Tours May 7 At Matthew Curtiss House
The Newtown Historical Society will open the doors of its Matthew Curtiss House on Sunday, May 7, 1 to 4 pm, for tours of t...
Kindermusik Summer Program
Open House
BROOKFIELD — Open house and registration for a summer of musical adventures for children will be held at Kind...
Off-Season Success
Jon Read, a freshman at Newtown High School, recently competed with the Connecticut National Wrestling Team at the Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Tou...
NORWALK — The Norwalk Youth Symphony will present its annual spring concert on Sunday, May 14, at 3 pm, at Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue.
Th...
Inmate Charged With Harassment
State police said a Garner Correctional Institution inmate is being charged with harassment in connection with an incident that o...
Carolyn Downing
Occupation: Prior to retirement, I worked in different places. I was a part-time secretary at the Middle School for four years. When I ...
The Budget Is Not The Problem
To the Editor,
We have been reading with interest all the letters about the budget. However, the budget is not the problem. Actual...
Rejecting or approving town budgets has nothing to do with 'smart' growth. These budgets are expected to grow appropriately as cost of services increases.
The status quo is clearly not appealing to voters who rejected the school budget at first and only narrowly approved the town's budget. Smart growth is the name of the game here. That would be growth that respects our past, retains and ensures our vibrancy, and simultaneously widens our tax base.
The Newtown Conservation Coalition is basically a NIMBY snake oil salesman. They jump from cause to cause with the sole goal of making sure nothing changes. It is only a matter of time before they lower their threshold, get to acres, and want an accessory building, not in "their" town. They will bust out a new poster of a bulldozer tramping over a "historic" stone wall and protest in front of any town meeting.