Catherine
Rollentez
Catherine A. O’Malley Rollentez, 89, of Ashlar of Newtown, formerly of Bridgeport, died on Tuesday, October 30, at Ash...
The Newtown High School boys’ soccer team is now the number-one ranked team in the state, according to the most recent Hartford Courant poll. The po...
Rowland Optimistic On Budget Deal
By Matthew Daly
Associated Press
HARTFORD –– Gov. John G. Rowland said this week he is “ca...
Habitat Gets A
New Director
Chris Brown has been a magician, football player, playwright, teacher, and professor, Broadway actor, TV pitchman, theatrical direc...
Bits & Pieces
By Kim J. Harmon
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If you want to know what’s wrong with major league ...
Flag Sale Nov 6
Newtown Junior Woman’s Club members and their children will hold a flag fundraiser on Election Day, November 6, at the Newtown Middl...
The dispatchers at Edmond Town Hall report the following fire calls:
Thursday, October 25: 3:53 pm, alarm, no fire, Middle Gate School, Cold Spring Road, Botsfo...
Caring For People With Dementia
The Learning Center at Ashlar of Newtown will present its Lunch and Learn program, “Common Sense Approaches to Carin...
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Burglary/Larceny
Police report that someone sometime between 8 am and 3:30 pm on October 29 entered a home on Swamp Road in Botsford and stole stereo equip...
I was an employee at the same time Keat's was working for Grand Union at the Valley Stream store on Long Island remember him vividly after all of these years.
The only time the word "fail" is found on this entire page is from your post. Newtown used to be a Blue Ribbon school district; it hasn't been for some time. For many of us who expect excellence in our Town's public school system the current performance levels are underwhelming, which is exactly what Mr. Higgins points out. It would be wonderful if you could specifically tell us where in this letter Mr. Higgins is "tearing down" the school system. You sir, seem to be employing typical Democratic Party tactics by twisting the words of anyone who isn't in your party to craft your own narrative. Voters beware.
Mr Higgins seems to be joining other Republicans in claiming Newtown Schools are failing. . I challenge that perspective, Our High School is rated in the top 5% nationwide, and our system in the top 20% of schools in CT, which is rated the 4th best statewide system.
Criticizing our schools has become the essences of this years Republican campaign. We should always strive to improve our schools, but tearing them down is not the way to do this. Reader beware.
As an independent I applaud [Barney] for being unaffiliated. However that is not the case in this election. Running on the Republican Line makes him beholden to the Party he is running for. He is not unaffiliated in his actions,. This time around he has signed onto a major parties agenda. like it or not. If he bucks the party next election he'll be out.
