A special event at Newtown High School on March 27 highlighted the ongoing collaboration between the Newtown High School Culinary Department and the student-lau...
During two assemblies on Tuesday, April 1, Middle Gate Elementary School students learned what to expect when the school celebrates its “Middle Gate Loves To Re...
Children, adults, and teams are invited to participate in the Third Annual Mad Dash Adventure Race, a challenging, physical, running, and skilled event course, ...
Before voting to schedule Newtown High School’s graduation ceremony for June 17 and Newtown Middle School’s moving up ceremony for June 16 at Western Connecticu...
Since becoming pastor of the Newtown United Methodist Church (NUMC), six and a half years ago, the Reverend Mel Kawakami has overseen one of the rituals of spri...
Henry Thomas Kelly, 87, of Brookfield died April 1 at Masonicare at Newtown, after a long illness. Born on June 28, 1926, in Clearfield, Penn., he was the son o...
Newtown Underwater Search And Rescue (NUSAR) members visited Newtown High School on Friday, March 28, to offer a demonstration of what the volunteer group does ...
Newtown families are being recruited to host 34 Chinese students, ages 13-18, from July 24 until August 12, through the Education First (EF) Educational Homesta...
Jane L. Managan, 81, of New Fairfield, beloved wife of the late William F. Managan, died at Danbury Hospital April 1. She was born in Danbury, and was the daugh...
Newtown Middle School recently released its honor roll for the second quarter marking period of the 2013-14 school year. The following seventh and eighth grade ...
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"
