Coordinators and volunteers of FAITH Food Pantry gathered for a dinner recently that was both celebratory and a little somber at the same time. The June 5 event, a potluck supper in the undercroft of ...
The six-month anniversary of 12/14 was chosen to unveil a new display at C.H. Booth Library.
A gift to the library by artist and former Sandy Hook resident Jean A. Mann, a miniature porcelain carved d...
The six-month anniversary of 12/14 was chosen to unveil a new display at C.H. Booth Library.
A gift to the library by artist and former Sandy Hook resident Jean A. Mann, a miniature porcelain carved d...
Coordinators and volunteers of FAITH Food Pantry gathered for a dinner recently that was both celebratory and a little somber at the same time. The June 5 event, a potluck supper in the undercroft of ...
There were many unsettled emotions swirling about town last Friday, June 14, and it seems that Mother Nature felt equally unsettled. At about 8 pm on Friday, June 14, Kitten Associates Founder Robin O...
There were many unsettled emotions swirling about town last Friday, June 14, and it seems that Mother Nature felt equally unsettled. At about 8 pm on Friday, June 14, Kitten Associates Founder Robin O...
Among the more than 120,000 books featured at the Annual Friends of the C.H. Booth Library Book Sale each year are some gems that pique the interest of book collectors and bibliophiles. Those books, w...
June 23, 1988
“It not only feels like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Pentecost all rolled into one, but it looks like it,” said Alastair Sellars on June 19. He was surveying the crowded old sanctua...
Lighthouses and all things related to the maritime beacons took over Trinity Episcopal Church last weekend. It was all part of The Lighthouse Festival on Saturday, June 15, the first event presented b...
Occupation: I am a teacher at St Rose Preschool. I’ve been with St Rose School for 11 years. I am so blessed that I am able to get up each morning and work at a job that I so love. The children ar...
I read Jim Gaston’s letter supporting Rob Blanchard and found the way Mr. Blanchard’s connection to Newtown was presented somewhat disingenuous.
Mr. Gaston repeatedly describes Mr. Blanchard as a “neighbor” and emphasizes his connection to “our communities” and his decision to put down “permanent roots” in Newtown. But the relevant context is that Mr. Blanchard is a very recent Newtown resident. Frankly, I have food in my refrigerator that has been in Newtown longer than he has.
Also -- Joseph Gormley, a Republican from Newtown, was a state senator in the late 1940s/early 1950s.
Rob Blanchard has lived in the 28th Senate District for five years -- longer than has your preferred candidate.
Um.
Saying she has "lived in Newtown for years," is an interesting attempt to make a longtime resident out of someone who has been in town two years.
C'mon, Steve.
There has been plenty of vetted research conducted on the correlation between the states with strict gun laws and those same states having the lowest rates of gun violence, death and injury….including Connecticut. Strong gun laws work. And law abiding citizens still get to legally have their guns, with no more difficulty that it is to obtain a drivers license or register a car.
The author's comment "And last, Michele understands that our state needs to control what is built and where." says everything voters need to know. Land use decisions belong to Newtown residents through our local elected and appointed land use commissions who actually live here—not bureaucrats in Hartford. Local control matters, and we shouldn't elect a representative who will cede our town's future to state mandates. Just one more reason to support Mitch.
