Student Faves
At YUAG
NEW HAVEN — Undergraduate gallery guide Will Harper will offer an Angles on Art lecture called “Favorites of A Stu...
Commentary—
Poverty Offers Scary Lessons
By Caroline Fanning
Few Americans will deny the existence of poverty in their land. From the holiday food ...
Save The Sculptures
Members of the Community Improvement Committee of the Newtown Woman’s Club, GFWC, Inc, recently presented copies of the Don
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Make Time For Recess
The following letter to Superintendent of Schools Evan Pitkoff has been received for publication.
To the Editor:
With all the concern...
Brown Bag
Lunch Tour
RIDGEFIELD — The next Brown Bag Lunch Tour at The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art is planned for Wednesday, February 23. Fro...
Health Forums On Cholesterol
NEW MILFORD — Jonathan Beck, MD, family medicine practitioner, will present “The Facts About Cholesterolâ&#...
Silvermine Has Opened Its Annual
New Members’ Exhibition
NEW CANAAN — Works by 22 newly elected members of Silvermine Guild of Artists a...
Landscape Design Program For Garden Club
Sara U. McCool, the owner of Ungemack-McCool Landscape Associates, will be giving a talk on landscape design at the nex...
Police To Offer Tenth Citizen Police Academy
By Andrew Gorosko
Town police will again offer the Citizen Police Academy for the general public, intended as an ex...
Police Await Crime Lab Results in Burglary/Assault Probe
By Andrew Gorosko
Police said this week they are awaiting laboratory results of forensic tests to compl...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: We do not publish everything that goes into print on our website.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.