A group of residents, who are concerned about the developmental implications of a major mixed-use project proposed for 79 Church Hill Road, have formed a group ...
Flagpole Photographers Camera Club is inviting the public to either of its meeting-program events this month.
The club will present a "Know Your Camera" present...
Registration at Two Coyotes Wilderness School for spring programs is now open.More information about Two Coyotes Wilderness School and its upcoming offerings is...
On Monday, January 29, the Board of Selectmen moved ever closer to finalizing its 2018-19 municipal budget recommendation, which includes all debt service costs...
The town's Design Advisory Board (DAB) is reviewing the aesthetic aspects of The Riverwalk at Sandy Hook Village, a 74-unit condominium complex proposed for an ...
Saying he wants to put his energies toward advocating for Newtown and its constituents, while parlaying his statehouse experience to help affect structural chan...
Local health officials know there's nothing like the excitement and camaraderie of a Super Bowl party, whether it involves dozens of your closest friends, or ju...
There will be a two hour delay for Newtown Public Schools Friday, February 2, due to the weather.
The school district's Central Office will open for 9 am. The d...
Ben's Lighthouse Program Director Rebecca Cosgrove explained on January 22 that since starting last March, the Tech4Good program at Reed Intermediate School has...
Let's be honest, The ARPA funds were not "provided to municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic to help provide PPE for citizens and make improvements to the town’s infrastructure." It was a Stimulus Package to speed up the country's recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession.
Dave at the NCC, this letter says that this letter was written on behalf of the Newtown Conservation Commission. Your website lists Land Use Staff, does this mean they are part of your Commission and your letter above speaks for them, or does it just speak for the 7 "citizen" members? I ask because typically, letters to the editor are written as individuals, don't remember any Commission or board representative writing in for the whole land use department. This brings up another question your charter doesn't say anything about opposing all new privately held property developments, I think your coalition was only supposed to "preservation and protection of 2,000 acres of town-owned open space". Do you have a new charter?
I think that it is a shame that the NIMBY Coalition is preventing the town from reverting this paper road back to its original owner. If, by some magic of beurocratic shamemanship the NCC is successful I think the Town should pave the road. Some of it is already a gravel road, paving this section of road would allow residents to avoid traffic at the flag pole by cutting through the newly paved "Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau Road". Ok, we have to work on the name of the road. Just think of the traffic freed from having to go through West Street or around to Taunton Hill.
Barbara was a mentor to me in my youth. I learned many things from this loving , sweet lady. May God bless Rudy and the kids.
Rest in peace Barbara.
Cheryl Booth Hornal
WA. State
We are not investigative reporters. We've never claimed to be. We cover meetings, write features, and do other very good work for this town.
We're not doing any less than when John Voket was Editor (nor any of his predecessors). Sorry we're not doing enough for you.
-SH