Steven M. Bertrand, age 66, of Newtown, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Danbury Hospital.
Mr Bertrand was born May 29, 1953, son of the late Henry “Bert” N. and Althea (Ferry) Bertrand of Danbury.
He...
James W. Parks, Sr, 88, husband of the late Elizabeth P. Parks, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Laurel Ridge Nursing Home in Ridgefield, Conn., after a long and difficult battle with dementia ...
Charleen S. Swanson, age 84, of Canton, Mass., formerly of Newtown, Conn., passed away March 20, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Danbury, Conn., she attended St Joseph’s Elementary...
William E. Nicholson, age 85, of Newtown died at home peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Born in Medford, Mass., on September 13, 1934, he was the son of the late Earl and Molly Nicholson.
He gra...
Karen Diane (Kunde) Gardner, 76, beloved wife of Robert W. Gardner, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2020, at her home in Oxford. She was born November 17, 1943, in Waterbury, Conn., daughter of th...
Jennifer Gorham Ober left this beautiful world on March 23, 2020. She was born on October 25, 1960, in Boston, Mass. She is survived by her parents, Barbara and Howard Gorham of Oxford, Conn., and her...
Charles Paul “Chuck” Scheid died in Loleta, Calif., on March 15, 2020, at the age of 49. The cause of death was suicide. Charles dealt with mental health issues for a number of years. As best describe...
Theresa “Terry” B. Curry peacefully passed away surrounded by family in her beloved Newtown home of 61 years at the age of 89 on March 5, 2020, at 11:11 am. She was born on February 25, 1931, in Shena...
Beloved daughter, sister, and friend, Janet Lee Myers passed away Saturday, March 14. Janet was born August 5, 1952, in Danbury, to Norris Harlan and Dorothy Russell Myers.
She attended DATAHR and the...
Ruth B. Warner, 89, beloved wife of the late Wilfred V. Warner, died March 12 at her home in Southbury. She was born January 5, 1931, in Holyoke, Mass., daughter of the late David F. Babson, Sr, and E...
Thank you for enlightening us. This is truly alarming and it says a great deal about any candidate that is endorsed by a group that misleads. My family and I stand behind Michelle Ku and her transparency and commitment. We moved into Newtown five years ago. We were complete strangers but saw her at rallies against gun violence and educational needs and other important matters. We attended several Democratic Town Committee meetings and heard her speak with knowledge, dignity and respect. We were able to ask her questions about the process and receive honest responses. She invested so much time in us and has educated us. I will restate “ it says a great deal about any candidate that is endorsed by a group that misleads”. Thank you for this information and perhaps the candidate that has been endorsed by that group should also address this troubling information because who you stand with, says a great deal about you and silence does as well.
CORRECTION: I misrepresented the Senior Services decrease from 2023-24 to 2026-27. Between 2024-24 budget and 2024-25 budget there was an accounting practice change. Certain employee benefits that had been in department budgets were centralized. Comparing to anything prior to 2024-25 is apples to oranges. My mistake
Considering 2025-26 vs 2026-27, combining the reductions to Senior Services and Social Services page (166 and 170) there is a $36,628 reduction. The majority of that is the cut in Newtown funding to HART Transit ($26,845), which the BoF increased to the level requested by HART Transit
Jim, Thank you for reinforcing the decision to continue printing these installments. I also look forward to continuing to quantify the environmental impact associated with each one. I will continue to work on the math.
First, I would like to say thank you to Jim as the editor of the Bee for refuting your math and defending my right to free speech.
Second, the NFL uses roman numerals to identify the Super Bowl game - does that mean the NFL is only reaching out to the elites?
Third, I am currently the Vice-Chair of the SEC. It was time for a change in leadership, and I wanted to make sure the committee could continue to grow and to help make Newtown a better place.
