Governor-elect Ned Lamont has promised to address transportation and infrastructure funding, and voters in the state have supported the transportation “lock box...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
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NEW YORK CITY — Some people may say emo music was just a phase, but the songs and community the genre produced proved to be engraved permanently in the hearts o...
The Newtown Fund is making one final appeal for support ahead of December 15, when the annual Adopt-A-Family event will culminate in Depot Day.
On that Saturday...
We hear from the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation of their appreciation for all who supported Senior Pet Adoption month. One delightful success story from th...
While sale closings in real estate transactions typically are carried out with little fanfare, in order to note its municipal significance, the sale closing on ...
The Newtown Meeting House was brimming with guests eager to witness the Newtown Choral Society present Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols” on December 2.
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Edmond Town Hall’s theater and balcony were at capacity with guests caught in the magic of Clara’s dream. Newtown Centre of Classical Ballet and Voice members p...
Newtown Middle School recently released its honor roll for the first quarter marking period of the 2018-19 school year. The following seventh and eighth grade s...
A season after falling just short of qualifying for the Division II state playoffs (with a 7-12-1 record), and following the graduation of a half dozen skaters,...
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.