Accident creates traffic backup on corner of Locust and Osborne
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Time: 8:08 PM
Time: 8:08 PM
A collision between a Honda Civic and a Hyundai SUV on the corner of Locust Ave and Osborne Street resulted in traffic congestion that stretched from Western Connecticut State University to Danbury Hospital this afternoon.
According to the male operator of the Civic (who asked to have his name withheld), as he was turning left onto Osborne around 2PM, the operator of the SUV, collided with him. Although the collision resulted on the air bags of both vehicles being deployed, both operators walked away from the accident with no apparent injuries.
Since the police report was not available when I attempted to obtain a copy, it's not known if the police determined which driver was at fault or if either operator was ticketed for the accident.
I'll update this post once more info is available...
Boughton/city council disrespect Jewish community
Time: 4:45 PM
From the WTF was Boughton and the city council thinking files..
So Boughton and City Council President Joe Cavo decide to move the date of the city council's meeting from tonight to the middle of Rosh Hashanah...in other words, Labor Day is more important than one of the most important Jewish observances.
Ugh!
UPDATE: True to form, Boughton "apology" is a load of crap...
Meeting schedule is set years in advance?!? I call bullshit...I guess Boughton, Cavo, and the anti-immigrant moron who laughably calls herself the "Legislative Assistant" don't know how to use a calendar.
Courtesy of Wikipedia:
As you can see, the dates of Rosh Hashanah are known YEARS IN ADVANCE...and Boughton and his ilk would have known this if they really gave a damn in the first place.
The regularly scheduled City Council meeting for September will be held this Thursday.
According to city officials, while the meetings are typically held the first Tuesday of every month, the meeting for September was pushed forward because of the Labor Day Weekend.
[...]
Paul M. Simon, president of the Congregation B'Nai Israel on Clapboard Ridge, said he was surprised city officials would schedule a council meeting during the holiday.
"I would like to hope they didn't realize what they were doing," Simon said, adding that the holiday starts on Wednesday and ends at sundown on Friday. "It's a very unfortunate situation. It shows that our own local government doesn't have respect for some of its citizens. For me it would be tantamount to scheduling the meeting on Christmas or Easter. I wish the mayor and the City Council would reconsider."
So Boughton and City Council President Joe Cavo decide to move the date of the city council's meeting from tonight to the middle of Rosh Hashanah...in other words, Labor Day is more important than one of the most important Jewish observances.
Ugh!
UPDATE: True to form, Boughton "apology" is a load of crap...
Boughton on Tuesday was apologetic about the error.
"The meeting schedule is set years in advance and we certainly didn't want to offend anyone," he said. "We will make sure it doesn't happen again."
Meeting schedule is set years in advance?!? I call bullshit...I guess Boughton, Cavo, and the anti-immigrant moron who laughably calls herself the "Legislative Assistant" don't know how to use a calendar.
Courtesy of Wikipedia:
Rosh Hashanah occurs 163 days after the first day of Passover (Pesach). In terms of the Gregorian calendar, the earliest date on which Rosh Hashanah can fall is September 5, as happened in 1899 and will happen again in 2013. The latest Rosh Hashanah can occur relative to the Gregorian dates is on October 5, as happened in 1967 and will happen again in 2043. After 2089, the differences between the Hebrew calendar and the Gregorian calendar will result in Rosh Hashanah falling no earlier than September 6.[12]
Rosh Hashanah will occur on the following days of the Gregorian calendar:
* Jewish Year 5771: sunset September 8, 2010 - nightfall September 10, 2010
* Jewish Year 5772: sunset September 28, 2011 - nightfall September 30, 2011
* Jewish Year 5773: sunset September 16, 2012 - nightfall September 18, 2012
As you can see, the dates of Rosh Hashanah are known YEARS IN ADVANCE...and Boughton and his ilk would have known this if they really gave a damn in the first place.
Boughton and city council are wrong to "punish" the board of education
Time: 12:40 PM
On Thursday, Mayor Boughton and the members of the city council plan to overstep their boundaries as elected officials by punishing the board of education for giving raises to four non union administrators.
The question isn't whether the school board's June 9th decision to give a 2.5 percent raises was responsible…as someone who's still shaking his head over the board's decision to give two principals a nine percent raise back in 2009. What's outrageous is the fact that one separate body of government is taken upon itself to punish another separate body of government.
The mayor, city council, and board of education are separate bodies of local government elected by the people. After the city council reviews and approves the education budget, it is the board of education responsibility to spend the money in any way they want to choose. The mayor and/or city council DOES NOT have the line item authority when it comes to the board of education. In turn, the board of education does not have the authority to punish the city council when it comes to questionable decisions they make in terms of the overall city budget.
