Obituaries

Fredrick A. Ferris, Jr.

Updated: Jun 05, 2023 03:53 PM

Frederick Andrews Ferris, Jr, 55, of Newtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1.

Madhumita Basak-Smith

Published: Jun 01, 2023 04:38 PM

Madhumita Basak-Smith passed away at age 61 on May 4th, 2023 at Danbury Hospital.

James P. Voelzke

Published: May 30, 2023 12:00 PM

James P. Voelzke, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Jim was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to George and Frances Voelzke. Jim and his brother George “Joe” Voelzke grew up in Merton, Wis., wh...

Joseph Phillip Stenza

Published: May 30, 2023 12:00 PM

Joseph Phillip Stenza, 85, husband and best friend of Catherine (Francia) Stenza for 62 years, passed away Friday, May 26, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Ridgefi...

Burton Chase Leach III

Updated: May 26, 2023 10:08 AM

Burton (Burt) Chase Leach III, age 78 of Newtown, died on May 20, 2023, at Danbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Michael Joseph McNamara

Updated: May 26, 2023 10:08 AM

Michael McNamara, age 44, of Stamford, Connecticut, passed away May 19.

David M. Anderson

Updated: May 24, 2023 10:16 AM

David M. Anderson, 76, of Roxbury died peacefully on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

Betty Jean Mertens

Updated: May 24, 2023 10:16 AM

Betty Jean Mertens passed from this life with her family by her side in Tulsa, Okla., on Monday, May 15, 2023

Evensong Service Celebrated With Choral Society At Trinity Church

Author Leslie Connor Visits Reed Intermediate School

Newtown Bridle Lands Association Holds Jingle Bell Ride

NHS Dance Team Ready To Go For More Championships

BOE Listens To Fall Sports Update At Meeting

Half right. The other half wrong (and left).

Why Gun Violence Is Higher In The US

I want to clarify something that was not clear in my letter. Newtown DOES have an affordable housing plan, put together with the aid of the Council of Governments (COG) in 2022 and approved by the LC that year. The strategies in that plan are to "encourage", "support", "explore", "promote" various aspects of state and local affordable housing programs. Those strategies are largely repeated in the Housing Chapter of the Plan of Conservation and Development being finalized now. Newtown needs to measure its performance against those strategies and refine them to reflect the current situation and evaluate whether we are eligible for a moratorium on 8-30(g) projects if we have met the criteria. It's a question of being more specific and more rigorous in what we as a community would like to see to address this real and serious need, rather than to be on our heels when a developer proposes a project on their terms. An independent look outside the application process would be best for that. Thank you. Peter.

Discusses Affordable Housing

I on Glover Ave. walk my two Labs every morning and evening. Drivers are constantly cutting me off at the shopping center entrance and other driveways. There is no understanding of pedestrians rights. Drives make left turns onto Queen when its forbidden. Most cars cruse right thru the crosswalks without stopping for pedestrians. The Police have not issued one citation nor even a warming for crosswalk violations. The situation is out of control and now a loved resident, Pete, and a pet, Coby have been killed. Time for a plan. The problem is not Intersections, nor traffic, the problem 98s drivers and lack of enforcement. The plan need to create a culture that drivers obey speed limits and honor pedestrians right of ways. Isn't that the job of the Police Department and The Police Commission, to protect Newtowns citizens. This is a call to action.

Unidentified Driver Sought After Fatally Striking Dog And Leaving Scene

Its already too late, the Nimby mob have scared developers so that their only option is to use the state wide 8-30 exemption to get around the local zoning board. Thanks Nimby mob.

Backs Moratorium On Dense Development Applications

Ya gotta pay more to live in a Blue state and subsidize the 'affordable' folks.

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