Indigo Girls Serve Up New Disc Full Of Rarities...Well Done
By John Voket
Like two perfectly tuned strings, the voices Amy Ray and Emily Saliers continue to rin...
Two Newtown Girl Scouts
Receive Gold Awards
Sasha Mastrocinque and Paula Wickman were two of nine young women from the 15 Fairfield County towns and cities wit...
Asking Hard Questions
To the Editor:
What to do when the chairman of the Board of Finance asks you the hard questions? Why, attack the person asking the questi...
The Tercentennial
In Newtown Schools
Newtown Schools have been celebrating the tercentennial of Newtown’s founding in various ways throughout the 2...
Support For NUSAR
To the Editor
On behalf of The Newtown Woman’s Club, I would like to thank The Bee for the excellent coverage of our May 28 fundra...
History In The Making: Faces Of Newtown
As Newtown continues to celebrate its 300th birthday, award-winning members of The Connecticut Society Of Portrait Artis...
Bits & Pieces
What An Incredible Year At Newtown High!
By Kim J. Harmon
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I relished the arrival of summer this year not because I like the steamy tempera...
 *Hope no one drove all the way to Uncasville last Friday night for the ROBERT PLANT show… which had to be postponed less than 12 hours before showtime...
The dispatchers at Town Hall South report the following fire calls:
Thursday, June 23: 7:42 am, brake fire on tractor-trailer unit, I-84 eastbound, Sandy Ho...
Stem Cell Science And Religious Belief
To the Editor:
I would first like to thank The Newtown Bee for providing a remarkably good community forum in which citiz...
There are many considerations as it relates to the development of the Castle Hill property as noted. I am supportive of the proposal and to approval process as it is sensitive to concerns being raised. The proposal provides another housing and lifestyle option for long time residents and newcomers with great accessibility to town. The developer is a long time resident with a solid reputation and the best interest of town at heart. It is not wise to make gross assumptions but I would think it would be a net positive (will attract empty nesters) to the tax base versus incremental town costs required. Net positive tax base growth supports continued investment in our great school system. Working in partnership with historical groups, bike and trails, the borough and others could actually add another great part of our amazing town.
EDITOR'S NOTE: We do not publish everything that goes into print on our website. We never have. It's a longstanding policy that our print subscribers benefit by being able to read every feature, article, press release, etc, and see every advertisement, thanks to their paid subscriptions. Many stories are posted a few days after each print edition is published but some are never shared online.
The Board of Education vacancy created by a resignation on February 20, which was filled on March 19, was covered in the March 22, 2024 print edition. Sorry you missed those stories.
I am on the Newtown Bike and Trail Committee and we have been promoting and maintaining this trail for years. It literally goes through the middle of 20/60 Castle Hill Rd., and was added to the register of historic places around 2003: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/02001679 . That said, I think nearby development and trail preservation could be compatible, depending on the plan.
Its not just this meeting - its pretty much all town meetings. When was the last time you saw an article on the Bee's website regarding P&Z or BOE? Did you know that a BOE member resigned in January and a new one was appointed? These used to be featured articles on the Bee website after they went into the print edition. Unfortunately, things have changed a lot at the Bee since Mr. Voket left.
I have lived in Newtown for over 60 years and this is the first I have ever heard of the Rochambeau Trail. When I checked with the National Park Service and our state only Nationally Historic Site the official records of the Rochambeau Trail administrated by NPS does not travel through this property. If you are arguing it is "Near" the trail then where was the outrage when Big Y was built? The new development on 6 and 25 or even the Starbucks.