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.
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.