Two National Park Service (NPS) advisors filled a broad, blank sheet of paper pinned to the meeting room wall with colorful markers, adding in green trees, a br...
“Are you thinking about killing yourself?”
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To the Editor:
I would like to say how happy my neighbors and I were to read the Editorial Ink Drops from the January 31, 2020 edition. Thank you!
It was so enc...
To the Editor:
As we have seen or has been reported in the last few years, extreme cold weather and heavy snow precipitation has been a common occurrence in the...
Edmond Town Hall Theatre, the historic theater and movie house located at 45 Main Street, will close for three days beginning February 11, to upgrade its digita...
Newtown High School's gymnastics team scored 133.8 to win its competition against Joel Barlow of Redding and Nonnewaug at Gymnastics Revolution in Danbury on Fe...
Newtown High School’s wrestling team defeated visiting Bunnell of Stratford 54-21 on Senior Night, January 29. It was a big night of wrestling in town as the Ne...
Newtown High School's boys' swimming and diving team defeated the visiting New Milford Green Wave 93-85 on February 4.
Newtown's 200 yard medley relay team of P...
Newtown High School's girls' basketball team defeated host Stratford 61-31 on January 31 and topped host Immaculate of Danbury 54-21 on February 4.
The Nighthaw...
Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team suffered its first conference loss of the campaign in a 54-53 nail-biter to visiting Immaculate of Danbury on Februa...
We all know the powers that be float a high number at the voters. If they get that passed they are in hog heaven,they have plenty of fat in the original proposal.The voters will now be shamed into passing the revised budget. I say we vote it down again and see how creative they can get with the numbers.We all know plenty of fat is laced in the proposals.
I, too, love that flagpole. I approach it in the southbound lane, as Mr Gardner described, and it’s an inspiring way to start my day. In addition to all it stands for, it tells me something, whether it’s furling in the wind, or hanging quietly when weather is still, sometimes boldly majestic, sometimes sad or unsure. A gem like no other.
I know it generates angst with traffic; approached with the appropriate level of caution, it should not be such a problem. Can’t really blame the flagpole, it doesn’t move.
I hope it’s there long after I’m gone, and inspires others as well. Thank you Mr Gardner and all the other current, previous, and even future Keepers of the Flagpole.
$500,000 surplus? Funny how money just shows up when you squeeze. And where did this surplus come from? Our tax dollars, right? I say vote NO again and let's see how much more money they can find.
Very few Republicans in the House have any backbone. They are just glad to be there and would rather cave to Democrat wishes than play hardball to get things done.