Due to rains expected to move into the area during the midday hours of Friday, December 4, plans have been changed for the Silent Night Stroll planned at Ram Pa...
HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont announced December 4 that he plans to sign an executive order that expands eligibility to the federal Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)...
After hours of vetting and discussions on bonding for a Hawley School HVAC project, the Board of Finance decided to parse out $8 million in funding over three y...
The Board of Police Commissioners discussed the police department’s move into its new headquarters and began a discussion of traffic concerns for the Historical...
Snow days will be different this school year. The Board of Education approved a “Snow Day Expectations” document at its December 1 virtual meeting to outline ne...
HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont announced December 4 that he is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset ...
Like other clubs at Newtown High School, the UNICEF Club has been meeting virtually and working online to further its efforts this year, and club founder Nidhi ...
Most people rely on the standard five senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch to understand the world around them.
Some navigate through the physical wo...
Linda Bates is concerned.
The president of the Newtown Fund, Bates says there is good news and bad news for the organization that is in the midst of its largest...
Rejecting or approving town budgets has nothing to do with 'smart' growth. These budgets are expected to grow appropriately as cost of services increases.
The status quo is clearly not appealing to voters who rejected the school budget at first and only narrowly approved the town's budget. Smart growth is the name of the game here. That would be growth that respects our past, retains and ensures our vibrancy, and simultaneously widens our tax base.
The Newtown Conservation Coalition is basically a NIMBY snake oil salesman. They jump from cause to cause with the sole goal of making sure nothing changes. It is only a matter of time before they lower their threshold, get to acres, and want an accessory building, not in "their" town. They will bust out a new poster of a bulldozer tramping over a "historic" stone wall and protest in front of any town meeting.