28

Published: Dec 17, 2014 12:00 AM

On Sunday, December 28, Edmond Town Hall Theatre will host the final screenings of the films in 1939: The Greatest Year in Film — A 75th Anniversary Celebration Sunday Cinema Series. At the Circus...

Final Sunday Cinema Series Program: Two Films, December 28

Published: Dec 17, 2014 12:00 AM

Second Annual Night Of Song Planned

Published: Dec 15, 2014 12:00 AM

Trinity Productions invites the public for its Second Annual Night of Song, scheduled for Saturday, December 20, in Sandy Hook Center. All are invited to gather around the Christmas tree at 2 Washingt...

Second Annual Night Of Song Planned

Published: Dec 15, 2014 12:00 AM

Police Reschedule Toys For Tots Collection Event

Published: Dec 10, 2014 12:00 AM

Police announced this week that the their Toys For Tots holiday toy drive for needy children, which had been scheduled for two locations on Saturday, December 6, but was not held on that day due to in...

'Optimus Time' At Municipal Center

Published: Dec 10, 2014 12:00 AM

Michael Johnston calls his work “futuristic, mechanical timepieces created from recycled electronics and found objects,” and it is on view at Newtown Municipal Center until December 24. The show, “Opt...

One-Day SCAN Holiday Art Show Planned

Published: Dec 08, 2014 12:00 AM

For the unusual, but special, holiday gift, The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown is offering a SCAN Small Works Art Show & Sale. The special event will be offered one day only, on Saturday, Decembe...

Annual Festival Of Lessons And Carols At Trinity Church, Sunday Afternoon

Published: Dec 06, 2014 12:00 AM

The Choir of Men & Women and the Trinity Choristers of Trinity Church will bring festive music to the beautiful, candlelit acoustics of Trinity Episcopal Church for the community at its Festival Of Le...

Three Tree Lightings Planned For The Weekend

Published: Dec 05, 2014 12:00 AM

Trees at Ram Pasture, Sandy Hook Center, and in Hawleyville will be formally lit for the holidays this weekend. Newtown’s oldest tree lighting celebration will open the weekend. The 30th Annual Tree L...

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Congratulations on raising a wonderful Harvard grad who has served his country well. My son is a Harvard Law School graduate and that was not an easy accomplishment, as you know. He was Cornell before that. My brother was a paratrooper and my uncles served in the military, as well. In segregated troops, but they were also so proud to serve. I am so grateful to your beautiful and brilliant child. I am grateful to anyone that takes on the difficult task of representing an entire community. It is not at all an easy task. In my 64 years, I have worked with some incredible community leaders and elected officials, on so many levels. I was an administrative law judge, a judge's court attorney, a managing partner, a hospital administrator etc. Community record of service and loyalty and experience is so important at all levels. I know that with more years of experience in the Newtown community your Brandon hopes to represent, he will have enough experience under his belt that he will be a great advocate for Newtown. I also know that at this time, Michelle Ku has that experience, record and knowledge and she will be an incredible State Representative and any truly committed additional nominee will work with Michelle Ku to help her do what all need done. They would work very well together and many of us hope that is what happens. Congratulations again, on a job well done.

Brandon’s Story, From His Mom’s Perspective

This shocks me and I may be naïve to what can be done but I had a similar issue before moving to Newtown and I put it on the agenda for a town meeting and the Department of Transportation had to address the matter. Is this not an issue that Transportation can look into. Diverting traffic or slowing it down is not a way to address the fact that your enjoyment of your home is affected? Perhaps even the safety of your immediate community? If I were to drive through and witness what you have described, I would definitely not be interested in purchasing a home on your street. How is this not an assessment issue that you raise and they must investigate? Where is the accountability toward tax paying home owners?

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Thank you for your service Brandon Moore. Thank you for the events you have participated in during the months that you have lived in Newtown. However, I am too old and wise to not realize, there are so many unanswered questions about the newcomer. So many issues the Republican Party raised about Mr. Moore’s brief employment in government that I’ve inquired about, but people won’t discuss. The Republican Party statement that Michelle Ku deserves better. It leads me to support Michelle Ku, without reservation. However, if there can be transparency about the allegations against Brandon Moore, I might consider him a worthy democratic candidate. On another note… why did I receive an email from you with the wrong DTC meeting dates? I missed the meetings I could have attended. Hmmmm. Ah, but me not overthink. Hope to be at the next exciting DTC meeting.

Thank You For Stepping Up, Brandon

Why, you ask? Perhaps it is because Michelle Ku has been in the community for 16 years and advocating for everyone the entire time, and not merely a few months living in Newtown and playing politics. She has spent years actively seeking resolutions for shared problems, not merely living in Newtown. This election is clearly not a stepping stone in her life. Michelle Ku has established a record of advocacy for what works for the community, throughout her years in Newtown. I cannot speak about any alleged comment from some in her "camp" stating that they might vote for the ICE wardrobe admiring adversary to the democratic party, rather than vote for the newcomer, Brandon Moore. I will tell you that all Michelle Ku supporters have been told, by Michelle Ku and not gossip, including on posts on line, is that we should trust the process and not make this a distasteful caucus election. Anything, anyone says or does, that is anything less than dignified, is not from Michelle Ku. By the way, referring to them as "Ku" and "Moore" and the supporters as "camp", sounds a bit "aggressive" and "divisive" to me, as an admirer of boxing. Therefore, it is ironic to call her supporters divisive. However, I love a good fight. I have a son who is an attorney, a Saltzman Intellectual Property Scholar, and a boxer, and I find a good fight to be a bit more graceful, though. Finally, I would like to say that caucuses cost someone something and it is usually those that are forced to step out to vote between two same party candidates, when the party can simply vouch for the worthiest of the candidates, do what the party is meant to do, and endorse a candidate with a solid track record, so all work to defeat the true adversary. When the unsuccessful candidate of that party decides that "he" is going to run on the third ticket, "he" splits the vote and almost guarantees that the ICE wardrobe loving opponent to the Democratic ticket, succeeds. Newcomers tend to split the vote and this newcomer seems to have guaranteed that if Michelle Ku is the Democratic nominee, and "he" is not, "he" is running on a third ticket. I think calling "surrogates" and "camps" divisive is disingenuous, at best. I take great pride in the fact that the opposing party itself has stated that Michelle Ku deserves better and that there are some unanswered issues concerning the newcomer. While Michelle Ku would not allow those issues to be exploited, I welcome the opposing party substantiating its claims about the veracity of Ms. Ku's democratic party opponent. Maybe it is the lawyer in me. Maybe it is the fact that I have belonged to various parties during my 64 years of life. Maybe it is the community activist in me or the critic of political parties, due to my work behind the scenes of some great NYC elections, but I am paying close attention to who is really transparent in this race and so far, Michelle Ku, has restored my faith in a system that is pretty broken.

All Democrats Should Embrace The Democratic Process

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Fully Staged Musical 'Scrooge!' At The Palace This Weekend

Final Sunday Cinema Series Program: Two Films, December 28

Final Sunday Cinema Series Program: Two Films, December 28

Second Annual Night Of Song Planned

Second Annual Night Of Song Planned

Police Reschedule Toys For Tots Collection Event

'Optimus Time' At Municipal Center

One-Day SCAN Holiday Art Show Planned

Annual Festival Of Lessons And Carols At Trinity Church, Sunday Afternoon

Three Tree Lightings Planned For The Weekend