Although Police Chief James Viadero was officially sworn into office at Newtown Municipal Center in early January, to formally mark the new leadership of police...
On Wednesday, March 9, The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will welcome Frank Bruckmann for an artist's demonstration of painting a landscape with oi...
Town police, the state, and a major beer/wine distributor are sponsoring a seminar for workers who sell/serve alcohol to the public on preventing underage drink...
Newtown Continuing Education announced it has limited openings available in the following classes. Contact Newtown Continuing Education at 203-426-1787 for furt...
SOUTHBURY - Pomperaug Theatre Company at Pomperaug High School (PHS) announces the world premiere of a new play, Ubu The Conqueror, written and directed by Paul...
Newtown Bridge Club will host four weeks of free Easybridge! lessons for aspiring bridge players. For those who are interested in continuing, the lessons will c...
St Rose of Lima in Newtown will hold its next Friday Bingo Night on March 11.
Games are played in the Monsignor Weiss Gathering Hall, adjacent to St Rose of Lim...
Occupation: I'm an educator and a play facilitator. I'm currently applying for nonprofit status to open a Forest Preschool, where kids are outside 80 percen...
The Newtown Winter Guard program traveled to Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk on Saturday, February 27, to compete in a USBands competition.
All three Newto...
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.
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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.