Thirteen months after a proposed ban on most, if not all, retail use of plastic shopping bags was formally taken up for consideration, the Legislative Council w...
Newtown’s team of certified lifeguards, hired through its Parks & Recreation Department, met for their first official training of the season at Treadwell Park’s...
Fraser Woods Montessori School celebrated its Immersion Week and concluded with a special public performance of Seussical The Musical Jr on the evening of May 9...
Carved in stone in front of the VFW Post 308 are the words, “Comrades in the silent land beyond, wherever your mortal remains may rest, there the ground is hall...
Led by St Rose Knights of Columbus Color Corps Commander Kirk Babyak and Faithful Navigator Len Moritz, members of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, Monsignor...
Newtown Centre of Classical Ballet & Voice (NCCB) dancers are prepared for the opening curtain of Cinderella, which they will be performing in June.
Two perform...
To the Editor:
June 6th marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day. About 300 veterans are making the same trip they did in 1944, sailing from Dover, England to the no...
While cooler spring weather prevailed outside, Newtown VNA President Anna Wiedemann sat behind the “check out desk” at the VNA Thrift Shop at Edmond Town Hall, ...
The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) has scheduled a public hearing on a firm’s request to install a solar/electric panel array at a healthcare facility in Sa...
Camp Collin — a program for challenged children — is coming to Newtown Community Center this summer.
The community center is partnering with The Collin George W...
You say the issue is not that our taxes will go up, but that we will pay increased taxes for 5 years? We won't be taxed for more than the budget on which we vote. The mil rate will adjust.
qstorm: I don't believe EverWonder was ever looking to get anything free from the town. They needed a larger space in a better location, and would have paid millions to remediate & renovate that building. Why would they also have to pay the town rent? And why wouldn't they get the ground around the building? It's a children's museum for God's sake! What do you have against bringing joy & educational play to our community?
I think this new building is the perfect opportunity for EverWonder to grow and thrive and look forward to seeing their success. Thankfully they found somewhere in Newtown that can accommodate their needs perfectly.
I don't understand the concern...the museum has been open for years on Pecks Lane and the size of the building can easily hold them. 60,000 visitors a year is less than 200 people per day, of which at least 1/2 are children. Plus spread out over the course of the day, it's only 15-16 cars per hour during their daytime business hours. Plus EverWonder is known for working to improve our community and unlikely to place any more harm on the environment than those already driving by daily. I think the author hit the nail on the head & EverWonder has found the absolute best place for their home, and thankfully that's in Newtown where our business can thrive from their success!
