William Matt Morlock, son of the late William and Helen Goelz Morlock, died peacefully in his home on Friday, the 13th of December, 2019. He was 84 years old.
He is survived by his loving wife, Diane ...
Henry Donald Dieselman, of Scituate, Mass., died peacefully at home on November 20, 2019.
Henry was born November 3, 1935, in Cambridge, Mass., the son of the late John Conrad and Grace (Langton) Dies...
Gail F. Rothe, of Southbury, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, December 14, 2019, at Danbury Hospital. She was born in Meriden, November 20, 1955, daughter of the late Clarence and Dorothy (Griffi...
This obituary has been updated from the original publication that appeared last week.
Richard Raymond Rau, 91, of Bluffton, S.C., formerly of Newtown, Connecticut, passed away Wednesday, December...
David G. French, 81, of Newtown, passed away Monday morning, December 2, 2019, at his home.
He was born in Bridgeport to the late Russell French and Mary Barna French.
He was a home builder and develo...
Louisa Tolla, age 57, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at her home.
Born in Mount Kisco, N.Y., a daughter of Douglas Gene Ruffles and Mary Agnes Wray Ruffles. Louisa was deeply religious an...
Christopher Mark Knight, a former Newtown resident and graduate of Newtown High School, passed away on November 23, 2019, in Naugatuck, Conn. He was 44 years old, born in Bridgeport, on March 8, 1975....
Julia S. DeSousa, 92, of Sandy Hook, passed away on December 3, 2019, at home, surrounded by her loving family.
Julia was born in Ossining, N.Y., on March 9, 1927, the daughter of Antonio and Rosalina...
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.
