By Kim J. Harmon
Newtown High School has had its share of athletes who have attracted the attention – from a little to quite a lot – of ...
New Scholarships Available At NHS
The Newtown High School career center announced this week that additional scholarships are available to qualified students.
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SOUTHBURY — Hunter Brawley, the research coordinator for Bent of the River Audubon Center, will lead a walk at the sanctuary looking for lingering f...
New Youth
Group Forming
The St Rose Junior Youth Group has arrived. The group will hold its first meeting Friday, November 19, from 7 to 9 pm, in St Rose Church...
Students Help Define New District Cheating Policy
By Jeff White
For the first time, the Newtown school system has a districtwide cheating policy with a strong e...
Monday, November 8, Bethlehem will announce their program and will have a country store; Beacon Valley Juniors, the Stewards will perform; Redding will have â&#...
Lessons From Kids
To the Editor:
On Thursday evening, October 28, nine extraordinarily knowledgeable people gave of their time to better educate parents. The ...
Shpunt Named Wilton Bank VP
WILTON — Gerard P. Shpunt of Newtown has been named senior vice president, operations, and controller of The Wilton Bank...
By Kim J. Harmon
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ll young kids must have their heroes. I think, as a kid, it has to be impossible to go up to the plate, throw a ball, shoot a three-point sho...
10 Year Olds
NEWTOWN RED DOGS 15, NEWTOWN MUD DOGS 6: Matt Kuruc (bases-loaded triple) and Bobby Davenport (a text book bunt) powered the offense, Ken ...
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.