Vernon Wallenta, Sr, 74, of Sandy Hook died November 17. He was born October 9, 1943, in New London.
Mr Wallenta grew up near Fairfield Beach, where he found his love of nature, the ocean, and fishing...
Theresa Hetes Girgasky, 92, former longtime resident of Trumbull, died peacefully on November 17 at her home in Englewood, Colo., where she spent her last six years. She was born in Bridgeport on Sept...
Collin George Whitmore
November 22, 2007 to February 25, 2016
Happy Birthday Our Dear Precious Boy
Our hearts ache not only today but everyday for that boy whose heart was so full of kindnes...
Alfons Joachim Kwidzinski, 92, of Sandy Hook died November 9. He was born in Danzig, Germany (now Gdansk, Poland) on July 18, 1925. His last two years were spent as a resident at Masonicare at Newtown...
Doris Klein, 97, of Newtown, beloved mother of Richard Klein, died peacefully November 6 at Masonicare of Newtown. She was born in Newark, N.J., on April 27, 1920, daughter of the late Marina and Laur...
Linda Theresa Richardson, 53, of Brookfield, died tragically November 6. She was born on July 4, 1964, in Bayshore, N.Y., daughter of the late Helen (Brett) and Reginald Richardson.
Her son, Dylan; he...
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.
