According to Newtown High School Girls Inspiring Girls club president and senior Maya Wadhwa, the group’s recent dress drive was a success ahead of the school’s Homecoming dance on November 5.
A professional development day for educators was hosted by the school district on November 6 at Newtown High School, when schools were closed on Election Day.
The following students made the High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the first quarter marking period at Newtown High School for the 2018-19 school year. The honor roll listings were recently released by the school for publication.
Despite schools being closed for the day, Newtown High School’s fall drama production will open tonight. The Newtown Bee has been notified that curtain will indeed go up tonight, at 7 pm.
The Newtown High School Marching Band & Guard competed with its show “The Climb” at the Open Class National Championships on Saturday, November 10, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Newtown schools welcomed veterans for special assemblies and events on November 9 and November 12 in recognition of the official November 11 Veterans Day.
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.
