Armando Tomaino, 99, of Bethel, died peacefully May 16, at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary (Corona) Tomaino. Born August 18, 1918, in Italy, he was the son of the late Raffaele and Rosin...
Gary Reginald Walker, 71, of Red Oak, Texas, died May 17, in Dallas, Texas. He was born on September 28, 1946, the son of Thomas R. and Tannis Walker.
Mr Walker grew up and attended school in Sandy Ho...
Joseph Michael Mahoney, 71, of Hancock, Mass., formerly of Newtown, died May 15, in Pittsfield, Mass.
The memorial service will be from noon to 2 pm on Saturday, May 19, at Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 Nor...
Arthur L. Torrence, 90, formerly of Newtown, died peacefully May 13, at home, in the company of his family. He was born December 12, 1927, in Port Chester, N.Y., the son of the late Arthur L. and Flor...
Laura B. Santos, 97, of Newtown and Trumbull, died May 12, in Ludlowe Center, Fairfield, with her loving family by her side. Born in New Bedford, Mass., on November 10, 1920, she was the daughter of t...
Shelton Eugene Beardsley, 89, formerly of Sandy Hook; Rotonda West, Fla.; and Livermore, Maine died May 6. He was born November 1, 1928, in Derby. He was son of the late Alice Shelton and Edward Beard...
Theresa "Terry" Koczy Komornik, 85, a longtime Newtown resident, died peacefully May 9, at home. She was born October 2, 1932, the daughter of Paul and Madeline Koczy of Fairfield.
Mrs Komorni...
Vera G. Grieve, 75, of Danbury, died peacefully May 8, after a valiant fight with colon cancer, at the Regional Hospice and Palliative Care Center for Comfort Care and Healing, Danbury. Born in Poughk...
Alan Harmon Marsh, 83, of Rotonda West, Fla., died May 6, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital. Born on November 1, 1934, in New Milford, the son of the late Ira and Mildred Couch Marsh, he served in the US N...
Grace "Betty" (Burr) Ruscoe, 99, of Wallingford, died May 5, at the Masonic Health Care Center in Wallingford. She was born in Newtown, December 12, 1918, daughter of the late George U. and Grace (Joh...
Well said. Unfortunately, we are back to more of the same and we know how this will end. However, it gives us an opportunity to question many ways in which the DTC failed residents, voters, candidates, everyone. Brandon Moore was the first candidate to voice interest in running. A strong and well prepared candidate that the town republicans did not want to run against. They made it clear they wanted Ku to be the candidate. We all know you endorse the candidate you have no concerns about. Once Ku decided to try to unseat Bolinsky again, the DTC should have done what it can do and that was choose a candidate or put a good process in place to set up forums and get the caucus over and done smoothly, fairly, and ethically. It did neither. and this is what resulted: The Young Dem Debate became a Ku strategy to claim Ku being victimized, and it backfired; Ku's previous campaign committee went with Brandon Moore in hopes of finally flipping the seat; the DTC delay in organizing any candidate forums led to an inability to get the information out to all (as we see in complaints from new residents regarding lack of information); the DTC was severely split by the caucus chaos and some did not fully participate as a result; and we are back to square one with the candidate Alex Villamil preferred, and the same old guard and the same chance of flipping the seat.
Welcome and thank you for your insightfulness. I agree wholeheartedly, however, you will soon learn that the intention is to contain participation. I believe the new residents and the new families are invaluable and hope that you will attend a DTC meeting. You will learn a great deal. Second Thursday of the Month and tonight, June 11th, 7 pm, it is at the Edmond Town Hall. : )
Mr. Ackert’s letter leaves out an important point: many of the legal expenses he references exist because of the legal challenges and complaints he and his facebook group has chosen to pursue.
It is not fair to blame the Borough Zoning Commission Chair for costs that were driven, in large part, by Mr. Ackert’s own actions. Taxpayers should understand that litigation and FOIA complaints do not appear out of nowhere. They are initiated by individuals who decide to take those matters forward.
Public officials should absolutely be held accountable, and the Borough should follow proper procedures at all times. But accountability should run both ways. If someone repeatedly challenges the Borough through legal channels, then points to the resulting legal bills as proof of poor leadership, the public deserves that context.
Reasonable people can disagree about zoning decisions, development, and procedure. However, turning every disagreement into a legal fight has consequences, and those consequences are paid for by Borough taxpayers.
Before assigning blame for legal expenses, Mr. Ackert should acknowledge his own role in creating them.
And Chris Gardner, if anybody is Mr. Newtown, it’s you! Not only do I deeply appreciate all the support you gave me throughout this campaign, but I look forward to joining you in the Lions Club. I know it sounds silly, but truly one of my highlights this year was helping to raise the summer flag on the flagpole alongside you! I know we’re going to be great friends well into the future.
