State Rep. DebraLee Hovey, who represents Newtown and Monroe, posted this on her public FB page. From Florida. (Note: Hovey removed the post from her public Facebook page on Sunday afternoon). 
 
 Giffords visited local officials and Sandy Hook families Friday in meetings that were closed to the press. 
 
 She had more to say in this comment thread: 
 
 I wonder how her colleagues in the General Assembly feel about this sentiment. ||||| The mayor of Stratford, Conn., is proposing to name a school for a teacher who was killed in the massacre in nearby Newtown. 
 
 Mayor John Harkins says the bravery shown by Victoria Soto in protecting her children should never be forgotten. 
 
 The 27-year-old Soto was a Stratford resident. She was killed Dec. 14 inside Sandy Hook Elementary School as she tried to shield her students from the gunman. The shooter killed 20 children and six women at the school before committing suicide. 
 
 Harkins on Monday proposed to give Soto's name to a new school. Construction is set to begin this summer. 
 
 The name must be approved by the town council, which is expected to take up the matter on Jan. 14.
– Gabrielle Giffords visited Newtown, Conn., on Friday, and though it seems difficult to imagine such an event could stir up controversy, one state legislator managed to do so. On the day of Giffords' visit, State Rep. DebraLee Hovey posted, "Gabby Gifford [sic] stay out of my towns!!" on her public Facebook page. It had been removed by Sunday, the Hartford Courant reports. In a follow-up Facebook comment, Hovey—who represents Newtown, and who was in Florida at the time of Giffords' visit—added: "It was political. The Lt Gov was there, Blumenthall [sic] was there and ALL political types KNOW it is courteous to let sitting Reps know when another political is in their District. So...... There was pure political motives" In other Newtown news, the mayor of nearby Stratford wants to honor the memory of Sandy Hook teacher Victoria Soto, who was killed in the rampage while trying to protect her students. Mayor John Harkins wants to name a planned school after Soto, who lived in Stratford, the AP reports. The town council will discuss on Jan. 14; construction on the school is set to start this summer. (In other Newtown-related news, a neighboring town plans to burn violent video games.)