A Modern-Day Relative Helps Fill In The Story Of Silas Camp
By Jan Howard
A Bethel man has discovered his connection to a lonely grave in Newtown.
It was severa...
A Host Of Promotions
Due to a series of elections and staff officer appointments – as well as an Assistant Squad Leader competition – th...
RIDGEFIELD — Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra will conclude its 1999-2000 season on April 8 with a concert called “Fresh Talent, Familiar F...
DANBURY – The Danbury Animal Welfare Society will provide a Low-Cost Rabies Clinic on Saturday, April 8, from 1 to 4 pm, at the Danbury Public Works...
‘Filtered Senses’ Opens Sunday
BROOKFIELD — A new exhibition of contemporary metalwork by 15 national profile artists will o...
NYCAAP Talent Show Was A Success
To the Editor:
One March 22, NYCAAP held its annual talent show. NYCAAP, Newtown Youth Creating AIDS Awareness for Peers, is a ...
Coping With Grief
MONROE — The Nazareth Spiritual Life Center at Marian Heights on Route 111 in Monroe is presenting a Monday evening program, â...
Occupation: I retired in 1987 as a sales engineer for the TRANE Company, which made heat and air conditioning equipment. I attended Wooster School in Danbur...
Newtown Goes For The Gold Again At Annual Rotary Raffle
By Steve Bigham
Newtown resident Ronald Tietjen walked away with 12 ounces of gold – valued ...
Kristen Meyer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas O. Meyer, recently earned academic honors from the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, for the winte...
You say the issue is not that our taxes will go up, but that we will pay increased taxes for 5 years? We won't be taxed for more than the budget on which we vote. The mil rate will adjust.
qstorm: I don't believe EverWonder was ever looking to get anything free from the town. They needed a larger space in a better location, and would have paid millions to remediate & renovate that building. Why would they also have to pay the town rent? And why wouldn't they get the ground around the building? It's a children's museum for God's sake! What do you have against bringing joy & educational play to our community?
I think this new building is the perfect opportunity for EverWonder to grow and thrive and look forward to seeing their success. Thankfully they found somewhere in Newtown that can accommodate their needs perfectly.
I don't understand the concern...the museum has been open for years on Pecks Lane and the size of the building can easily hold them. 60,000 visitors a year is less than 200 people per day, of which at least 1/2 are children. Plus spread out over the course of the day, it's only 15-16 cars per hour during their daytime business hours. Plus EverWonder is known for working to improve our community and unlikely to place any more harm on the environment than those already driving by daily. I think the author hit the nail on the head & EverWonder has found the absolute best place for their home, and thankfully that's in Newtown where our business can thrive from their success!
