Barbara Schnuck, loving mother, wife, daughter, and friend, passed away on February 18 at the age of 66.
Born in Tennessee on August 27, 1954, to the late Cynthia Hughes Wood and Rex Wood, she lived b...
George C. Petermann, Sr, beloved husband of Rosalie Deutsch Petermann, of Heritage Village, Southbury, flew this earth on February 7.
A native and lover of all things New York, George was born in The ...
Susan Wrabel Tompkins, of Newtown, passed away February 9 at the age of 77. Born in Bridgeport to the late Rudolph and Edna Wrabel.
She was predeceased by her brothers Rudy, John, and Robert; and her ...
Gene Bobel, 69, of Sandy Hook, Conn., entered eternal life on February 10th after a courageous year-long battle with brain cancer. He was born on August 16, 1951, in Danbury, Conn., son of the late Ed...
Mr Albert J. Bibeau, Jr, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 3.
Albert was born on June 16, 1947, the son of the late Albert J. Bibeau, Sr, and Theresa A. (Montano) Bibeau. He attended Qui...
1927-2021. Dates with a dash. Summarizing a life of places and names, but fails to convey the joy in life and innate kindness that was embodied by Ian Isdale of North Branford, formerly of Orange, Con...
Joyce (Shefkind) Neri, a long-time resident of Sandy Hook, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and close friends on Wednesday, February at Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut in Danbur...
Marcus A. Amaral, of Newtown, passed away on January 24, at the age of 82.
Those who will miss him most are his lovely wife, Carol; his son, Neal; his brother, Daniel, and wife, Carol, and their daugh...
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.
