Marianne June Huebenthal-Zeifman of Sandy Hook died March 10. Born on June 4, 1931, she was the daughter of Ivy and Herbert Brice of Surrey, England.
Her brother, John Brice of Devon, England; her fou...
William B. Kolesar of Ocala, Fla., died in his sleep at home on March 10. He and his wife, Milda Carlson Kolesar, lived in Newtown for 50 years before moving to Ocala in 2013.
Mr Kolesar was a past me...
Mafalda "Pat" Petitti Pompa, 93, of Newtown, beloved wife of the late Donald F. Pompa, died March 10 at Regional Hospice in Danbury. Born in Bridgeport on May 26, 1923, she was a daughter of the late ...
John T. "JT" Gill, Jr, a longtime resident of Newtown, died peacefully at home on March 11. Born in Danbury on August 23, 1957, he was the youngest son of the late John T. Sr and Louise (Swan) Gill.
H...
Jeanne Marguerite Craffey Honan, 92, of Newtown died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on March 9 at the Regional Hospice Center for Comfort Care and Healing in Danbury.
Born in St Paul, Mi...
Elizabeth W. Long
"Liz"
November 30, 1915 to March 17, 2007
It has been ten years since you died, but you are always in our hearts.
You gave us many special memories, which we will always c...
Donna Hartson Fox, 88, of North Branford, loving wife of Frederick W. Fox, died March 4 at Evergreen Woods Healthcare Center. She was born in Milwaukee, Wis., to the late Gladys (Gullikson) and Irving...
Jesse James Meadows, 80, of Newtown died surrounded by his family on March 4, at Griffin Hospital in Derby. He was born January 31, 1937, in Elgood, W.Va., the son of Gladys (Nelson) and Herbert Meado...
Richard Howell, 73, longtime resident of Sandy Hook and New Rochelle, N.Y, died peacefully March 7, after a long illness. He was born in New York on March 28, 1943, to the late Anna (Windrum) and Rich...
Julia Elisabeth Offer Reis, 59, died February 22, ending her valiant five-year battle with ALS. Born in Detroit, she grew up in Racine, Wis., and spent most of her adult life in Newtown, Ridgefield, a...
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.
