HARTFORD — State Rep. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) joined his colleagues August 10 backing a list of legislative proposals to reform the state’s juvenile justice laws...
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HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing US and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff in honor of Burlington Firefighter a...
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The lives of Joan and Jim Crick are inextricably woven into the fabric of Newtown. “We belong here, in Newtown, in the Borough. Our roots ar...
For anyone looking for details about their family’s roots, but do not know how to start that search, C.H. Booth Library invites them to stop in and ask for a qu...
The status of detective positions available in the department, local roadwork, and a recent newspaper article were all discussed during a Board of Police Commis...
State Senator Tony Hwang (R-28) has always endeavored to bring a sense of joy and commitment to serving his constituents over his terms as a senator, and as a s...
Three fire companies, two ambulance crews, a paramedic, a heavy-duty wrecker, and state troopers all responded to I-84 West last week after a full-size pickup t...
NEW BRITAIN — A Newtown painter is among the artists whose work is featured in “Nor’easter: The 51st Annual Juried Exhibition,” which opened this week at the Ne...
Newtown resident David Maier, a self-taught artist of oils, watercolors and “scratch painting,” is presenting 27 works of diverse media at the Newtown Municipal...
On August 11, a quorum of four Board of Education members unanimously authorized Newtown’s Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue to make changes to its 2...
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.