To the Editor:The Newtown Bee for its generous coverage that contributed to the success of our fundraiser.
The Public Issues Committee of the Newtown Woman's Cl...
Local schools recently donated to the upcoming Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, which will have Newtown Police Department members taking p...
James Morgan Mooney, 74, of Newtown, died peacefully May 31, surrounded by his loving family.
His wife of 54 years, Adele Johnson Mooney; his daughter Adele Moo...
Newtown High School's baseball team clawed back from a five-run deficit to pull to within two and had the potential tying run in scoring position in its final a...
The Newtown High School Marching Band & Guard will host a fundraiser Saturday, June 4, in the cafeteria of the school, 12 Berkshire Road.
From 9 am until 5 pm, ...
A sunny Friday afternoon found Newtown Woman's Club General Federation of Women's Club (GFWC) members placing flags around the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on ...
Newtown High School's girls' golf team retained its South-West Conference trophy by shooting a team-best 395 at the 18-hole Brownson Country Club in Shelton on ...
Fresh off its second straight South-West Conference championship, an 11-0 win over Pomperaug of Southbury, Newtown High School's softball team opened state play...
On Memorial Day, a crowd of veterans, state dignitaries and community members gathered under the pavilion on the grounds of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post ...
Keith J. Simmons, 67, of Newtown, beloved husband of Kate (Lubus) Simmons, died May 27, at his home. He was born in Bridgeport, October 29, 1948, and was a son ...
In the case of the example given, CP Western Studies, grades move from 89 to 86 from 2017/18 to 2019/2020. Would be interesting to know if this is a statistically significant change. In the case of an 89, the students' corresponding GPA is 3.33. For the 86, it is 3.0. With colleges having hard and fast cutoffs for scholarships where as little as a 0.1 GPA difference can be make or break, small percentage differences in a grade can have an outsized impact if they fall near a breakpoint in GPA. That is, the GPA conversion isn't a smooth function, but rather a step function. If average grades are "in line", is 2 points lower considered "in line?" Many classes are said to have higher grades. What has the distribution been? Is the median class grade higher or lower overall in the school? Not advocating for grade inflation, and I don't have any students in the system. It is important to consider whether the resulting changes in grade distributions might affect competitiveness for scholarships.
from this Senator Tony Hwangs website.
"8-30g law has become an emotional issue for many communities because of the broad latitude it gives developers to build under the auspices of increasing affordable housing inventory. Developers can place dense, multi-family projects into single-family neighborhoods, or take land set aside for office buildings and make it into residential properties with set aside percentages far below median income housing. These sometimes controversial development projects often change the town’s character and disrupts neighborhoods."
Looking forward to next meeting. I encourage at the next public hearing there should be a serious discussion of the 8.30g option and the realities of what Main Street and Newtown could face at this site. By not working with the potential developers what this site could face. How well the Historic District question can sustain a challenge. Is there an option to trade land at FFH and the town to take control ot 19 Main Street in a fair trade deal as well. There needs to be continued talks to come to a solution. I personally feel this is an ideal location for residence, not rentals, either condominiums and or townhouses that have some age restrictions if needed. Maybe for seniors or our aging population who may want to downsize. Hope to see more residents there who resiide outside of the Borough since this impacts the entire town and its appeal.
Just want to point out how "Nicer in Newtown" isn't taken seriously by others when the tell a government council that it would be okay to build these apartments, but not near where they live. They want to push it off on someone else. Make it someone else's problem. "Nicer in Newtown" ? ...not so much.
