With each passing year, Newtown faces the deep loss of dear family, friends, and community members. All were cherished by those who knew them. Among the many, here we remember just a few of those conn...
Jean Mary (Hollands) Lewis, 91, formerly of Newtown, widow of the late Bill Lewis, died peacefully December 28 at Candlewood Valley Care Center in New Milford. She was born October 29, 1926, in Bussel...
Eero Emil Riutta, 90, a longtime resident of Sandy Hook, died December 17 at Masonicare at Newtown. Mr Riutta was the husband of the late Hilkka (Pynninen) Riutta. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, ...
Ben Rogers, 23, of Laguna Beach, Calif., died peacefully in the early morning hours of December 13. He and his sister, Lily, were born in Newtown, one frozen winter night, January 27, 1994, to Katie a...
John J. Anderson, 83, of Newtown died December 25, in his home. He was the beloved husband of Rose Dattolo Anderson. Born in 1933, he grew up in "Strawberry Patch" Mamaroneck, N.Y., and had been a res...
George John Miller, 87, of Oxford, the beloved husband of Dolores Joan Dowd Miller, died peacefully December 22 at St Mary Hospital in Waterbury, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Peeksk...
Jennifer L. "Jenny" Temple, 46, of Carmel, N.Y., died peacefully in her home on December 21, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 6, 1971, in Mount Kisco, N.Y., to Mary and John Temp...
Francis Patrick Reilly III, 74, of Newtown died December 14, after a brave battle with cancer. Mr Reilly is remembered as an unforgettable and adored husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother-in-...
Herbert D. Williams, 95, of San Jacinto, Calif., formerly of Newtown, died December 11. He was born June 18, 1922, in White Plains, N.Y., before moving to Connecticut. He was the son of the late Mario...
Ronald Joseph "Ron" Kerkes, 82, of Stratford died peacefully December 19, at his home. He was born April 26, 1935, son of the late Jennie and Joseph Kerkes of Bridgeport.
His loving and patie...
Thank you for exercising your freedom of speech. We are losing all constitutional rights because of the loud silence and the blind falling in line of so many.
Thank you for your service to all members of the Newtown community, during the past 14 years. Thank you for educating Michael and me on the many ways to help the community. You will make an excellent State Representative.
As a democrat that knows the value of loyalty and who has observed both Michelle Ku and Brandon Moore at Michelle’s recent event and at another gatherings, my family and I stand behind Michelle Ku. She has spent over 14 years actively fighting for Newtown residents and not simply a few months in order to run for a state seat. I think all the candidates are worthy of praise but I want someone who knows what new families and older residents need. I built our home in Newtown hoping our sons will return one day, after their work elsewhere winds down and during our current retirement, to raise families in Newtown. I want someone with a record of advocacy like Michelle’s but also with her sense of commitment and loyalty. I do agree that she deserves the DTC support but when a party is concerned about hurting candidates’ feelings, there is nothing you can do but put one foot in front of the other and she will do that with her usual strength, intelligence, integrity and transparency.
