Police this week were continuing their investigation into a possible hate crime involving anti-Semitic graffiti that was painted onto the front and side walls of the Congregation Adath Israel synagogue on Huntingtown Road.
In response to anti-Semitic graffiti found on the exterior walls of Newtown's synagogue last weekend, the Newtown Democratic Town Committee is offering an opportunity for the public to increase a reward being offered by the Anti-Defamation League for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the hate crime.
Just past 7:30 am on Saturday, August 24, Newtown Police discovered anti-semitic graffiti on the front and side walls of the Adath Israel Synagogue, 115 Huntingtown Road, during routine building checks.
Newtown will hosts its longstanding end-of-summer celebration on Monday, September 2, when most residents participate in or view The 58th Annual Labor Day Parade. The committee that organizes the massive event has announced a few new additions for this year's line of march.
The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) is scheduled to consider a proposed zoning regulation change that would affect the method used in calculating the maximum amount of residential space allowed in mixed-use developments in the Hawleyville Center Design District (HCDD) zone.
The Newtown Community Center staff has announced Welcome Week from August 26 through 30. Open to the entire community, Welcome Week offers free activities each day to include “something for everyone o...
The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) has scheduled a public hearing to receive comments on its regulatory proposal to allow food trucks to become a permanent feature of local farmers’ markets.
Residents have the unique opportunity to own furniture and antiques once housed at the C.H. Booth Library by bidding on designated items for sale through online fundraising auctioneer Fairfield Auction.
Newtown's Board of Selectmen have approved a lease arrangement along with an expansion of the Children’s Adventure Center into most of the vacant adjacent space formerly occupied by the Senior Center.
The Board of Selectmen spent about 40 minutes hearing a presentation from Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee Chair Deborra Zukowski August 19 including a review high points of the panel’s findings.
The topic may be the same but the narratives every other week differ and I appreciate the installments. Rebuttals on factual content rather than focusing on form would improve the discourse.
Congrats to all the 275 graduates.
For context...class of 2005 had 360 students, the number of graduating seniors seemed to cap out in the late 2000's in the low 400's.
When the author had to come back to correct the edition, maybe the series has gotten long enough to require its own index. I can re-run the calc's at the next one, which should be in about 10 days.
