Tree Lighting Memorials Continue
While the 2009 Tree Lighting Celebration at Ram Pasture is now part of history, donations to cover some of the costs the 25th A...
*WIPED OUT, the newest project by Newtown musician and instructor Joe Proc (“think high school meets hippie,” he says), will return to P...
Railroad’s Waste Expansion Proposal Dominated 2009 Land Use News
By Andrew Gorosko
Among the many land use issues facing Newtown during 2009, probab...
Antiques Shows______
Jan 1: Glastonbury Antiques & Collectibles Gala New Year’s Show, Glastonbury High School, Hubbard St, Glastonbury, 9 am-4:...
Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting In January
SOUTHBURY — An open and on-going support group for friends and family of people with Alzhei...
Equine Evening Class At Post University
WATERBURY — The second in the series of six evening courses in Equine Husbandry will be held from January 18...
Newtown Support Groups
Friday, January 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion....
Poetry Reading By Polly Brody
The public is invited to an author reception and poetry reading with former longtime Newtown resident Polly Brody.
On Sunday, Janu...
HomeFront Program Will Return In The Spring
With Free Home Repair Help
STAMFORD — For 22 years and counting, the HomeFront program has been a vehic...
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.