Invaluable Volunteers
To the Editor:
The Newtown High School Library Media Center would like to publicly thank our community volunteers for the many hours they ...
Pretty Is, As Pretty Does
By Nancy K. Crevier
Winners for the Home Instead Senior Care of Sandy Hook/Trumbull Senior Makeover Contest were announced Thursday, M...
Events At Your Healthy Pet
Your Healthy Pet, 224 South Main Street, has several events scheduled for June as follows:
Saturday, June 5, Animal Center of Newtown...
Miles Carpenter & Mary Ober
A September 2010 wedding, to take place at Newtown Meeting House, is being planned for Mary Grace Ober of Newtown, daughter of ...
Newtown Support Groups
Friday, June 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion.
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Allocate Tax Dollars Equitably
To the Editor:
Newtown voters have voted down twice the proposed budgets and following the second vote, our enlightened officials...
The Community Was Heard
To the Editor:
I am very appreciative of, and encouraged by, the Legislative Council’s restoration of funds to the proposed ...
FDA Steps Up Oversight Of Drug Pumps
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal health regulators have announced steps to improve the design and safety of drug pumps th...
Newtown Brothers Donate Funds For Restoration In Haiti
By Eliza Hallabeck
Newtown brothers raised $950 to help fund the restoration effort in Haiti through a ta...
Money Does Not Equal Performance
To the Editor:
Beating up the town side of the budget to favor the schools will not improve our schools. Because money alone do...
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.
EDITOR'S NOTE: We do not publish everything that goes into print on our website. We never have. It's a longstanding policy that our print subscribers benefit by being able to read every feature, article, press release, etc, and see every advertisement, thanks to their paid subscriptions. Many stories are posted a few days after each print edition is published but some are never shared online.
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.