And in terms of the money the mayor is crying foul about…we're talking about peanuts.
News-Times editorial July 9th 2010:
The board had approved the raises for the schools superintendent, deputy superintendent, assistant superintendent and finance director at a June 9 meeting. The board revisited the decision at a June 24 meeting, and upheld it.
Schools Superintendent Sal Pascarella is offering to return his increase to the education budget, after he pays taxes, to be used for the new literacy center.
The net increase, without Pascarella's raise, comes to about $10,000 in a $114.1 million budget.
Mayor Boughton's suggestion, which was referred to committee last week by the City Council, amounts to posturing.
Remember, the mayor and members of the city council do not attend every board of education meeting, therefore, they have no knowledge of the day to day decision making by the board that goes into operation of the school budget.
For a part-time mayor that's spent a majority of his time running for state office and a city council that has a LONG history of questionable spending decisions while turning a blind eye to accountability, this latest move is outrageous to say the least.
…to be continued.
Why you can't trust anti-immigrant politicians
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Time: 8:18 AM
Time: 8:18 AM
As someone from Danbury, I know a thing or two about people who spread lies about the immigrant community, which is why the following video from Arizona Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard is a homerun.
Capitalizing on Jan Brewer's god-awful debate performance, Goddard goes after the anti-immigrant governor's lies about beheadings by undocumented immigrants.
When it comes to the history of misleading statements about undocumented immigrants from the Republican's choice for Lt. Gov., the Connecticut Democratic State Party can learn a thing or two from this clip.
Capitalizing on Jan Brewer's god-awful debate performance, Goddard goes after the anti-immigrant governor's lies about beheadings by undocumented immigrants.
When it comes to the history of misleading statements about undocumented immigrants from the Republican's choice for Lt. Gov., the Connecticut Democratic State Party can learn a thing or two from this clip.
LOCAL ACCESS VIDEO: Community Fourm 09.01.10 broadcast
Friday, September 03, 2010
Time: 1:02 PM
Time: 1:02 PM
Arizona anti-immigrant Gov. Jan Brewer=FAIL
Time: 11:14 AM
From Arizona's only gubernatorial debate, here's Gov. Jan Brewer in action...this is painful to watch...
Anti-immigrant Sheriff Joe Arpaio sued by Justice Department
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Time: 1:08 PM
Time: 1:08 PM
LONG OVERDUE!
From TPM, here's the PDF of the complaint against Sheriff Joe.
The Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona for refusing to fully cooperate with the department's investigation of alleged national origin discrimination in the course of immigration enforcement.
DOJ has been looking into whether Arpaio is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act since March 2009. The controversial Arpaio passed a deadline last month to provide DOJ with the documents they requested, and his lawyer met with DOJ last week.
The Justice Department said at the time it was "hopeful" that Arpaio would cooperate following the meeting, but in a statement said on Thursday that it had "[exhausted] all cooperative measures" to gain access to the requested documents and facilities.
DOJ is unaware of any other police department of sheriff's office that has refused to cooperate with an investigation in the past 30 years, making Maricopa County "an extreme outlier," said the department.
From TPM, here's the PDF of the complaint against Sheriff Joe.
Danbury DTC annual picnic highlights
Time: 12:50 PM
From the Danbury Democratic Town Committee annual picnic, here's video highlights of some of the speeches at the event.
Murphy secured federal funding for homeless veterans
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Time: 4:30 PM
Time: 4:30 PM
On Monday, Congressman Chris Murphy paid a visit to the Vet House in Danbury to announce that he's secured funding for those homeless residents who served our country. Danbury is set to receive 15 federal housing vouchers for homeless veterans as well as funding for Vet House II, a housing project that provides shelter for homeless vets in the area.
Via Congressman Murphy's press release:
From Monday, here's video footage of Murphy's presser.
Via Congressman Murphy's press release:
"These new housing resources will change lives. No one should have to go without a roof over their heads, but veterans in particular deserve a place to call home given all they have done to serve our country. I'm thrilled to see Danbury get its first dedicated housing vouchers and I'm looking forward to seeing how these resources will impact our homeless veterans," said Murphy.
[…]
Housing vouchers for veterans are allocated under a joint initiative between the VA and HUD called the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH). Murphy was joined by Vet House and HUD-VASH officials.
Vet House I is part of the "Housing for Heroes" Program in Danbury, and provides temporary housing for veterans in need. Vet House II is currently under construction, and Murphy secured $190,000 for that project.
From Monday, here's video footage of Murphy's presser.
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