BETHEL - A jazz tribute to Joni Mitchell is scheduled on Sunday, April 23, from 6 to 8 pm, at Pizzeria Lauretano in Bethel. The seven-member group includes four...
Glamour magazine announced on Thursday, April 6, that Newtown native Sarah Clements is among its College Women of the Year honorees.
For six decades, accord...
BETHEL - Film Fest 52, the weekly film festival event created by the organizers of Connecticut Film Festival and Bethel Film Festival in partnership with Bethel...
Parents, siblings, and friends visiting Reed Intermediate School (RIS) the evening of March 22 were greeted by the sight of more than 2,000 works of art in the ...
After learning that underground site challenges for a proposed new community center at Fairfield Hills had the potential to drain as much as $1.6 million from t...
The Board of Education set graduation dates for both Newtown High School and Newtown Middle School at its meeting on Tuesday, April 4, and heard an update on th...
On Saturday, April 1, dozens of friends and family members of the Battle of the Books teams came out to show their support at the 13th annual Battle of the Book...
Town police have mounted an internet-based fund drive to raise $15,000 in donations to cover medical costs related to the treatment of Saint Michael, their Germ...
Opening Day of the trout fishing season was on Saturday, April 8, and fishermen could be found around and on area bodies of water, including Taunton Lake, where...
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.