Organizers for the NHS Class of 1974 are pleased to announce that in honor of their 50-year graduation anniversary, they are proposing an event of grand proportions.
The Board of Education during its most recent meeting discussed safety and security-related policies, and heard about an upcoming legislative breakfast at Sandy Hook School, among other agenda items.
As most students arrived at St Rose of Lima School last Friday morning, they were greeted by Santa Claus.
They also remained in their coats and stayed outside the school’s entrance, awaiting the arriv...
Local veterans recently enjoyed a breakfast in their honor at Newtown Middle School, and several were awarded a Connecticut Veterans Wartime Services Medal.
District PTAs held a forum at Newtown High School lecture hall October 22 featuring the six candidates running for Board of Education seats November 7.
State Delegation To Host Legislative Update At Senior Center, SaturdayState Senator Tony Hwang and State Representative Mitch Bolinsky invite the public to a Legislative Community Update on Saturday, June 15.State Senator Tony Hwang and State Representative Mitch Bolinsky invite the public to a Legislative Community Update on Saturday, June 15.The event will begin at 1 pm. It will be conducted at Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street.This forum is an opportunity for taxpayers and residents to ask questions about the state legislature’s past session and discuss the looming special session, legislative priorities, achievements, and new laws with their elected representatives.The event is free and open to the public.
Rejecting or approving town budgets has nothing to do with 'smart' growth. These budgets are expected to grow appropriately as cost of services increases.
The status quo is clearly not appealing to voters who rejected the school budget at first and only narrowly approved the town's budget. Smart growth is the name of the game here. That would be growth that respects our past, retains and ensures our vibrancy, and simultaneously widens our tax base.
The Newtown Conservation Coalition is basically a NIMBY snake oil salesman. They jump from cause to cause with the sole goal of making sure nothing changes. It is only a matter of time before they lower their threshold, get to acres, and want an accessory building, not in "their" town. They will bust out a new poster of a bulldozer tramping over a "historic" stone wall and protest in front of any town meeting.