To the Editor:
I would thank all of the residents who came out to support the volunteer firefighters of Newtown at the 16th Annual Fill the Fire Truck Food Drive.
We collected 52 turkeys, 89 boxes of ...
To the Editor:
Re: Proposal to ban plastic grocery bags:
I use these bags to line my kitchen garbage can. Then they go into the huge dumpster, which is picked up weekly by Associated Refuse Haulers. I...
To the Editor:
We would like to thank all those who made Halloween on and about Main Street another huge success. More than 2,500 trick-or-treaters spooked the streets beginning at 4 pm and ending abo...
To the Editor:
I want to express my deepest gratitude to all who supported me in this emotional and charged election. It is an honor and a privilege to continue serving Connecticut’s 28th District as ...
To the Editor:
Finally, after years of asking the previous administration and Highway Department to do something about paving Taunton Road and Taunton Hill Road, we are seeing progress.
Thank you, Dan...
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I’m humbled and honored to again be chosen by the voters of Newtown to represent the community I love for a fourth-term as your voice in Hartford. Thank you.
Voters turned out in unprec...
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We would like to express our admiration and deepest gratitude for the support we have received from the town in these past two weeks since the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in ...
To the Editor:
This is a perfect time of year to plant trees or to transplant trees and bushes while their branches and roots are dormant.
Wooded areas play an important part as buffer zones between d...
To the Editor:
I will be voting for Tony Hwang on Tuesday, November 6. Tony has served Newtown very well as senator for the 28th district since first elected to that role in 2014. He has become part o...
To the Editor:
I am writing to endorse Rebekah Harriman-Stites for the 106th Legislative district in Connecticut. Rebekah is a good listener, works collaboratively, is dedicated, hard-working, compass...
The idea that a freshman Democrat would be able to stand up to the special interests and prioritization of urban districts that are the base of that caucus to deliver results for Newtown is laughable - especially someone who could not even build the "relationships, coalitions, and the support necessary" to garner the endorsements of her fellow Democrat Council members ahead of Newtown's local caucus this spring.
More likely Newtown would see something akin to Leeper in Fairfield, performative actions after vote counting, while privately advancing their party's interests over their community's.
Dear Alyssa, Kelela, and Brandon,
We send our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We will also keep you in our prayers asking our Lord to grant you comfort and peace.
With love,
Vince and Sandy Venitelli
Bruce, your advice that voters should “read, listen, and engage” would be much more persuasive if you practiced it yourself.
You campaigned on openness and responsiveness. You declared that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government” and promised to answer constituent inquiries within two days. Yet you never answered my straightforward public question about Main Street demonstrations, traffic disruption, pedestrian safety, and the effects on local businesses.
After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass. That is not accessible, townwide engagement. Previous first selectmen held open coffee hours and walk-and-talk sessions that any resident could attend.
Then came the failed storm communications, your apology, and another promise to communicate better—followed shortly afterward by more silence while multiple police agencies conducted a significant search near Saw Mill Road.
You now tell voters to examine what candidates say and “how they say it.” I would suggest going one step further: compare what politicians promise while seeking office with what they actually do after winning.
Your record presents a stark contrast. You told voters exactly what they wanted to hear to get the job, then failed to live by those promises. Whether that is dishonesty or simply indifference, it is the same familiar, two-faced politics you once claimed you would replace.
Nothing says “I care about Newtown homeowners” quite like lining Main Street with plywood campaign billboards—apparently built just inches below the size at which officials say they can take action. At this rate, we’ll need property-tax relief just to offset the loss in curb appeal.
