Hart: School Bd. Will Address Financial Transfers Debate
After Budget Deliberations
By John Voket
It has been nearly a month since local Board of Education mem...
Wallet Stolen On Old Bethel Road
Police are investigating a crime that occurred on Old Bethel Road in which a young woman walked into a elderly man’...
Tearing Down Litchfield House
By Kendra Bobowick
Litchfield House has proved tough to tear down.
Despite the bidding disputes, unexpected hazardous material re...
NHS Basketball Teams To Host Doubleheader On February 7
Due to snow postponing games, Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’...
A Familiar Face
To the Editor:
My cousin, Susan McNulty, and I were so pleased to see our grandmother’s picture on the front page of The Newtown Bee...
Left With No Choice
To the Editor:
In “Getting Action from the Highway Department,” [Letter Hive, 1/28/11] Christopher Karpenko assumed ...
Second Attempt To Hear Public Comment On Charter Proposals Postponed
By John Voket
While ten of Newtown’s 12 Legislative Council members gathered to...
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What We Are Reading
By Nancy K. Crevier
Readers love to share with others the books about which they feel passionate. This past summer, Newtown Bee ...
Feed A Stray For A Day
Animal Center officials are asking for animal lover to help feed a stray for a day and donate a can of cat food. The Animal Center will ...
The dispatchers at the emergency communications center at Town Hall South report the following fire calls and the responders:
Wednesday, January 26: 7:09 pm...
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.
