To the Editor:
The Newtown Lions Club held a month-long food drive at the Newtown Community Center from April 3 thru April 30 for FAITH and local food pantries....
To the Editor:
Wharton is dangling a shiny object with the promise of “great” tax advantages to their proposal and some P&Z board members seem to be attracted t...
To the Editor:
A huge THANK YOU to Eunice at Bagel Delight for allowing Scouts BSA Troop 870 to have our Mother’s Day Fundraiser outside of her wonderful shop t...
A Celebration of Kindness is returning to Ben’s Bells Connecticut.
Join Ben’s Bells to celebrate kindness at the organization’s biggest fundraising event of the...
Newtown High School’s boys’ volleyball team improved to 10-5 overall with consecutive 3-0 home wins, defeating Amity of Woodbridge on May 5 and Kolbe Cathedral ...
Newtown High School Marching Band & Color Guard will host its annual 100 Family Tag Sale Saturday, May 14, at the NHS “Old Café,” 12 Berkshire Road.
The 14th an...
Approximately 25 residents of the Borough of Newtown came to a special budget meeting in the Edmond Town Hall gymnasium on May 10 to consider the borough’s 2022...
Newtown High School’s softball team has found a variety of ways to win this spring. In a May 5 home clash under the lights at Treadwell Park, the Nighthawks put...
Newtown High School Class of 2013 graduate Jensine Eckwall, who continued her education by earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the School of Visual Arts a...
Friends of Edmond Town Hall will host a summer kickoff with a bluegrass/country concert featuring Hitch & the Giddyup with opener Nathaniel Hintz on Friday June...
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.