Edward C. Keough, Sr, 83, of Sandy Hook, died July 16 at his home. He was born on April 23, 1933, in Stoughton, Mass. and was the second child of the late Alfred and Mary (Chaisson) Keough.www.cancer....
Helga (Doehne) Richter Hoag, 85, of Sandy Hook, died on July 9 at her home, following a lengthy battle with Multiple Myeloma.
Mrs Hoag was born in Danbury on November 27, 1930, and was the daughter of...
Robert E. Barnes, 90, of Stratford, died July 15, at Bridgeport Hospital. Mr Barnes was born in Stratford and was a lifelong area resident.www.larsonfh.com.
His wife Faith Anderson Barnes, of Stratfor...
Susan M. Chappa, 74, of Westport, died peacefully July 12. She was the devoted wife of 40 years to the late Edmund J. Chappa, Sr, and mother of three daughters and two sons.
Mrs Chappa was born August...
Sandy Hook resident Jane Conningham, 84, died on July 4 at Masonicare at Newtown. She was born Jane Barton Conningham in Glen Cove, N.Y., to Mary Barton Schultz and Frederic Arthur Conningham, on Octo...
Neil C. Aiello, Sr, 93, of Danbury, husband of the late Ann (Silvia) Aiello, died on the evening of July 10, at Regional Hospice Center for Comfort Care and Healing. A Danbury native and lifelong resi...
Judith (Eastwood) Dobbrow, 83, longtime resident of Newtown, also of Ashaway and Weekapaug, R.I., died on July 11. She was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Clough) and Howard F. Eastwood, and the wif...
Helen Perillo, 96, a longtime resident of Newtown, died peacefully on July 9, surrounded by her family after a short illness. She was born in Bridgeport in 1919.
Anthony, her husband of 53 years, and ...
Kathleen H. Sullivan, 81, a longtime Stamford and recent Monroe resident, died July 8, after a brave struggle with cancer. www.cancer.org, St Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.or...
Mary Theresa (Deierlein) Muzzio, 81, formerly of Norwalk, died peacefully in her sleep at her Village of Brookfield residence on July 2.www.honanfh.com.
Her husband Amil W. Muzzio, Sr; her son A. Will...
The endorsement letter isn’t the problem — the branding is.
A group calling itself the “Democratic Women’s Caucus” strongly implies a party-connected, representative body. Yet one of the co-founders wrote here in the comments that it’s “not affiliated with any political party.” If that’s true, the name is misleading to readers.
We’ve seen this movie before. The Bee described the Newtown Conservation Coalition as “a public group based on the social media platform,” and noted that its name has confused residents because it closely resembles the Newtown Conservation Commission. Words matter, especially when they borrow the credibility of established civic institutions.
If the Democratic Women’s Caucus is simply two founders speaking for themselves, that’s fine — just be transparent and wait for it ... honest...
I agree with Ms Renner. The name is misleading. If you are NOT affiliated with a political party, why have it in your title? Both Miller and Bloom are both Democrats and I am also dismayed that Michelle Ku isn't getting your endorsement. A clear case of "With friends like this, who needs enemies?" I am an independent voter, and although I haven't voted for a Democrat since Obama, I have always found Ms Ku polite and not only willing to listen to both sides of a discussion with an open mind, she is extremely helpful with a follow-up contact to see if an issue is resolved.
This is a bizarre and misleading letter to our Newtown Bee. There has not been a Democratic Women's Caucus in Newtown. If there is one now, it was recently (and quietly) formed. I had expressed interest. I wasn't invited. And it was apparently formed without the official knowledge of the Democratic Town Committee. Who are its members? And why is it endorsing Brandon Moore, especially at this stage of the election process? Is this the endorsement of an established body of active women democrats or is it the preference of the two letter signers? Nothing against Brandon Moore, but Michelle Ku is also running for Connecticut State Assembly District 106. Michelle Ku, who is well-known in Newtown for her years of dedicated public service, Michelle Ku who has been a long-time advocate for women's issues, Michelle Ku who should have been invited to be a founding member of this so-called Democratic Women's Caucus. This Women's Caucus may only speak for the two people who signed this letter. It certainly doesn't speak for me, a democratic woman in Newtown.
