D. Anna (Germano) Pizzuti Enke, 98, a longtime Danbury resident, died peacefully at Glen Hill Nursing Home on May 28, with her family by her side. She was born on June 8, 1918, in Mamaroneck, N.Y., a ...
Marie L. Guerrera Villano, 95, of Newtown, beloved wife of the late Patsy Villano, died peacefully July 1, surrounded by her loving family at her home. Born in Bridgeport on May 4, 1922, she was a dau...
Charlotte Kalley, 89, a longtime Newtown resident, died peacefully June 30. She was born May 16, 1928, daughter of Elfrieda and Adolph Milen in Far Rockaway, N.Y., where she lived until her marriage o...
Phyllis L. (Gautiero) Babasick, 83, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Babasick, died June 18 in Bridgeport Hospital. She was born in Bridgeport on December 1, 1933, a daughter of the la...
Kurtis Michael Mayer Liska, 27, of New Fairfield and formerly of Newtown, died of injuries following a highway accident during the early morning hours of June 25. He was born February 18, 1990...
James Patrick Kearns, Jr, 87, of Newtown died June 21, in Danbury Hospital surrounded by his family. Born in Stamford, he was a son of Mary and James Kearns of Stamford.
His wife of 58 years, Alma; hi...
Edward John Roach, 51, of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, died peacefully on June 24.
He will be lovingly remembered by his family, including his parents, Dr James and Joan Neverdousky Roach of ...
Peter W. Sturges, 64, longtime resident of Sandy Hook, died suddenly on June 15, at his home. He was born in Derby on December 24, 1952, the son of Jean (Peters) Stempel and the late Robert Sturges.
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The voters spoke, loud and clear that they support our schools and municipal services. The majority vote was a mandate to keep delivering well rated education services and keep it" Nicer in Newtown."
Thank you LeReine, for speaking out about this. The list of public servants who are unfairly targeted for abuse just for doing their jobs has been growing. It is a testament to the power of propaganda that otherwise good and well-meaning people can get so emotional as to act out in this way.
While I respect the outcome of the referendum, I’m disappointed by the way this budget was presented and passed. A 6.72% tax increase and a mill rate jump to 28.78 may have been framed as “just a few dollars a day,” but for many families in town — especially those already stretched thin — those “few dollars” add up quickly.
It’s frustrating to see large increases minimized in this way, and I worry that next year we’ll hear, “It’s only a little more than last year,” as if that justifies an ongoing trend of rising taxes. This year’s combined municipal and education budgets total over $141 million — that’s a significant sum.
All of the referendums deserve to be pasted. We have a history of deferring needed maintenance and then paying more years later. These are required to keep our town owned building and roads in working condition.
