Fraser Woods Montessori School students and educators gathered together on Wednesday, November 25, for the school’s annual assembly to celebrate Thanksgiving.
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To the Editor:
The C.H. Booth Turkey Trot Committee would like to acknowledge the generosity of the many or-ganizations and individuals that contributed to maki...
The Newtown Recovery and Resiliency Team will open its doors on Monday, December 14, from 8:30 am to 4 pm, for anyone desiring quiet reflection, a cup of tea or...
The Board of Education voted for its new slate of officers at its meeting on Tuesday, December 1.
Democrat Rebekah Harriman-Stites and Republican Andrew Clure w...
Newtown High School senior Ethan Burg is collecting footwear at the high school, and other locations around town, to donate to the Soles4Souls organization, thr...
There will be books galore at the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library book sale this Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6, in new and like-new condition. But the...
Donna Marie Fontaine Bowe, 69, of Newtown and New Fairfield, died peacefully December 1. Born on December 23, 1945, in New York City, she was the daughter of th...
In 1887, The New York World’s “girl correspondent,” Nellie Bly, committed herself to Blackwell Island Mental Institution (now Roosevelt Island) in order to inve...
In reviewing a proposal for the site of a permanent memorial honoring the memory of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012, Polic...
“Give a meaningful gift this holiday season,” a flyer for the upcoming American Red Cross Blood Drive and food drive at Newtown Middle School reads.
The drive i...
There are many considerations as it relates to the development of the Castle Hill property as noted. I am supportive of the proposal and to approval process as it is sensitive to concerns being raised. The proposal provides another housing and lifestyle option for long time residents and newcomers with great accessibility to town. The developer is a long time resident with a solid reputation and the best interest of town at heart. It is not wise to make gross assumptions but I would think it would be a net positive (will attract empty nesters) to the tax base versus incremental town costs required. Net positive tax base growth supports continued investment in our great school system. Working in partnership with historical groups, bike and trails, the borough and others could actually add another great part of our amazing town.
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The Board of Education vacancy created by a resignation on February 20, which was filled on March 19, was covered in the March 22, 2024 print edition. Sorry you missed those stories.
I am on the Newtown Bike and Trail Committee and we have been promoting and maintaining this trail for years. It literally goes through the middle of 20/60 Castle Hill Rd., and was added to the register of historic places around 2003: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/02001679 . That said, I think nearby development and trail preservation could be compatible, depending on the plan.
Its not just this meeting - its pretty much all town meetings. When was the last time you saw an article on the Bee's website regarding P&Z or BOE? Did you know that a BOE member resigned in January and a new one was appointed? These used to be featured articles on the Bee website after they went into the print edition. Unfortunately, things have changed a lot at the Bee since Mr. Voket left.
I have lived in Newtown for over 60 years and this is the first I have ever heard of the Rochambeau Trail. When I checked with the National Park Service and our state only Nationally Historic Site the official records of the Rochambeau Trail administrated by NPS does not travel through this property. If you are arguing it is "Near" the trail then where was the outrage when Big Y was built? The new development on 6 and 25 or even the Starbucks.