Thursday, March 16: 4:11 pm, limb on wires, Taunton Lake Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:29 pm, wire down, Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 6:25 pm, fire in oven, Cedar Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:35 pm, alarm, no fire, Pheasa

By KAAREN VALENTA

Published: Mar 23, 2000 12:00 am

Thursday, March 16: 4:11 pm, limb on wires, Taunton Lake Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:29 pm, wire down, Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 6:25 pm, fire in oven, Cedar Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:35 pm, alarm, no fire, Pheasant Ridge Road, Hawleyville and Dodgingtown responded.

Friday, March 17: 12:49 am, first response to medical emergency, High Bridge Road, Botsford responded; 1:04 am, motor vehicle accident, Berkshire Road at Toddy Hill intersection, Sandy Hook responded; 7:47 am, alarm, no fire, Ashlar of Newtown, Toddy Hill Road, Botsford, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 4:03 pm, motor vehicle accident, South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 11:08 pm, motor vehicle accident, rollover, Newtown High School parking lot, Sandy Hook responded.Â

Saturday, March 18: 3:14 pm, water rescue, capsized canoe, Lake Lillinonah off Lake Road, Hook & Ladder, NUSAR, Sandy Hook, and Bethel dive team, and Bridgewater Rescue responded.

Monday, March 20: 10:26 am, first response, Dogwood Terrace, Hook & Ladder and Botsford responded.

Tuesday, March 21: 2:55 pm, alarm, no fire, Old Hawleyville Road, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded.

Wednesday, March 22: 5:56 pm, alarm, no fire, Osborne Hill Road, Sandy Hook and Botsford responded.

Thursday, March 23: 12:05 am, investigation, Briarwood Lane, Hawleyville responded.

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Bruce’s letter paints a picture of runaway development, but the real story is the collapse of local cooperation — not the rise of §8-30g. That law has been on the books since 1990. For decades, towns and developers worked together to shape projects that made sense: added sidewalks, deeper setbacks, fewer units — genuine compromise. What’s changed isn’t the law, it’s the politics. A loud social media mob has made any compromise politically toxic. The “no growth” crowd demands nothing be built anywhere, ever, and bullies anyone who suggests otherwise. Planning and zoning boards no longer negotiate; they hunker down, hoping to appease the Facebook comment section. But here’s the irony — when compromise dies, developers stop compromising too. Once a project triggers §8-30g, the town can fight it, but state law ensures the developer will eventually win. So instead of working out a reasonable design, everyone heads to court. The developer doubles the unit count to pay for the lawyers, and the town burns taxpayer money trying to lose more slowly. That’s how we end up with the very projects the NIMBY mob fears — because they made reasonable development impossible. If people truly care about Newtown’s character, they need to stop the performative outrage and start engaging in real planning again. Screaming “no” to everything isn’t preservation — it’s self-sabotage.

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I asked AI what does agreement in principle mean An "agreement in principle" is a preliminary, non-binding understanding reached between two or more parties that outlines the fundamental terms of a future contract. It is considered a stepping stone toward a formal, legally enforceable agreement. This type of agreement is used to establish mutual intent and a basic framework for negotiations before the parties commit to a detailed, final contract.

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Thursday, March 16: 4:11 pm, limb on wires, Taunton Lake Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:29 pm, wire down, Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 6:25 pm, fire in oven, Cedar Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:35 pm, alarm, no fire, Pheasa

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