Jay Accashian, 45, of Denver, Colo., died peacefully September 13 at Denver Hospice, from pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his wife Kristin, family, and friends. He was born January 17, 1972, a...
Per Viking Nordman, 85, of Weston died September 18 at Norwalk Hospital. Born in Rangsby, Narpes, Finland, he was a self-employed carpenter and a resident of Weston for 55 years. He was the son of the...
Marlene Garofalo Evans, 79, of Ridgefield, formerly of Norwalk, wife of the late Walter Evans, died September 23 at her home. She was born in Astoria, N.Y., August 9, 1938, a daughter of the late Lorr...
Dante Bonetti, 100, of Fairfield, died peacefully September 15 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was born May 5, 1917.spearmillerfuneralhome.com.
His children and their spouses, Nancy and Philip ...
Elizabeth "Betty" (Vanech) Zielinski, 87, of Danbury, wife of the late Joseph Zielinski, died September 22 at her home. She was born in Norwalk on March 18, 1930, a daughter of Georgia (Sarantos) and ...
Shirley Nezvesky Beresin, 92, of Trumbull, died September 22 at St Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. She was born and raised in Newtown, a daughter of the late Yetta and Abraham Nezvesky, and wa...
Elmer L. "Al" Fedor, 92, of Newtown, formerly of Trumbull, died peacefully September 14 at the Veterans Hospital in West Haven. Born in Mallory, West Va., on February 6, 1925, he was the son of the la...
Norman Edward Gage, 86, formerly of Camp Hill, Penn., and longtime resident of Ridgefield, died peacefully September 17 at Maplewood in Bethel. He was born April 22, 1931, in New Cumberland, Penn., a ...
Michelle Vanasse
May 14, 1964 to September 29, 2003
As all grow up, the feeling doesn't,
Forever young, forever loving.
Thinking of the days we had
We miss you more, a kiss and laugh.
With w...
Ilidio Lopes Amorim, 93, of Hamden, loving husband of 66 years to Belmira Leite Amorim, died September 19, at Vitas Hospice in St Mary's Hospital, Waterbury. He was born on November 26, 1923, in Vilar...
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.
