Why should you keep masking, disinfecting, and distancing when folks are getting vaccinated and virus positivity is so low? Our Health District director explains.
Read how resident Lisa Smith is helping with growing urgency to locate a living liver donor for a New Milford relative - and how she is turning to the Newtown community for a miracle.
More than 500 Newtown educators and support staff will be more protected from COVID-19 after local weekend clinics — and have you heard some major COVID restrictions are being lifted?
Governor Ned Lamont has announced that he has directed Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol activated as of noon on Monday, March 1, remaining in effect through noon on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
AARP Connecticut invites community organizations and local government agencies to apply for the 2021 Community Challenge grant program through April 14.
Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert has a few important points for residents and those critical workers to remember as COVID vaccine eligibility expands March 1.
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The screenshots from NAFC's private group show prominent members of the organization naming businesses that hosted certain political signs ahead of the last election as these allies self-organized to crowdsource a running list of businesses not to patronize for the sin of supporting candidates such as [gasp] our incumbent State Rep who has a great record with small business associations - claiming that makes them unsafe. The NAFC official account was involved in moderating the discussion as they banned one "problematic" member for questioning the "witch hunt." This tacit threat to the livelihoods of local business owners has a chilling effect on free speech, yet the response from the organization was to claim that anyone who saw it as bullying was "stifling such conversations." If anyone is interested these screenshots are widely available.
Someone either does not understand how the state legislative process works, or is willfully misleading people to try to make the delegation look bad. I hope it is the former scenario.
