Budget Round Two
To the Editor:
Councilman Dan Amaral’s suggestion to hold the line on budget increases is right on target.
Our long-term goal is to...
Students Charged With Theft Of Teacher’s NHS Keys
Police have arrested two Newtown High School students for allegedly stealing a teacher’...
Octogenarian Takes On Tech
(And Finds There’s An App For That)
By Nancy K. Crevier
She grew up in a cold water flat in New York City in the 1920s a...
Safety
For All Ages
Extreme Fitness Martial Arts will host a free event for the community on Saturday, May 21, that will educate parents and children on safety...
Friday, May 6
SCAN Spring Juried Art Show continues, 11 am–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 41st annual presentation by The Society...
It’s A Dog’s Life—
Tips On Training
By Mary Jane Anderson
Q. Are there any preparations to be made for our dog when our...
Hawley High School Reunion May 21
Even though this school year is rapidly approaching the finish line, Joan (Glover) Crick still has her school days in mind. If...
Searching
For Solutions
To the Editor:
Thank you, again, to the over 250 people that attended the screening of Race to Nowhere at Newtown High School. Many peo...
NHS To Stage Black Box Rendition of ‘The Mystery Of Edwin Drood’
Cast members were continuing to practice on Tuesday, May 3, for Newtown...
Lightning Baseball Team Wins Two Of Three
The Newtown Lightning 19U baseball team won two of three games in a week highlighted by a pair of one-run clashes. The...
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.
A lot of things have changed in Sandy Hook shopping area. The old bridge was no longer needed, the town helped create parking , brick sidewalks and classic street lights were added, and zoning was adjusted to add housing. Spending money on a bridge from nowhere makes no sense, focus on things that will add to the viability of the Sandy Hook Center.
You have Capital Tax Recovery confused with a different company, Municipal Tax Services. Municipal Tax Services works with the City of Waterbury. That was discussed at a previous counsel meeting.