Celebrating A Second Year In The Victory Garden
By Kendra Bobowick
A coolness in the air and touch of color on falling leaves set the scene to celebrate this ye...
Town Police Cars Changing To Black And White Color Scheme
By Andrew Gorosko
Although the work that they do will remain the same, the vehicles that they use whil...
Wine Tasting To Beat Cancer, Saturday
The Cure Is Only A Sip Away, a special event being hosted by and to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s ...
Still Life In Oil Next Program To Be Hosted By SCAN
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will present a demonstration by Shauna Shane at its next meet...
A Destination For Fun
To the Editor:
Are you looking for something fun to do this Saturday? Come join us for our second annual Passport to Sandy Hook from 11 to...
Antiques Shows ______________
Oct 5-7: 26th Annual Washington Antiques Show, Washington Primary School, 11 School St, Washington Depot, Fri preview night (a...
Field Hockey Team Topples Masuk
By Andy Hutchison
Newtown High School’s field hockey team improved to 4-3 overall with a 4-1 win over visiting Masuk...
After two weeks of trying, only Bill Pendergast was able to tell us that our most recent Bee’s Buck challenge (inset) was an old-fashioned water pum...
A Day Of Fun In Sandy Hook
To the Editor:
The Country Mill, located at 5 Glen Road in Sandy Hook, would like to invite the public down to enjoy a day of fun for...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: We do not publish everything that goes into print on our website.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.