With a combined decade-and-a-half of experience at two top Connecticut agencies, John Rudolph, principal and creative director of the Newtown-based Map Agency i...
In something of a momentous clash of highly regarded high school rugby teams, the Newtown-based Aspetuck Valley Rugby Club rode a dominant second half to come b...
NOTE: This article was updated with comments from Ben Mason and former NHS Coach Steve George in the May 7 print edition of The Bee.
He once soared as a Ni...
It is not all that uncommon for a top pitcher and starting catcher to be among the team leaders on and off the field in softball. Such is the case with Newtown ...
The Newtown High School Environmental Club’s partnership with Tree-Plenish to offset the school’s paper use by planting trees has produced “roots” of the studen...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursday, April 2...
Following evolving pandemic guidelines, C.H. Booth Library still has safety covered for its patrons.
As of April 26, according to C.H. Booth Library Circulation...
Sugar Street At Elm Drive Crash
Camille Stopforth, 21, Monroe, told Newtown police that she had stopped at the stop sign at the northern end of Elm Drive a...
Newtown Savings Bank has announced a partnership with Bank On Connecticut and the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) in its statewide effort to pr...
Newtown High School’s girls’ golf team won three matches at Newtown Country Club to begin the year. The Nighthawks bested Pomperaug of Southbury 194-162 on Apri...
I am neither pro- nor anti- electric vehicles. I do believe the picture is a bit more complex than painted in this letter. If fossil fuel based plants are used to generate the power used to charge EV batteries, the emissions from those plants must be mitigated or there may be no net difference in carbon emissions. Heavy metals and rare earth metals are used in EV batteries and magnets - effectively concentrating those metals in the parts. Proper disposal is essential. Also, the mining of these metals may present challenges from toxic and radioactive elements that are co-extracted. These are important considerations.
EVs represent another government transfer of wealth. Who pays for the tax incentives that lower the purchase price? Tax payers! Who pays to maintain the roads EVs ride on? Gasoline tax payers! EV owners pay $38 for 2-year DMV registration fee while gas engine drivers pay $80? Who makes up the difference? Tax payers. You are welcome.
But what do you do, when as happened today, (6/21/21) California State Energy Officials asked people to not charge their vehicles because of high energy demand ? The infrastructure is just not there.
Thank you John and the Newtown Bee for providing this information from Emergency Management - Communications - Health - Fire & EMMS and the Town to our community. Your article here and the information recently posted on News and Announcements with links to state and local resources, has provided vital information to our residents.
Be Aware - Be Prepared - and if you have questions anyone on the Emergency Management team will be happy to help you.
Maureen Will
It is ridiculous that we've watched this intersection fail for decades for anyone who is trying to turn left whether they are traveling on Route 25, approaching from Church Hill, or from West Street. Many drivers approaching from Church Hill trying to turn left on Route 25 engage in a dangerous game of chicken, pulling out into traffic until travelers on Route 25 are forced to yield their right-of-way. Those travelers on Route 25 who attempt to coax Church Hill traffic into the busy intersection "to be nice" are putting as many at risk as those passing on the right. This will always be a busy intersection and a rotary is a great answer but unfortunately we'll see little change. See article from 2015 -"Flagpole Traffic Problems Under Review - Again"
