Stanley Earl Verry, 89, a resident of Hampton, Va., since 1998, and a longtime former resident of Newtown, died August 30 at his residence, with family at his side. He was the husband to the late Evel...
Mark S. Fesh, 62, of Woodbury, formerly of Newtown and Roxbury, died suddenly September 1. He was born September 6, 1952, the son of Evelyn (Lofthouse) and Stephen Fesh.
He graduated from Newtown High...
There will be a celebration of Julia Wasserman’s life, Saturday, September 26, from 2 to 4 pm, at the Fairfield Hills Campus, adjacent to the Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.
Mrs Wasserman...
Bernice G. Stollman, 87, of Stratford died August 29 at Bridgeport Hospital. She was born in South Norwalk, and was a daughter of the late Frances and Morris Gellis.
Her devoted children Hunter Stollm...
John Saxonmeyer, 86, of Southport died peacefully at home from complications of Parkinson’s disease August 27, surrounded by his family. He was born October 23, 1928, in Westport, and was a US Army ve...
Linda Lutters D’Amato, 72, of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Matthew J. D’Amato, died August 26 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was born in Bridgeport and was an area resident all of her life.
Her...
Al Francis Sampley, 92, of Newtown died August 27. He was born February 6, 1923, in Somerville, Mass., the son of Marjorie (Partridge) and Harry G. Sampley.
A decorated war hero and well-respected ant...
Jill Ann Leary, 60, died at her home in Sandy Hook August 26, after a long battle with bladder cancer. She was the cherished wife of 40 years to Brian Leary, and together they were surrounded by their...
You don't just turn private property into open space. The town would have to purchase it, if the owner were willing to sell it. This is all getting pretty silly.,
Holly Kocet is pushing a false narrative. The facts simply don't bear out any negative impact to the traffic on Mt Pleasant Road. Saying it does , does not make it true. The road handles in excess of 40,000 trip a day. a couple hundred form Castle Hill is negatable.
The town historically has strong collaboration with developers, but the primary obstacle arises from community opposition exerting undue influence on the zoning department. This "NIMBY" pressure often leads to project rejections that exceed the department's actual jurisdiction or authority. Consequently, developers face a limited set of options: either engage in expensive legal battles or leverage the Connecticut Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals Procedure (CGS § 8-30g) as a recourse.
