NHS Cross Country Teams Compete In State Championships

By ANDY HUTCHISON

Published: Nov 06, 2009 12:00 AM

The Newtown High School girlsâ and boysâ cross country teams raced in the Class LL State Championships at Wickham Park in Manchester on Halloween.

The girls placed fourth among 20 teams and the boys were 13th, also in a field of 20 schools. The girlsâ race was won by Norwich Free Academy with a score of 94 and NHS scored 155 points. The boysâ race was won by Xavier (64) and Newtown had a total of 326.

In the girlsâ race, Newtownâs runners crossed the finish line in order as follows: Anne Martino (11th overall in a time of 20:40), Katie Burns (12th overall, 20:47), Erin Begg (17th overall, 21:01) cracked the top 20 among 127 finishers. Mara Scallon, Danni Villa, Lilly Rodriquez and Scarlett OâSullivan rounded out Newtownâs finishers. In the boysâ race, completed by 143 runners, Jake Feinstein (37th in 18:04), Patrick Sullivan (38th in 18:05) and Palmer Lintz (76th in 18:41) were Newtownâs first three to finish and were followed by teammates Dieter Gutbrod, Austin Baldour, Erik Hoffman and Matt Bobkowski.

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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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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.

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