The sixth annual Newtown Yoga Festival made its ‘sun salutations’ bright and early, opening registration at 8:30 am on Saturday, August 25, at the NYA Sports an...
Local children and young adults had a chance to “rock” at C.H. Booth Library this summer by participating in the library’s summer reading program. Children’s Li...
Café Xpresso owner Marie Schlump and Catrina Morgan served up food and refreshments during the eatery’s first Pop-Up Café at the NYA Sports and Fitness Center, ...
Kicking off the first VFW Post 308 Annual Auxiliary Poker Run, on Saturday, August 25, were men and women’s auxiliary members and supporters. Motorcycle riders ...
Wesley Learning Center is marking its 25th anniversary this year. The Sandy Hook preschool opened at Newtown United Methodist Church for the 1993-94 school year...
Enjoying dinner, music, and children’s games were families and supporters of Newtown’s Botsford Fire Rescue Company Botsford Bash on Saturday, August 25.
Seated...
The Newtown Environmental Action Team (NEAT), a nonpartisan grassroots organization formed by residents in late 2016, is “a group of people who passionately car...
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) has announced its fall schedule of classes.
All classes will meet in the lower level of Newtown Meeting House, 31...
UPDATE (Thursday, September 20, 2018): The first session of Girls Tribe was postponed to Monday, September 24. Openings are still available, according to a ...
Pat Dennen, a 1998 Newtown High School graduate, was first across the finish line in the 13th Annual Newtown Road Race, on September 1. Dennen, 38 and of Middle...
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.
