Shakesperience Auditions
WATERBURY — Shakesperience Productions, Inc., a professional touring theater company, will be holding auditions for its sp...
Two Generations Of Artists
On Monday, January 5, a father-daughter exhibit will open in The Olga Knoepke Memorial Room at C.H. Booth Library Newtown.
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Attorney General Helping Customers Of Bankrupt Jeweler
 Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is advising consumers to immediately contact his office if Christia...
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Hard Data On The Deer Issue
To the Editor:
There has been a lot of rhetoric recently, none of it substantiated by hard data, on the subject of deer ove...
In this economic climate, which has produced blizzards of bad news, The Bee Publishing Company has decided to deliver some good news: advertising rates for The ...
The dispatchers at the emergency communications center at Town Hall South report the following fire calls:
Wednesday, December 24: 10:04 am, wires down, nea...
Job Hunting Help Available
At Booth Library
Searching for a job? The third floor of C.H. Booth Library can help residents discover many resources to help find ...
It didn’t take too long for five readers to call and tell us that last week’s challenge (inset) was the side entrance off Main Street of...
American Legion Auxiliary Conference
The American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Connecticut will have a conference at the Rocky Hill Marriott on January 23 an...
Christmas Night Fire Heavily Damages Sandy Hook House
By Andrew Gorosko
Fire Marshal Bill Halstead said this week that fire officials are probing the cause of a...
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.