Hundreds of visitors converged on Reed Intermediate School March 21 to admire the colorful cornucopia of creations that drew plenty of “ooohs,” and “ahhhs” at t...
UPDATE (April 2, 2019): This report was updated at 12:15 pm to correct the name of the Newtown school superintendent.
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In Newtown, Monroe, an...
Representatives of Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP ) and a partner/benefactor appeared before the Legislative Council on March 20 to review plans f...
NOTE (Tuesday, April 2, 2019): This story has been updated to clarify the days the "Science & Art of Changing Your Brain" series will be presented.
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Just over a year into his job as director of the C.H. Booth Library, Douglas Lord has realized he is an institutional steward in a community he has grown to car...
Simply Smiles, the Connecticut-based not-for-profit organization, will host its annual “Keep Hope Alive” fundraising event on Friday, April 26, at Edmond Town H...
Craig Jeffrey Hensel, of Southbury, passed on March 31. He was 53 years old. Craig was a lifelong resident of Newtown and moved to Southbury just two years ago....
Newtown High School’s boys’ golf team will look to the emergence of their younger golfers and continued success of standouts as the Nighthawks go after a South-...
Winners of the South-West Conference championship in three of the last four years, Newtown High School’s girls’ golf team is rebuilding following the graduation...
Theresa Casey Flanagan, age 88, of Newtown, formerly a longtime resident of Bellmore, N.Y., passed away peacefully at her home on March 30, 2019, surrounded by ...
One final point. Folks have to realize that the landscape in sports has changed dramatically just over the last 5-10 years with so much club play, probably for just about every sport but football. Kids no longer have to play HS sports as an avenue to college. In fact, a lot of the college recruiting is done through the clubs. Given this, It is just IMHO that even Parks & Rec need to evaluate their by-laws regarding field use. Maybe a sliding pay scale based on percentage of in-Town kids. Maybe 501(c)(3) organizations combined with the percentage of in-Town kids have a more affordable pay scale than for profit organizations. IDK but it has to change with the changing sports landscape or it will CONTINUE to fall apart.
"This group of parents are not interested in working with Babe Ruth,"...Can someone please explain why Babe Ruth is the be all to end all? Why does anyone have to 'work' with Babe Ruth in this Town? How does one private organization get exclusivity and control? Newtown needs to wake up. One can deny it all they want but many of the Town sports/leagues are a mess and why many have left for other organizations in other Towns.
As previously reported, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal reserves the right to rescind the mandate prior to the next Legislative Council meeting. The Council is scheduled to revisit the mandate on October 6.
Read more here: https://www.newtownbee.com/09032021/legislative-council-approves-mask-mandate-after-two-hour-debate/
