DEP Continues Review Of
Housatonic Bridge Project
By Andrew Gorosko
MONROE –– The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is ...
Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more ...
NYS Tennis Academy
Makes A Racket In Newtown
Newtown Youth Services offered an April vacation Tennis Academy for seventh and eighth grade middle school students...
Trinity Tag Sale
SEYMOUR — Trinity Acolytes will hold a “Timeless Treasures” tag sale on Saturday, May 3, from 8 am until 2 ...
Taxes Unfair To People
Without Children
To the Editor:
I couldn’t help myself, once again, to address something in The Bee regarding the tax situati...
A More Caring Community
To the Editor:
As National Volunteer Month draws to a close, United Way of Northern Fairfield County would like to thank the hundreds of...
Town Players Auditions
Town Players announces auditions for its July-August production, William Shakespeare’s All
’s Well That Ends W...
Developers Envision 200 Condos For Site Off Route 302
By Andrew Gorosko
A development group is formulating a proposal to build up to 200 age-restricted condomin...
Three of our readers managed to find the gate and power lines (inset) pictured here last week off Toddy Hill Road. Those calling in with the correct location we...
The Council Heard The Voters
To the Editor:
On May 6, 2003, the voters of Newtown will return to the polls to vote once again on next year’s budget....
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.