Pauline Pass
Active Member of Stratford Community
Pauline Pass, 96, died October 30 at 3030 Park Health Center, Fairfield. Born in New Haven, on November 2...
Elizabeth Bruder Myers
Heights Guild Member
Elizabeth B. Myers, 98, formerly of Ridgewood, N.J., and East Orleans, Mass., died October 28 at East Hill Wood...
Lighting The Path To The Holidays
By Nancy K. Crevier
Every year for the past 22 years, an enthusiastic group has met in the bowels of the C.H. Booth Library to...
Holiday Closings
All town offices will be closed on Friday, November 11, in observance of Veterans’ Day.
The Senior Center and the Cyrenius H. Booth...
Keep Halloween Pure And Simple
To the Editor:
Newtown’s Main Street Halloween is arguably the year’s finest night on the town. In Americ...
  *Tickets for JAMES TAYLOR, who will play at The Arena at Harbor Yard on Monday, December 19, will be going on sale Saturday morning at 10. These tickets hav...
Civil War Forum, November 7
BROOKFIELD CENTER — Brookfield Museum & Historical Society will present a special forum, “The Civil War as S...
State Police Issue 26 Tickets
In First Month Of Cell-Phone Ban
MIDDLETOWN (AP) — State police stopped numerous drivers for using their cellphones w...
None of our readers managed to find the post and sign pictured here last week, so we are giving our Bee’s Buck hunters another week to find it â...
SNAN Says ‘Thanks’
To the Editor:
The Newtown Woman’s Club, (GFWC) Inc, and The Spay and Neuter Association of Newtown, Inc,...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: We do not publish everything that goes into print on our website.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.