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Police Reports | November 4-15, 2016

Published: Nov 18, 2016 12:00 AM

Three Vehicles Police report a three-vehicle chain-reaction accident that occurred on westbound Berkshire Road, near Great Ring Road, about 9 am on November 4. In slowing traffic on the roadway, ...

Harrison Named Interim Director Of Booth Library

By Shannon Hicks

Published: Nov 18, 2016 12:00 AM

The Executive Committee of Cyrenius H. Booth Library Board of Trustees has announced that Beryl Harrison, assistant library director, will assume the responsibilities of interim director, effective De...

Council's Annual Budget Summit Offered No Surprises

By John Voket

Published: Nov 18, 2016 12:00 AM

After years of contentious budget seasons where education and municipal officials tended to retreat into opposite corners to defend their spending requests, the Legislative Council began holding annua...

School Board Hears NMS Closing Scenarios

Published: Nov 18, 2016 12:00 AM

By Eliza Hallabeck The Board of Education continued to look at whether to close Newtown Middle School and reconfigure grade levels in the district at its meeting on Tuesday, November 15. Since the boa...

Time To Help The Newtown Fund Holiday Basket Program

Published: Nov 16, 2016 12:00 AM

The Newtown Fund is asking for the community's help to bring joy to families in need during the upcoming holiday season. The Holiday Basket Program, sponsored by The Newtown Fund, annually benefits mo...

Fill The Fire Trucks, November 19

Published: Nov 16, 2016 12:00 AM

Newtown's fire companies will conduct the annual Fill The Fire Truck campaign on Saturday, November 19, from 9 am to 2 pm. Firefighters will be accepting donations for FAITH Food Pantry during that ti...

Sandy Hook Gun Lawsuit Appeal Submitted To State Supreme Court

By Andrew Gorosko

Published: Nov 15, 2016 12:00 AM

HARTFORD - The families of nine Sandy Hook School shooting victims and one of the survivors, on Tuesday, November 15, asked that the Connecticut Supreme Court hear their legal appeal after their lawsu...

WIN Elects Board For 2016-17, Issues Call For Help To Fill Thanksgiving Baskets

Published: Nov 15, 2016 12:00 AM

Women Involved in Newtown recently held elections for its next board of directors. Cyndy DaSilva and Mandy Monaco will serve as co-presidents for the 2016-17 season. Also elected were Colette Ercole, ...

Parent Connection Support, Part 3: Survivor Searched, Found Help Close To Home

By John Voket

Published: Nov 14, 2016 12:00 AM

The subject of the following report requested the use of a pseudonym to protect the privacy of immediate family members. Carly Jones loved her brother dearly, and still blames herself to some deg...

Selectmen Approve Bonding For Paproski Farm Agricultural Easement

By John Voket

Published: Nov 14, 2016 12:00 AM

It is likely that the thousands of visitors who have trod through the seasonal corn maze at the Paproski family's Castle Hill Farm over the years had no clue about the value of the dirt under their fe...

Cross Country Teams Race At Wolfe Park

Two For One: Girls' Swim And Dive Begins Season With Pair Of Wins

The Way We Were

First Week Of October Is Mental Illness Awareness Week

Newtown Historical Society Schoolhouse Storytelling Event Rescheduled

A quick fact check easily debunks the claims in this letter. Rep Bolinsky was instrumental in getting Exit 11 fixed which has greatly alleviated traffic at our most previously most dangerous intersection. He worked to get the light put on 34 at Bennetts Bridge which has prevented many accidents. He has pushed DOT for many of the bridge widening and onramp improvements we have seen on the highway, along with advancing legislation for 84 traffic studies, rear-seat seat belts laws, DUI legislation, wrong way signaling, distracted driving and more - working with Vision Zero, CTDOT, NTSB and AAA. He also opposed tolls on 84 which would have shifted even more congestion from the interstate onto local roads. He has been a champion of public transportation efforts for our seniors. Mitch was instrumental in passing the 2017 bipartisan budget with fiscal reforms that protected Newtown's funding, the loss of which would have been passed onto property tax payers. He has proudly never supported a tax increase and opposed and killed many "bad bills" that would have worsened the issues the author is focused on. We can and should hold our representatives to account, but lets be factual when making such claims.

Vote For Michelle Embree Ku

Another police search in a Newtown neighborhood. Did I miss the notification from the First Selectman’s office, or are we still using the “read about it afterward” emergency communication system? I raised this same concern after the April police search. How many times do residents have to ask for timely information? At this point, perhaps it’s the First Selectman’s office that needs a welfare check. Anybody home, Bruce? Thank you to Newtown Police for doing their job. Wake up, Bruce. Keeping residents informed is part of yours.

Driver Arrested After Fleeing Crash Scene

This strikes me as a pretty one-sided assessment. Let me add some context. You highlight that his opponent has lived in Newtown for only two and a half years, yet leave out that Rob Blanchard moved here in July—roughly two and a half months ago. If residency matters, apply the same standard to both candidates. Isn't there a name for someone who moves to a town to run for election? Something like a rug or carpet, something? I also question the mortgage-struggle framing in advertisements he approved and appears in. The public payroll figures put his household gross earnings at roughly $300,000—nearly twice Newtown’s median household income of $155,110. That doesn’t mean they have no financial pressures, but it is fair to question how closely that portrayal reflects the circumstances of a typical Newtown household. Both candidates deserve scrutiny. Highlighting one candidate’s short residency while overlooking the other’s much more recent arrival is a double standard.

Vote For Rob Blanchard For State Senate

An incredible event... again. Thanks so much to Leslie and the entire gang who make this gathering of friends, family and classmates happen every year! And thanks to Devery Stickles for his generous support. This event is truly the Heart & Spirit of Newtown!

Dozens Enjoy Annual Panacea Labor Day Weekend Concert

Michelle Embree Ku raises valid concerns about local property taxes, but ignores a basic political reality: Representative Mitch Bolinsky serves in the minority in a legislature dominated by a single-party supermajority where minority-party proposals are routinely sidelined. Suggesting that a single minority representative could rewrite the state's ECS formula is politically unrealistic and disingenuous to Newtown voters. Despite those odds, Mitch’s CGA track record speaks for itself. He led the charge to protect special education funding, preserve Drug-Free School Zones, safeguard school safety drills, advance science-based structured literacy, and defend homeschooling choices for families. If Ms. Ku knows how to fix the ECS formula, what has she done to convince her own party—the same party that controls the House, Senate, and Governor’s office? If the supermajority has the votes to fix ECS today, why hasn’t it happened during the 13 years she cites? Adding another seat to a supermajority that made Connecticut one of the highest-taxed states won't help Newtown taxpayers. If the current majority hasn't delivered relief with absolute power, expanding that majority won't change the outcome. Newtown’s interests are best served by keeping Mitch in the House and increasing Republican margins to provide real checks and balances. When one party holds every lever of power, accountability disappears. Strengthening the minority ensures our town’s voice is heard, not drowned out.

ECS Funding Debate Should Focus On Results

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Police Reports | November 4-15, 2016

Harrison Named Interim Director Of Booth Library

Council's Annual Budget Summit Offered No Surprises

School Board Hears NMS Closing Scenarios

Time To Help The Newtown Fund Holiday Basket Program

Fill The Fire Trucks, November 19

Sandy Hook Gun Lawsuit Appeal Submitted To State Supreme Court

WIN Elects Board For 2016-17, Issues Call For Help To Fill Thanksgiving Baskets

Parent Connection Support, Part 3: Survivor Searched, Found Help Close To Home

Selectmen Approve Bonding For Paproski Farm Agricultural Easement