Newtown Hawks Battle In Playoffs
The Newtown Hawks, a 10-year-old baseball team, recently competed in the Route 84 League Playoffs. Game results are as follows...
Adopt A Dog From The Pound
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Garner Inmate Charged With Bias Crime
Following an incident in Garner Correctional Institution late on the morning of July 27, state police arrested an inmate t...
U10 Hawks Capture Third At New England Regionals
The U10 Newtown Hawks softball team took third place in the New England Regional Tournament this past weekend i...
Clarification
In a report published July 31 about an open session of the Board of Selectmen, resident David Shugarts was identified as the acting chairperson of...
Mary Louise Post
Beloved Mother
Mary Louise Post, 75, of Sarasota, Fla., died July 28. She was born August 28, 1933, in Salem, W.Va., the daughter of Dolli...
Sugar Lane
Kelly and Kristopher Plummer of Sandy Hook purchased a home at 65 Sugar Lane from Jill and Johannes Veithuizen of Newtown.
Lee Boyle of Coldwell...
One Scout’s Garden Beautifies, Buffers The Lake
By Kendra Bobowick
Cone flowers, black-eyed-Susans, sedum, grasses, coreopsis, and piled stones all...
Cash for Congressional
Cash Guzzlers
To the Editor:
If you are one of the few voters who is dissatisfied with your Congressional Cash Guzzler, then I have a ne...
Newtown 9s Claim State Crown!
Newtown’s 9-year-old baseball team won the state tournament this past Saturday morning with a 12-2 win over West Norwa...
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.
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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.