James P. Talarino, 75, a Newtown resident for more than 50 years, died peacefully September 1. He was born in Bridgeport and was the son of James Vincent & Star (Pippa) Talarino.
His loving daughter, ...
Carol Alexander McDonald, 93, of Southbury, formerly a longtime resident of Ridgefield, died September 4. She was born April 21, 1925, in Stamford, the daughter of Susan and Charles Alexander.
Her chi...
Priscilla “Sil” Black, 78, of Bakersfield, Calif., died August 28. The only child of Joseph and Lillian Black, she grew up in Newtown. She taught in the Newtown public school system in both its elemen...
Joan Reilly O’Neil, 87, a longtime resident of Newtown, died August 30, at her home, The Delaney at South Shore in League City, Texas. Born in 1930 in Port Chester, N.Y., she was the daughter of Micha...
Craig Hayes, 32, of Newtown, died unexpectedly August 28, at his home.
Mr Hayes graduated from Newtown High School in 2004. He spent many years working in the tree service industry. His most recent wo...
Theresa “Sally” Louise Lorenzo Magda, 83, of Sandy Hook, died August 28, in her home. She was born February 14, 1935, in Bridgeport, daughter of the late Louis “Ono” J. Lorenzo and Mildred “Honey” (Dr...
Janet “June” (Vandetti) Yoburn, 88, died peacefully August 24, at Maplewood Senior Living in Newtown, with her daughter at her side. She was born December 31, 1929, in Danbury.
Her daughter, Cheryl Bi...
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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.
