Master Chorale To Present
Connecticut Premiere Of Karl Jenkins Work
The Connecticut Master Chorale (CMC), under the direction of Tina Johns Heidrich, will pres...
Atkinsons Compete In Conference Championships
Newtown sisters Abby and Emma Atkinson, both collegiate swimmers, competed in conference championships February 20...
The Snow Isn’t Over… Yet
By Kendra Bobowick
The snow fell hardest as drivers tried to make their ways safely to work Monday morning, fighting...
Hearts For Harmon
The 2009 Hearts for Harmon community health and wellness event is happening this Sunday, March 8 from noon – 4 pm at Edmond Town H...
Hearing Loss Talk, Blood Pressure Check
Masonicare at Newtown has two free programs planned this month that will help everyone in the community keep their healt...
Hearts For Harmon Will Offer Free Health Care Opportunities
This Sunday’s Hearts For Harmon community wellness event will provide many ways for comm...
Hummer Hit
At about 9:12 pm February 23, motorist Leslie Richards, 50, of 6 Homer Clark Lane, who was driving a 2006 Hummer H-3 SUV, was waiting for traffi...
Council OKs Portable Classrooms
By Kendra Bobowick
Portable high school classrooms and the Connecticut Film Festival found unanimous approval from Legislative C...
Newtown Historical Society To Revisit The Depression:
CCC Program, March 9
“Why did I join the CCC, this old hard labor will be the death of me,â&#...
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!
