Karen Elizabeth Lockwood (aka “Karebear” to her closest friends) passed peacefully on October 20. Karen was 54 and lived in Newtown.
She was born April 18, 1966, to Roger and Betty Lockwood of Danbury...
Daniel T. Riccio, age 90, of Trumbull, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, at his home. Born on March 13, 1930, in Bridgeport, he was a son of the late Donato and Lena Capozzi Riccio. Daniel...
Jean P. Muraszkin, 91, widow of the late Edward Muraszkin, passed away peacefully at her home in Newtown, surrounded by family on September 26. Born July 21, 1929, Jean was a resident of Newtown for 5...
Tammy McVey Camilleri, 57, of Southbury, passed away in the loving presence of her family in the evening of October 12. Tammy was born August 29, 1963, in Uniontown, Penn., to Donald and Edna McVey.
T...
David Nufer Bolmer, age 62, of Ansonia, passed into the hands of our Lord on Thursday, October 8, at his home, following a sudden illness. Born in Danbury on January 19, 1958, he was the son of the la...
Joseph DeGuilio, Jr, passed from this life to new life on Wednesday, October 7. Joe was born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, as the first son of Ellen (Sullivan) and Joseph DeGuilio, Sr, on Jun...
Nancy Aliene Kiernan Rosenberger passed away peacefully in her home with her family around her on October 7, in Newtown, at the age of 85.
Nancy was born in The Bronx, N.Y., on June 28, 1935. She grew...
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.
