Greek Festival Returning For Labor Day Weekend
ORANGE — Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church will present Odyssey
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NAMI Family
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Course Slated
FAIRFIELD — NAMI Fairfield will begin a Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for family members of ...
RTC Seeks To Fill Wetlands Vacancy
The Newtown Republican Town Committee is seeking someone to fill a vacancy on the Inland-Wetlands Commission. The commission ...
Pancakes And Parking On Labor Day
Newtown Congregational Church invites the community for a Labor Day Pancake Breakfast on Monday, September 7.
The church will ...
Preserving The Glory Of Nature
To the Editor:
I would like to publicly thank John and Anne Howat for their generous donation of 68 acres to the Newtown Forest A...
Of Civility And Citizenship
To the Editor:
In his book, Choosing Civility, P.M. Forni writes, “Civility derives from the Latin civitas which means â...
Theater Review—
That Championship Season:
When It’s Time To Let The Past Become History
By Julie Stern
WESTPORT — In hi...
Sandy Hook FD Planning Tag Sale
The Ladies Auxiliary and Junior Corps of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company will be hosting a tag sale at the companyâ&...
A Simpler Solution
To the Editor:
I read a story in The Newtown Bee, dated July 24 (near the bottom of the front page), about congestion caused by a traffic sig...
Town Players To Host Auditions For ‘A Christmas Carol’
Town Players of Newtown announces an open casting call for Charles Dickensâ€...
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.