State Comptroller Sees $192 Million Deficit
HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s comptroller says that because of the weak economy, Connecticu...
Food Festival Slated In Washington
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, August 4, from 10 am to 4 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington will...
Martha
Benvenuto
Martha (Leo) Benvenuto, 89, of Sandy Hook, died June 30. She was born March 19, 1923, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Rosa Tota and Vito Le...
Richard J.
Dexter, Sr
Richard J. Dexter, Sr, 77, of Newtown, died peacefully June 29, at his home. He was the husband of Nancy (Stearns) Dexter. Mr Dexter was ...
Newtown Bridge Club Results
The Newtown Bridge Club plays ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge games at the Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Department, 34 Hawleyville Ro...
2012 Labor Day Parade To Honor Kevin’s Community Center
By Nancy K. Crevier
The Newtown Labor Day Parade Committee has selected Dr Z. Michael and Jo...
Dine-Around On Lake Lillinonah
What could be better than a beautiful evening on Lake Lillinonah, visiting beautiful lake homes, meeting new neighbors and reconn...
Regulars at the Sandy Hook Diner might be wondering why their favorite waitress is pouring juice in coffee cups and forgetting to bring them their eggs. I crouc...
Former And Current NHS Athletes Assist In Clinics
By Andy Hutchison
Future Newtown High School baseball and football players recently got pointers —...
Softball Team Wins Cheshire Flames Invitational
The Newtown Hawks U14 softball team won the Cheshire Flames Invitational held in late June and early July. The ...
Rejecting or approving town budgets has nothing to do with 'smart' growth. These budgets are expected to grow appropriately as cost of services increases.
The status quo is clearly not appealing to voters who rejected the school budget at first and only narrowly approved the town's budget. Smart growth is the name of the game here. That would be growth that respects our past, retains and ensures our vibrancy, and simultaneously widens our tax base.
The Newtown Conservation Coalition is basically a NIMBY snake oil salesman. They jump from cause to cause with the sole goal of making sure nothing changes. It is only a matter of time before they lower their threshold, get to acres, and want an accessory building, not in "their" town. They will bust out a new poster of a bulldozer tramping over a "historic" stone wall and protest in front of any town meeting.