Why The New Approach?
To the Editor:
We need a new approach to staffing [at the animal shelter]. Why is that? It sounds like the shell game to me and perhaps Iâ...
NHS Girls’ Lacrosse Team Unbeaten In Conference
The Newtown High School girls’ lacrosse team keeps winning. The girls remained perfect ...
NHS Boys Run, Jump And Throw Their Way Past Six Opponents
By Anna Hodge
The past two weeks have been filled with success for the Newtown High School boysâ€...
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.     —Mark Twain
No matter how old a mother is she watches her middl...
A Plea From Two Filmmakers
To the Editor:
Imagine our elation when we heard that our film, De-Ploy, was accepted to the Cannes Short Film Corner! The festival,...
 Theater Review—
‘Sylvia’ A Real Treat At TBTA
By Julie Stern
BROOKFIELD — A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia get...
Girls’ Tennis Team Keeps Winning
Newtown High School’s girls’ tennis team won three more matches this week and improved to 9...
Middle Gate Living Biographies
By Eliza Hallabeck
Margaret Hamilton once again donned her “Wicked Witch” persona, Martha Stewart had a p...
Police Explorers Open House Slated
Police have scheduled an open house for youths from ages 14 through 18 interested in becoming members of the Newtown Police E...
Free Blood Pressure Screening
Masonicare at Newtown will sponsor a free blood pressure screening on Tuesday, May 17, from 10 am to noon in the Lockwood Lodge We...
I commend our volunteers for being such assets to the town, and as a happy customer of Mitchell I'm not the least bit surprised they were well equipped to help with this situation. God bless each of you.
Property tax increases are a way of life as long as uncontrolled expenses are permitted. And there will never be a property tax roll back due to 'tax base expansion'. And as the deluge of New Newtowners are bidding up the cost of houses in town we can expect a nice bump in the next valuation cycle. Not to mention the disaster coming to Fairfield Hills which we will pay for through infrastructure improvements to support tenants and their children and cars.
When only 9% of eligible voters turn out to vote on the town budget, it should be clear that most folks don't have a compelling reason to participate in running the town. When we get housing at Fairfield Hills shoved down our throats although we voted NO multiple times we understand that our voices are ignored by those in charge. Vote them out, you say? Won't happen. What to be done? Support our first responders with donations and a heartfelt 'Thank You'.
I loved Mrs. Armstrong. I was a kid when I was her neighbor across the street. The kindness she projected was theost gentle and sincere thing. I went back to see her when I was in my 30's. The kindness was such a gift all over again. Lucky me to have known her. ❤️
