Monday, December 17, 2012
People all over the world want to know how to help Sandy Hook residents following Friday's horrifying mass shooting.
In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook School Friday people from all over the world—in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India—sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can help. If you want to be notified via email of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please post in the comments section: "I want to help." Patch will continue to update this article with ways to help—posting updates to the story as well as in the comments thread, triggering an email notification to commenters—and if you know of an organization or fundraiser providing assistance, let us know in the comments section, too. Already the United Way of Western Connecticut, in …
In the wake of the Newtown school shooting, school officials say their new phone system would help manage a crisis in Solon Schools.
Solon Schools has a new phone system, and some of the features will help the schools act more efficiently in the event of a crisis. And that's important, especially in the wake of last Friday's school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The new phone system will be online today. In a message posted Friday on the Solon Schools website, officials discussed the new phone system and responded to the tragedy on Connecticut. The message reads: This weekend, the district will complete the transition to a new phone system. The new system offers enhanced features from our current system, which is more than 20 years old. Beginning on Monday, when you make a call to any of our school buildings, you will first connect with a …
Friday, December 14, 2012
A gunman shoots at staff, children at a Newtown (CT) elementary school.
Officials in Newtown, CT, say they're trying to reunite parents with their children in the wake of a shocking multiple shooting at an elementary school in the town’s Sandy Hook neighborhood. First Selectman Pat Llodra told Patch that there is no information being released about the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting — only confirming that there was a shooting. "I'm horrified, saddened and shocked that this happened in Newtown," Llodra said. "Our priorities right now are making sure everyone safe and reuniting parents with their children." Citing an anonymous official "with knowledge" the Associated Press is reporting 27 people dead including 18 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The shooter is believed to be a …
