To the Editor:
When Newtowners are asked why they love living here, we say we love our beautiful woods, meadows and marshes. So why on earth would the Legislati...
To the Editor:
The town ordinance known as the bag ban should not be repealed. It has been effective at stopping the mess on the sides of Newtown streets. It’s ...
To the Editor:
Why on our still-green Earth is the Legislative Council repealing our local environmental protection laws? Recently, they repealed our forestry o...
To the Editor:
Families United in Newtown (FUN), recreational program for families with special needs children, teens and adults, sponsored their 10th Anniversa...
To the Editor:
Newtown should continue the ban on single use plastic bags. The town of Newtown should be working on the process of recycling in general.
The sep...
To the Editor:
My spouse and I moved to Newtown in August of 2020. One of the qualities that I immediately appreciated about this area is the natural beauty of ...
To the Editor:
Anyone who isn't brain dead should be aware of the fact that humanity is destroying our planet! We all have a responsibility to do whatever we ca...
To the Editor:
As many will recall, in 2019 Newtown enacted a ten-cent charge for paper bags at retail stores (a charge that goes directly to the business owner...
To the Editor:
I understand that the Newtown Legislative Council is considering repealing their Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance that was unanimously passed...
To the Editor;
I am baffled as to why the legislative council is proposing to repeal the fracking and single use plastic ordinances?
The fracking ordinance, pri...
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.