Shirley Ann (Pulaski) Luckner, 83, of Newtown died October 16 at Danbury Hospital with her son Wayne, sister Margaret, and caregiver Pearline at her side. Mrs Luckner was the widow of Clinton T. Luckn...
Domenic Amoroso, Jr, 86, beloved husband of the late Virginia Huntley Amoroso, died peacefully at home October 14. Born in Torrington, February 7, 1929, he was a son of the late Domenic and Fannie Mar...
Robert Leuci, known as “Bob” or “Dad,” died October 12 at home in North Kingstown, R.I., at the age of 75. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 28, 1940, to Lucy and James Leuci.
He then moved to O...
Mary E. (Armstrong) Ward, 84, died October 10 at The Glen Hill Center in Danbury, after a heroic seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born June ...
Hilkka S. Riutta, 84, of Sandy Hook died October 11 at Masonicare at Newtown. Mrs Riutta was the wife of Erro Riutta. She was born in Viipuri, Finland, January 31, 1931, and was a daughter of the late...
James Ward Morris, 81, of Oriental, N.C., formerly of Newtown, died on October 8.
He is survived by Jo Ann Morris, his beloved wife of 58 years; son, Jeffrey Morris of Mount Bethel, Penn.; son and dau...
Carl Kuhne, 80, of Sandy Hook, husband of Karen (Koniecki) Kuhne, died October 5, after a brief illness. He was born in Waterbury, August 23, 1935, and was a son of the late Fanny (Petit) and Carl Kuh...
Louis Reszoly, Sr, 84, of Newtown, formerly of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, died peacefully October 5 at his home, with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of the late Olga Szi...
Norma (Woloshin) Basch, 81, of New York City and Truro, Mass., died September 29 at Cape Cod Hospital, surrounded by her family.
Born in Norwich, July 4, 1934, and raised in Worcester, Mass., she grad...
William Thomas White, 94, a resident of Sandy Hook, died peacefully October 4 in Danbury Hospital. He was surrounded by his family, in a room filled with love. He was born October 5, 1920, in New York...
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.
