To the Editor:
A proposal will soon be presented to Newtown’s Planning & Zoning Commission by Wharton Equity Partners, LLC, for the development of a distributio...
To the Editor
Last week, I gave public testimony in support of the Medical-Aid-in-Dying bill, SB 88. Because I was a practicing physician before I retired, I go...
To the Editor:
If you ate breakfast or lunch at My Place Restaurant before the pandemic, you probably met Laurie Lincoln, the smiling face who worked so hard th...
To the Editor:
On March 17, people around the world will come together to celebrate the Irish holiday of St Patrick’s Day.
It’s always a good time to wear your ...
To the Editor,
In the real-world lives of our children and community, I think Boards of Ed are now more important than the President, Congress, Supreme Court, o...
To the Editor and Our Community:
Two weeks ago, an editorial in The Newtown Bee, and last week a letter to the editor by Paul Bluestein, focused on MAID (Medica...
To the Editor:
Too often, cost-driven health insurers treat patients like numbers on a ledger. We all know someone who was given a prognosis based on a statisti...
To the Editor:
Last night (March 1), the Chair of the Board of Education suggested that she is not prohibiting clapping at Board of Education meetings.
While on...
The Board of Education voted at its March 1 meeting to approve the 2022-23 school calendar, with December 14 to be a day off for Newtown Public School students ...
While the recently recommended municipal budget request equates to an 8% spending increase, that spending largely represents money being transferred into the to...
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.