A popular tradition drawing thousands of costumed youngsters and parents, many visiting from out of town, to enjoy Halloween festivities along Main Street in th...
“Newtown Loves Local” is the collaboration between the Economic and Community Development Commission and the Newtown Chamber of Commerce, and it could not come ...
To support diversity and equity in the district, Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue outlined “the building blocks of an equity framework” in a present...
October 27, 1995
Town land use officials have rejected a proposal to build a large exhibition hall in Hawleyville, a concept which had drawn strong organiz...
The Great Pumpkin Challenge, founded by Mackenzie Page in 2011 when she was in eighth grade at Newtown Middle School, will return for its tenth presentation thi...
Middle and high school students will return to school buildings full time next month, as approved at the Board of Education’s October 6 virtual meeting.
Superin...
Newtown Congregational Church will be cooking up chicken and shrimp dinners for a fundraising event later this month.
On Saturday, October 24, pickups will be s...
Local band Goldrush performed at Dickinson Park last weekend, when at least 100 people enjoyed an afternoon performance in gorgeous weather.
The band welcomed a...
The Genealogy Club of Newtown will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, October 14, at 7 pm.
Genealogy Club meetings are co-sponsored by C.H. Booth Library. The...
The last of four promised information sessions ahead of an upcoming referendum vote on possible limited residential/commercial mixed-use projects at Fairfield H...
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.