Reed Intermediate School’s musical James and the Giant Peach Jr is set to be staged next weekend, May 3 and 4, at the school, 3 Trades Lane, and Director Twyla Hafermann says the students have been working hard.
The Newtown High School classes of 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964 have scheduled a multi-class reunion for June 28, from 6 to 10 pm, at Michael’s At The Grove, 42 Vail Road, Bethel.
One Newtown Odyssey of the Mind Team is gearing up for World Finals next month, and it is raising money to compete in the next stage of the creative problem-solving competition.
The Newtown Board of Education (BOE) voted on increasing the price for public school lunches and on the contract renewal for the district’s meal provider, Whitsons, during its public meeting at the Mu...
Newtown Winter Percussion announced in the afternoon of Tuesday, April 9, it will hold a special “send off show” at 7:30 pm this evening in Newtown High School’s main gymnasium, 12 Berkshire Road.
Colorful fruit bowls, self-portraits, and gleaming ceramic pieces created by Newtown’s kindergarten through twelfth grade students are on display at Newtown’s Municipal Gallery at Fairfield Hills, 3 Primrose Street, through April 12.
I’m honestly confused by the objection to “cut-throughs.” Newtown is full of them, and they’re used every day without issue. Some of the more well-known examples are Elm Drive, Oakview, School House Hill, Pearl Street, Head of Meadow, Country Club Road, Point of Rocks, Hall Lane, Tinkerfield - Old Taunton Press, and Samp Road. I’m sure I’m even missing a few.
Given that, it’s hard to understand why this particular development is being singled out. Cut-throughs are a normal and longstanding part of how traffic moves in town. If they’re acceptable everywhere else — including roads that are narrower, steeper, or more heavily used — it seems inconsistent to suddenly treat this one as a crisis.
I want to clarify that the attorney at last week’s Planning & Zoning meeting was not threatening the commission, but explaining how the law works. The reality is that if we do not reach a compromise, 100% there will be lawsuits — it’s not a matter of intimidation, it’s a matter of legal process.
We all want smart growth and a Newtown that welcomes families, but it’s important to approach these conversations with a clear understanding of the legal framework. Recognizing the inevitability of legal challenges when consensus isn’t reached doesn’t undermine local control — it helps ensure that planning decisions are made thoughtfully and proactively.
The recent infighting within the Democratic Party says it all — they can’t even hold their own coalition together. Their failure to get the ACA supplements passed and the embarrassing way they handled the shutdown prove that their so-called “unity” is just for show.
Republicans don’t need to reinvent the wheel here — we just have to stand firm and stay together. When we do, Democrats eventually cave, every time. They talk about democracy, but their party is eating itself from the inside out.
Last week’s elections (blue ripple) might have given them a short-term headline, but that doesn’t change the bigger picture: Americans are tired of chaos, hypocrisy, and performative outrage. Strength and stability win in the long run — and that’s exactly what we bring when we stand united.
