Maureen Amelia Kelly, 87, longtime resident of the Brookfield area, died January 27 at the Regional Hospice and Palliative Care Center for Comfort Care and Healing in Danbury. Born on May 29, 1930, in...
Anna May Kovac, 87, of Stratford died January 27 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was the widow of William G. Kovac, Sr. Born in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Miho...
Dean Wallace Cains, 59, of Lutz, Fla., died January 9, peacefully without pain, surrounded by all of his family members. He was born February 19, 1958, son of Marie and Ronald Cains, in the Bronx, N.Y...
Joseph Ernest Niedermeyer, 84, of Southbury died unexpectedly January 24. He was born February 1, 1933, in Middle Village, N.Y., to Magdalena and Joseph Niedermeyer.
He was a longtime resident of Sand...
Natalie Catherine Mingrone Senko of Fairfield, beloved wife to the late Fred Senko, died January 22 at Cambridge Manor.
Her memory will be embraced by her two loving children, Sandra Naughton and her ...
Robert Bradford "Bob" Jones, 87, of Sandy Hook and Brewster, Mass., died January 23 at Maplewood at Stony Hill. He was born in Brockton, Mass., on September 11, 1930, son of the late Lillian J. Jones ...
Bernard "Bernie" Reiner, 91, of Newtown died peacefully January 22, at Danbury Hospital. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late Sadie and Harry Reiner.
After serving in the US Army, MrÂ...
Nadia Falko, 90, of Seymour, widow of Anatol Falko, died January 10. She was born in Ukraine and emigrated to the United States in 1950.
She retired from the State of Connecticut and had worked as a s...
Concetta Alfano Leonetti, 90, of Trumbull died peacefully January 21 at Maefair Health Care Center, Trumbull. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore Leonetti. Born in Bridgeport on January 30,...
Steven L. Jones, 43, of Lake Worth, Fla., formerly of Sandy Hook, died January 9. He was born June 14, 1974.
Mr Jones attended the Newtown schools and was a 1993 graduate of Newtown High School.
He wa...
To be clear, this letter was also from Jordana Bloom. The Bee did not want to put all three names on the letter for space reasons, but all three of us sent this letter as well as our thanks to the voters for trusting us to continue the work.
I’m honestly confused by the objection to “cut-throughs.” Newtown is full of them, and they’re used every day without issue. Some of the more well-known examples are Elm Drive, Oakview, School House Hill, Pearl Street, Head of Meadow, Country Club Road, Point of Rocks, Hall Lane, Tinkerfield - Old Taunton Press, and Samp Road. I’m sure I’m even missing a few.
Given that, it’s hard to understand why this particular development is being singled out. Cut-throughs are a normal and longstanding part of how traffic moves in town. If they’re acceptable everywhere else — including roads that are narrower, steeper, or more heavily used — it seems inconsistent to suddenly treat this one as a crisis.
I want to clarify that the attorney at last week’s Planning & Zoning meeting was not threatening the commission, but explaining how the law works. The reality is that if we do not reach a compromise, 100% there will be lawsuits — it’s not a matter of intimidation, it’s a matter of legal process.
We all want smart growth and a Newtown that welcomes families, but it’s important to approach these conversations with a clear understanding of the legal framework. Recognizing the inevitability of legal challenges when consensus isn’t reached doesn’t undermine local control — it helps ensure that planning decisions are made thoughtfully and proactively.
The recent infighting within the Democratic Party says it all — they can’t even hold their own coalition together. Their failure to get the ACA supplements passed and the embarrassing way they handled the shutdown prove that their so-called “unity” is just for show.
Republicans don’t need to reinvent the wheel here — we just have to stand firm and stay together. When we do, Democrats eventually cave, every time. They talk about democracy, but their party is eating itself from the inside out.
Last week’s elections (blue ripple) might have given them a short-term headline, but that doesn’t change the bigger picture: Americans are tired of chaos, hypocrisy, and performative outrage. Strength and stability win in the long run — and that’s exactly what we bring when we stand united.
