By John Voket
Newtown State Representative Mitch Bolinsky has issued a reminder of new Connecticut Laws taking effect October 1, while a global health organizat...
Published: Oct 01, 2019 at 08:35 AM
State Representative Mitch Bolinsky is inviting constituents to join him this week for “Coffee & Conversation.”
Mr Bolinsky, 106th district state representative...
Alvah R. Cramer, who lived a wonderful, interesting, and active life for 90 years, died peacefully on September 28, 2019. He was born in Tuxedo Park, N.Y., on J...
Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer team earned its second consecutive shutout victory with a 4-0 triumph on the road over the Bethel Wildcats on September 27; ...
Visiting Immaculate of Danbury hung tough in each game, but the Newtown High School girls’ volleyball team was too strong in a match between the South-West Conf...
The Newtown High School field hockey team, which averaged nearly six goals per game across its first six tilts, outdid itself and the host Joel Barlow of Reddin...
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A full week’s rest between games was a welcomed break in the schedule for Newtown High School’s boys’ soccer team. Sure, it may be just three weeks into the cam...
NOTE (Thursday, October 3, 2019): This story has been updated to include comments from Monsignor Robert Weiss, senior pastor of St Rose of Lima Roman Cathol...
Walter Kopesky, a longtime resident of Newtown, died at home on September 26 after a long illness.
Walter was born in Stamford in 1924 and later moved with his ...
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.
