To the Editor:
At last week’s Borough budget meeting, we witnessed a budget and taxing explanation worthy of a three card Monte dealer in Times Square! Although...
To the Editor:
A mailing to all residents of Newtown is coming next week, and I encourage everyone to keep an eye out for an envelope with the annotation “Need ...
To the Editor:
Profound hypocrisy is embedded in the position taken by those legislators and governors who are eliminating all clinics that service women’s heal...
To the Editor:
On behalf of this year’s LobsterFest Committee — myself, Ryan Clark, Matt Dobson, George Lockwood Jr, Karl Sieling Jr, and Jeff Thomas — and the ...
To the Editor:
Families United in Newtown (FUN), recreational program for families with special needs children, teens, and adults sponsored their Seventh Annual...
MONROE — Newtown resident and former school librarian Pia Ledina announced the opening of Turning The Page, an independent specialty bookstore in Monroe, is set...
To the Editor:
Apparently, the members of the Legislative Council who voted in favor of the Plastic Bag Ban ordinance thought they were helping improve our town...
To the Editor,
I attended the “one use” plastic bag ban hearing on 7/5 and a handful of us spoke against the proposal. The proponents had all “their” facts and ...
To the Editor:
Well, they did it.
Eight of the twelve Newtown Legislative Council members (all the Democrats) voted to curtail the free exchange of legal goods ...
To the Editor:
The Board of Trustees of the Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown Inc — which administers the Newtown Meeting House — wishes to publicly thank ...
We are not investigative reporters. We've never claimed to be. We cover meetings, write features, and do other very good work for this town.
We're not doing any less than when John Voket was Editor (nor any of his predecessors). Sorry we're not doing enough for you.
-SH
Well, Shannon, its a good thing that my post didn't mention "everything" from print being published online. I do note, however, that you didn't address the main point of my initial comment, that as of the paper of record for the town you might actually publish information from the majority of the Town's Commissions and Boards online. Its not like there is hard hitting investigative journalism in these stories; they're really just a regurgitation of the meetings minutes. John Voket used to post these types of stories on the Bee's website, even if the updates were several weeks in arrears.
For what its worth, I didn't miss any of those stories as I am a subscriber (that's how I knew about it in the first place). However, many people in town who aren't subscribers did miss those stores and otherwise have no idea because its clearly not a priority for the Bee to post them online anymore. Fortunately, however, your online readers are fully informed of the First Selectman's ability to bake sour dough bread.
I for one was glad to her that the entrance would be off Johnnie Cake Lane, having more traffic at the flag pole would be painful (plus it's further from my house).
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.