Teaching To The Test
 To the Editor:
Is there any inspiration left in learning? Tom Chapin says it best in a song about how the standardized Connecticut Master...
Local Performance This Weekend—
Belly Dancers Use Much More Than Their Abdomen
By Shannon Hicks
Egyptian Sunrise, a belly dance troupe based at New...
Historical Society Promises Uplifting Program By Karen Tracy
The decade of the 1930s was one of financial pain, but also of excitement, technological developmen...
Violinist & Pianist Will Share The Stage
For Next NFoM Concert
Newtown Friends of Music (NFoM) will sponsor a performance by the violinist Jennifer Stumm and t...
The Process
Needs To Be Fixed
To the Editor:
Last Thursday night [February 25], the Newtown Board of Finance Committee sat in the Lecture Hall of Newtown High ...
Tick-Borne Disease Panel
Begins Work On Final Report
By Kendra Bobowick
As daffodils poke through the ground and temperatures lean toward spring, the Tick-Born...
Nest Box Workshop At Library
Mike Amodeo, environmental educator from Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, will host a Blue Bird Nest Box Workshop for families ...
Skate Park Plans
Ready For Bid
By Kendra Bobowick
Bank ramps, bowls, rails, and stair systems will soon echo with the clack and whoosh of skaters’ ...
Speed Kills … NHS Girls’ Basketball Team Falls In States
By Andy Hutchison
NORWALK — They say speed kills. On March 2, speed kill...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: We do not publish everything that goes into print on our website.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.